18. ADAC/PRS Havellandrallye Berlin-Brandenburg 2002
6. 4. – 7. 4. 2002, EuroSpeedway Lausitz • Private Renngemeinschaft Spandau • asphalt - gravel 165.40 km • total distance including road sections - 430.00 km • Other years
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SS18
"Driving the Octavia on gravel was so much fun. At the same time, it was nice training for the upcoming Pneumant Rallye. The two Mitsubishis were also really fast today."
SS15
"We have to improve on our gravel suspension setup."
"I had a really important exam on Friday, so my codriver created the pacenotes all by himself. It is really hard to judge some places, that's also why I had some spins. Our advantage to Holger is small, but I think we can hold the position as I know the stages a bit better now."
"My first experience with a Kit Car on gravel. I am still too cautious."
"I had a spin in the previous one, it cost us seven to eight seconds."
"Gravel, that's where I am good at."
"It's going in the right direction, we're at Maiks tail and catching up to the Kit Cars."
"We might be able to catch Jan if we continue like that. But Hermann Gassner is also keeping the pressure high on us."
"We are losing time now because we don't have the gravel suspension."
"We are driving with tarmac suspension, the car jumps a lot."
"It was hard to see at some points because of the dust. Thats also the reason for my spin in this stage, I couldn't really see where the corner is at. I stalled the engine in that spin and took some time to get it back to life."
"We had some problems with the spark plugs yesterday evening, but it was easy to solve. Everything is new for me today, the car and the tyres. But it's a lot of fun!"
"It was so much fun this morning! I was already practicing the drifts yesterday. It's also a nice training for the upcoming Pneumant Rallye. I am surprised about Uwe and Sandros speed though."
SS12
"We hope to catch a few Kit Cars on the gravel tomorrow."
"It's a shame we are so far in the back. But at least we can get some nice testing kilometers on gravel without any pressure tomorrow."
"I hope it stays dry tomorrow, so I might have a chance to hold my 5th place."
"I can't wait to see how the new car works on the gravel tomorrow."
"I am really looking forward to the gravel stages tomorrow."
SS8
"There was a minor problem with our shift cables, now everything is working fine again."
"There is so much gravel on the road, almost looks like at a WRC event."
"I hat a horrible spin and went into the gravel bed. I probably lost around 20 seconds."
"180 kph through the banked corner, it felt great!"
"The stages are looking terrible, so much loose gravel. In some places I almost had to go at walking speed."
"I wish we had more momentum for the banked corner, so you could go even faster through it."
"Strange feeling in the banked corner, I can't describe it."
"Driving a rally car through these banked corners is a lot of fun. But this is not the best tarmac for a rally."
"We changed the anti-rollbars, but that didn't really make any difference. These S1600 cars have way too short gearboxes for these kind of stages. I also had a small overshoot."
"We have the wrong gearbox for these long straights."
"I still have to experiment with the tyres as I don't know the Dunlops too well."
"The banked corner is a lot of fun, feels like Indy 500."
"There are many spectators out here, I guess it must be a lot of fun to watch here."
SS6
"The engine leaks a lot of water - let's see if this develops to a serious problem."
"We don't have first and second gear, I don't know why. We also went off in here and damaged the right side of the car."
"I had to overtake three drivers in here. Very frustrating, especially as one of them didn't let me pass."
"The turbo isn't producing full power, we have to check in service."
"I might be driving the most recent STi, but the car is completely stock."
"I hit a tyre wall and damaged the bumper."
"We changed the differential in service, now everything is ok."
"I don't really have the feeling for the car in this stage."
"We had to overtake Christine Dietl in this stage. Despite that no problems, the car is working well."
"The car is really good, but the 16-inch wheels do not allow too high corner speeds."
"I drove around the water splash after we had some problems with it on the first loop."
"I am lacking the bit of power. We changed the engine last night, because the other one was leaking water."
"Better than the first loop, I changed my driving style for the new differential setup."
"We changed the rear damper settings, the car is driving better now."
SS5
"The car is perfect, but I made a mistake and spun."
SS4
"I spun and couldn't select reverse. We lost about 20 seconds."
SS3
"I had a small off, otherwise all good."