With two Solberg-brothers within top three, we are up for an exciting day 3 of the Acropolis Rally. Sebastien Loeb is still in the lead, but Petter is only 28 seconds behind in 2nd position. Henning Solberg is 3rd, one minute behind Loeb.
Acropolis Rally finishes Sunday with 7 more stages.
Overall classification Day 2
1. Loeb
2. Petter +28,7
3. Henning + 1.05,3
4. Hirvonen +3.01,2
5. Aava +4.11,6
6. Wilson +4.22,9
7. Sordo +5.33,6
8. Latvala +8.51,3
To Solberg blant topp 3 er helt værst! Bilen er fortsatt bra, men den har jammen fått juling i dag. Prøvene er fulle av store steiner og hull. Blir utrolig spennende i morgen!
Det går ganske bra i dag. Tøffe forhold på etappene sliter på dekkene, og varmen gjør også sitt. Ble litt hindra av støvet etter Hirvonen tidligere, men det er ikke noe å gjøre noe med nå. Etter service skal vi ut og kjøre de samme tre etappene en gang til, og regner med at det blir omtrent 10 grader varmere. Morsomt å ha Kate og Kjell Ole som gjester!
Overall classification Day 1
1. Loeb, Citroen
2. Sordo, Citroen +15,7
3. Petter, Subaru +59,1
4. Henning, Ford +1.06,1
5. Latvala, Ford +1.18,9
6. Hirvonen, Ford +1.36,4
7. Chris, Subaru +1.36,8
8. PG Andersson, Suzuki +2.23,8
Well – what a day!
We left very early at 6:30 to drive through Athens and onto the 1st stage at Schimatari. It was very hot + dusty, but there was a great atmosphere and the new car looked sensational. Then back to meet Petter in the Subaru hospitality. He looked in great spirits, especially with a lot of media attention.
Speaking of media attention, that included me beeing interviewd by a film crew, but after 4 hrs in a temp of 30 degrees I must have looked in a right state.
Wonderful lunch laid on by SWRT and then out to the finish of SS4. Got some great photo’s but nearly run over by Sebastien Loeb!!
Many thanks to Pernilla, Oliver and all of the family for making us feel very welcome, especially on the stages to support Petter. We both have had a fantastic day, but now a cold beer by the swimming pool is just what I need.
Kate
Hei alle! Har vært på start på ss1, skal nå være på service til Petter kommer inn. Hilsen Kjell Ole. Hi everyone! I think I ve been adopted as norwegian for the weekend. Lovely people, beatiful scenery and the cars are fantastic. Kate.
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Petter ended with 6th fastest time at shakedown this morning. Chris Atkinson drove into 5th fastest time, overall a good result for the Impreza’s debut. Dust made it hard to see anything going trough the stage, and Petter nearly had to stop once – he couldn’t see the road.
The Acropolis Rally starts Friday morning.
Times
1. Sordo 2.26,3
2. Hirvonen 2.27,0
2. Loeb 2.27,0
4. Galli 2.27,6
5. Chris 2.28,0
6. Petter 2.28,2
7. Latvala 2.28,4
7. Villagra 2.28,4
It was expectations in the air at the SWRT hospitality area tonight. – We have the same feeling here today as we had 18 years ago, when we first came to Greece with a completely new team and a new car, said David Richards.
Present at the launch were the President of STI Kudoh San, Team Director David Richards, Technical Director David Lapworth, Petter, Chris, Marko Martin and a lot of press.
Petter said that he will start off carefully and see how things develop during the event. – Now that the team has decided to launch the new car in Greece, I’m sure it will be a good weekend. The new car is better, and yes – I’m really looking forward to start!
David Richards also said that he knew there were questions about why they chose Greece for the launch – and that he, as a answer to that – asked him self why not. Later on David Lapworth said that testing can only bring you to a certain level, and after that you have to compete to go further. – That’s why we chose Greece instead of Finland.
Although Greece is the toughest event on the calendar, Subaru can look back on 5 wins in this rally. A tough rally will give answers to how the car is working, and give Subaru valuable time during the summer so they can prepare for Finland.
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WRC Petter Solberg: Suecia y México serán determinantes: http://t.co/1f3b6OfL
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@Ingrridt Your English really isn't that bad. It could always be worse. What if your English was similar to Petter Solberg's. Ah, the shame.
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