Repco Rally New Zealand 2022

WRC #11WRC2 Open #11WRC2 Junior #11WRC2 Masters #11WRC3 Open #11
29. 9. – 2. 10. 2022, Auckland • Rally New Zealand Club Inc. • gravel 279.80 km • total distance including road sections - 1374.47 km • Other years
#2
Hyundai i20 N Rally1 icon
ALZ ******
Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
RC1
Final results
5. overall
5. class RC1
5. WRC
Stage results
1. leg Time Pos. km/h
s/km
Overall Pos. after
SS1 Pukekawa Auckland Domain (1.78 km) 1:50.3 8.
8. class RC1

8. WRC
58.1 km/h
2.53 s/km
1:50.3 8.
8. class RC1

8. WRC
"It's fantastic to be here. We have a lot of memories from the family and I was born when my dad rallied here. This stage was very tricky but it doesn't matter - I did my best tonight and tomorrow is where it starts."
SS2 Whaanga Coast 1 (29.27 km) 20:17.7 7.
7. class RC1

7. WRC
86.5 km/h
0.45 s/km
22:08.0 8.
8. class RC1

8. WRC
SS3 Te Akau South 1 (31.48 km) 18:06.4 9.
9. class RC1

9. WRC
104.3 km/h
1.06 s/km
40:14.4 8.
8. class RC1

8. WRC
"I am not really dancing in the car! They are enjoyable stages but I can't get the flow. Some places are very good and others are awful - I am really struggling."
SS4 Te Akau North 1 (18.53 km) 10:10.1 9.
9. class RC1

9. WRC
109.3 km/h
0.98 s/km
50:24.5 9.
9. class RC1

9. WRC
SS5 Whaanga Coast 2 (29.27 km) 19:55.4 4.
4. class RC1

4. WRC
88.1 km/h
0.52 s/km
1:10:19.9 7.
7. class RC1

7. WRC
"It's still not easy to drive, but I found a clean line. We had a lot of rain at the end now and it was very slippery and easy to do a mistake."
SS6 Te Akau South 2 (31.48 km) 18:00.6 6.
6. class RC1

6. WRC
104.9 km/h
0.79 s/km
1:28:20.5 7.
7. class RC1

7. WRC
"It's raining every time I go out on the stage! It was really muddy on this one and I had no rear tyres left - it was like driving in rear-wheel drive all the time."
SS7 Te Akau North 2 (18.53 km) 9:56.4 5.
5. class RC1

5. WRC
111.9 km/h
0.48 s/km
1:38:16.9 7.
7. class RC1

7. WRC
"A difficult stage. I just drove carefully because I don't have many tyres left on the back, but I'm getting more and more into it. The feeling is better in the car now."
2. leg
SS8 Kaipara Hills 1 (15.83 km) 9:58.8 7.
7. class RC1

7. WRC
95.2 km/h
1.00 s/km
1:48:15.7 7.
7. class RC1

7. WRC
"In some places we had good grip but the car was quite stiff, so I didn't have a lot of traction. It's okay - it was a very tricky stage to do the first time and I took it a bit steady."
SS9 Puhoi 1 (22.50 km) 13:04.9 8.
8. class RC1

8. WRC
103.2 km/h
1.21 s/km
2:01:20.6 7.
7. class RC1

7. WRC
"I had so much understeer and I had no confidence at all to push. I struggled in there."
SS10 Komokoriki 1 (5.81 km) 3:25.4 7.
7. class RC1

7. WRC
101.8 km/h
0.83 s/km
2:04:46.0 6.
6. class RC1

6. WRC
SS11 Kaipara Hills 2 (15.83 km) 10:16.9 7.
7. class RC1

7. WRC
92.4 km/h
1.87 s/km
2:15:12.9
0:10
6.
6. class RC1

6. WRC
Penalty  0:10 - Hybrid overpower
"I had a misfire the whole stage and I couldn't see anything. I don't know [if we can fix it]."
SS12 Puhoi 2 (22.50 km) 13:20.5 6.
6. class RC1

6. WRC
101.2 km/h
2.34 s/km
2:28:33.4
0:10
5.
5. class RC1

5. WRC
"Sometimes it clears, but the more I rev the better it seems. It's a real shame to be honest. I have felt better in the car this afternoon, but it is how it is."
SS13 Komokoriki 2 (5.81 km) 3:27.8 5.
5. class RC1

5. WRC
100.7 km/h
1.48 s/km
2:32:01.2
0:10
5.
5. class RC1

5. WRC
"I drove as fast as I could with the misfire. It's sometimes running clean and sometimes not, but I tried to rev it as much as possible to get the best out of it."
3. leg
SS14 Whitford Forest - Te Maraunga Waiho 1 (8.82 km) 4:59.7 6.
6. class RC1

6. WRC
105.9 km/h
0.45 s/km
2:37:00.9
0:10
5.
5. class RC1

5. WRC
"It worked well now and it's nice to have a clean run. Very loose in there with a lot of cleaning, but it was a very nice and enjoyable stage."
SS15 Jacks Ridge 1 (6.77 km) 5:00.4 6.
6. class RC1

6. WRC
81.1 km/h
1.15 s/km
2:42:01.3
0:10
5.
5. class RC1

5. WRC
"I have never jumped so high in my life! That was cool!"
SS16 Whitford Forest - Te Maraunga Waiho 2 (8.82 km) 4:59.9 6.
6. class RC1

6. WRC
105.9 km/h
0.85 s/km
2:47:01.2
0:10
5.
5. class RC1

5. WRC
"It was very slippery so I just took it easy."
SS17 Jacks Ridge 2[Power Stage] (6.77 km) 4:55.5 4.
4. class RC1

4. WRC
82.5 km/h
0.53 s/km
2:51:56.7
0:10
5.
5. class RC1

5. WRC
"For sure, it's been a very tough weekend with a lot of small things happening all the time. At least there has been no mistakes. Fifth place is not what I hoped for but it's okay. We definitely need to improve the car when it's slippery and wet but it's getting better and better."
Overall
WRC
RC1
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