Petter talks about day 1
When Petter retired from the rally after SS6 today, he first thought he had hit a rock and damaged the dampers. But after a close inspection of the dampers, and watching the footage from the inboard-camera together with SWRT, they now know that the broken dampers are not caused by a rock. On the phone tonight Petter explains about the day, and what really happened on SS6.
- The first 4 stages went really well. We set a good time on SS1, and kept on following the pace of Sordo on SS2, but we felt something was happening with the traction. To help solve the problem, the team told me to adjust the dampers, before going on SS3. I did that, but it didn’t work very well. Before SS4 I changed it back, and things were better. 500 metres before the finish-line on SS5 I had to go in the ditch to avoid a big, and I mean really big, rock. We had to follow the ditch a bit, before we managed to get back on the road. Nothing happened, but of course we lost some time.
We were only two tenths of a second behind Sordo on SS6, when the dampers broke. First I thought we hade hit a rock, but the footage from the inboard-camera shows that this is not correct. We didn’t hit anything. What really happens is that we got a hydraulic-failure on the left damper, and after 100 metres the same thing happens with right damper. Because of the oil leaking out, we got a fire and some wires for the gear-box burns. What caused this “explosions” we don’t know yet, but Chris are having the same problems.
We will start again tomorrow.
Bad luck again! Just do your best for the rest of the rally and try to score some points! I am sure there will be me retirements from the other drivers.
GO-GO-GO-PETTER-GOOOOO!!!!!
We are with you always!
Love.
Elda.
I feel for you – the car lets us all down again…
All the best for tomorrow – show what you can do and set some fastest times – anything is possible – even points!
Well at least it prooves 1 thing that it wasnt your fault Petter… I’ll get this engraved somewhere too for the critics to read… Keep pushing hard tomorrow and we’ll be here in the army forum… Good Luck to you and Phil… xxx
Hey guys what can i say but keep going. I and i’m sure all the members are gutted but lets hope your super rally re-start goes according to plan eh.
Good luck petter and phill
Matt
Is someone sabotaging Petters car? it just dont seem to be viable that so much can go wrong for this man.
Is there a member of the camp that is fiddling with his car? Dont for one minute think its not possible, when you got underhanded goings on in F1, the dodgiest motorsport, with spy’s and such like.
It must be really pulling at his mind that he is trying but gets absolutely nowhere.
Will he stay at Subaru do you think or will he just walk, disillusioned and spent.Who would blame him
Whatever Petter
We are 110% behind you all the way
Everyone knows your the best
Go Petter Go
Hello Petter & Phil:
Bad news again..Really hard rally and difficult moments. But you have to keep trying. I’m sure that tomorrow you will have other opportunity to be on top!
Good Luck- GO GO GOOO!!!
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