Subaru Tecnica International (STI headed by President Hiroyuki Karamatsu) will establish an encouragement prize - the SUBARU Challenge Award for SUBARU drivers in accordance with the 2011 PWRC calendar.

The award is open to drivers who participate in the SUBARU WRX STI (GRB type) Group N series and is administrated by STI in conjunction with North One Sport (UK), which runs the PWRC series. Awards with prize money will be given to the top three finishers in each of the seven rounds starting with Rally Sweden in February and finishing with Rally GB in November. In addition, some prize money will be given separately as the series award according to the highest number of points earned from six out of the seven qualifying rounds. The total amount of prize money will be 95,000 Euros.

Eligibility
- Drivers who are registered in the PWRC for the year or one-off entrants approved by the SUBARU Challenge Award office .
- Drivers competing in regional or domestic championships held parallel to the PWRC, in addition to the conditions above. (However, drivers competing only in regional or domestic championships are not eligible.)

Eligible Cars
SUBARU WRX STI Group N (the GRB type which conforms to the 2011 FIA Group N regulations)

Award Calendar
Round 1: Sweden (10-13 February)
Round 2: Portugal (24-27 March)
Round 3: Argentina (26-29 May)
Round 4: Finland (28-31 July)
Round 5: Australia (8-11 September)
Round 6: Spain (20-23 October)
Round 7: Great Britain (10-13 November)

To be eligible for the award, drivers must submit a registration form to the SUBARU Challenge Award office by 17:00 on the Monday of the rally week (local time).

For more details, please contact:
Mike Corner
Coordinator
SUBARU Challenge Award Office
4 Bracken Drive, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV22 6SP, United Kingdom
e-mail : mike@eventscore.com
Tel : +44 7785 273 827