41. ADAC Castrol Rallye Thüringen 2002
31. 5. – 1. 6. 2002, Pössneck • asphalt 138.06 km • Other years
Klaus Teichmann ran leg 2 as course car after retiring from leg 1 of the national event
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SS10
"You can't say this victory was given to us. It's a shame about Carsten Mohes retirement, it would have been a really nice fight. But still we had an eventful weekend due to the technical issues we encountered."
SS7
"Second place behind Corazza - that's ok. I can't do more than that."
"We have to try to get rid of the uncontrollable jumping in the bumpy sections."
"We are delighted to still be in the race after our series of problems."
"Luckily we didn't have any major problems yet. We will soften the suspension now, I think I can go even quicker."
changed a puncture
"We couldn't solve our issue. It has to be somewhere in the fuel tank. The car cuts out in every left corner, I don't know if I can make it to the finish this way."
"I understand more and more which possibilities the car gives me and how I have to use them."
"It's really close with Holger Knöbel. I risked a lot in this stage and he was still faster."
"We had a puncture on the gravel section. At first I tried to continue, but the risk was too big, so we changed it on the stage."
changed a puncture
"Our gearbox broke close to the finish of the stage. I don't have first and second gear anymore. We'll just try to finish."
"There is a lot of dirt on the road. We will try to catch the Kit Cars."
"I stalled the car at the start. We repaired the exhaust manifold with a clamp, it's still not completely sealed though."
SS6
"I didn't have the right rhythm in here. I will try to finish now without any damage."
SS5
"It's getting better, we are satisfied."
"There was a tree in our way, we hit it with the front left. After that the car wouldn't start immediately - we probably lost a minute there."
"I can't do more with this car. We are just lacking power compared to our rivals."
"I am not getting to grips with the suspension. I am constantly close to crashing - we can't go any faster."
"I was attacking really hard in the previous one. But it's very dangerous with the damaged damper."
"I am slowly gaining more confidence in the fast sections. We are improving."
"We had to change a tyre between the stages because of some vibrations."
"We will adjust toe and camber now to minimize the tyre wear. Let's see if we can find another few seconds."
"Hermann Gassner is just not beatable. But we are still driving his times from the previous year."
"We are having electrical problems. The fuel pump isn't working properly because of that and the engine cuts out in fast left hand corners."
electrical problems
"I think I was driving too cautios, I guess I need to be more aggressive."
"I am going flat out, but Holger Knöbel is just very fast here. We softened the suspension and the times improved."
"We took the harder tyres at the rear in this loop. It took longer than expected to get them to temperature. I miscalculated because of that and hit a wall of a house. I think we lost around half a minute until the engine started again."
engine cut out and wouldn't start after stage. The crew pushed the car until it started again
"We are in empty space now - big gaps to the front and to the back. At the same time we are testing the suspension a bit."
"The Kit Cars are hunting us now."
"We are having troubles with the exhaust manifold, could be sealing. Let's see what the guys in service will find - at least we're not lacking power."
SS3
"The brakes and tyres are not perfect, but I am satisfied."
"My first start in this rally - so far it's going really well."
"It's not going too well for us. We lost our sump guard yesterday evening on the first stage."
"I had two offs, maybe our suspension is too stiff."
"We entered in group A in a group N car to have more competition. It's a good training for the next Junior Cup events."
"I am braking way too early and I was too slow on the gravel section."
"We had to weld the clutch release bearing yesterday. This should be impossible, but somehow our service crew made it and we managed to get out of service 10 seconds before we ran out of time - great."
"The rear left damper is damaged since yesterday evening, but we can't change it as we have no spare. We worked a lot on the car since the last rally, but we are still lacking around 40 horsepower."
"I had problems finding the right line in the previous stage and had two offs in this one."
"Hermann Gassner is driving in a different world. But we are matching his times from last year, so that's ok for me."
"The stages suit me and my car. The rear axle is quite nervous on the bumpy sections, but I guess everyone is having these problems."
"We had a small off. I think the suspension is too stiff."
"It's going really well."
"Our alternator broke between stage 2 and 3. I had to turn off everything, that needs electricity, including the power steering. It was a lot of work."
no power steering
"Everything going to plan."
"The new car is working well, a lot of small things were improved from the Evo VI. I think we can go even quicker. We need to work on the suspension though."
SS2
"We had some noise, it sounded like some damaged bearings. I decided to stop to not ruin the engine completely."
"The clutch is slipping again - we will try to find the reason for this."
SS1
"We didn't lose that much time to Sven Haaf with the newly built Corsa, so it's ok. We had to let some faster cars pass because our gearbox is too short. I am looking forward to the more flowing stages tomorrow, even though they are new for me."
"We didn't stand a chance against the Kit Cars on this very fast stage The gap is not too big though, we will try to gain some places tomorrow."
"It's a good start with the new Evo VII."
"Our damper settings were not perfect and we need to change the clutch for the second leg. I want to catch Carsten Mohe tomorrow."