Spectators will be excused for thinking �I�ve seen that car already� when the Keema Suzuki Rally Team competes for the first time with three outwardly-identical Suzuki Balenos in this weekend�s 1997 Falken Tyres Rally Queensland.

The first of the Keema team starts the rally as car 48. This is the 1.8 litre Suzuki Baleno GLX, crewed by Tony Kabel and Greg Tebble. The pair were the Queensland Rally Champions for class N3 in 1996, and were the first Queensland entrants home in the class in the 1996 Falken Tyres Rally Queensland.

Second at car 57 is the little brother of the Keema team, the 1.6 litre 1996 model Suzuki Baleno GL, competing in class N2 and crewed by Henry Ryman and Rod Biggar. The 1997 Falken Tyres Rally Queensland sees the rally debut of the 1.6 litre Keema Baleno, however the crew of Ryman and Biggar are no strangers to the event, having placed second in class P1 in the 1996 Falken Tyres Rally Queensland in an ageing Honda Civic sedan.

Following closely at car 61 is the 1996 Suzuki Baleno GLX of Rodney Cross and Alan Stean, running in class N3. Cross and Stean are both veterans of Queensland rallying, and the pairing will make a formidable combination in this weekend�s event.

The Keema Automotive Group have been involved in rallying continuously for almost 40 years, and the three-car 1997 Keema Suzuki Rally Team, also supported by Brisbane�s Quick Fit Tyre Service, represents Keema�s largest assault yet on Queensland rallying. With input from Suzuki�s Japanese motorsport wing, following a visit by driver and car owner Rodney Cross, the Keema team are keen to compare their performances with Australia�s best in the 1997 Falken Tyres Rally Queensland, which is round 2 of the Australian Rally Championships Super Series.

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