Citroen's Dani Sordo of Spain during a shakedown session for Rally New Zealand.
Petter Solberg, of Norway in action.
Federico Villagra of Argentina.
Henning Solberg, of Norway.
Mikko Hirvonen of Finland, right, with co-driver Jarmo Lehtinen.
Ford's Jari-Matti Latvala, of Finland.
Sebastien Loeb, of France gets a little air time.
The World Rally Championship big guns gave their high-tech machines a blast around the Auckland War Memorial yesterday to shake them down in preparation for Rally New Zealand beginning today. Photos by NZPA.