26. Kennards Hire Rally Australia 2017
17. 11. – 19. 11. 2017, Coffs Harbour • gravel 318.73 km - (cancelled 30.80 km) • total distance including road sections - 947.55 km • Other years
SS1 Pilbara I - 9.71 km
- 17. 11. 08:13
| 1. |
#62 |
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RC3 | 6:26.9 | 90.3 |
Overall
| 1. |
#62 |
- Read Malcolm Citroën DS3 R3T |
RC3 |
6:26.9 |
90.3 |
Other info
A new 3.51km section at the start ushers in roads that are familiar from previous years. The initial part features two watersplashes before switching to a harder surface. It is fast all the way, with plenty of long straights and quick corners to test the brave. Trees have been felled to give improved vision and the surface is smooth throughout.
Info
"A clean drive, no mistakes. I'm happy with that. I could have pushed more but for a first stage that was a clean run."
"It felt quite strange near the start, like I had a rear puncture, but it didn't get any worse so maybe the rear is just moving around. We'll have a look before the next one."
"Okay, but it took me too long to get started in here. The stage time is in the ball park, we'll keep the push on."
"I'm quite surprised by Seb's time from first on the road. I expected the road to clean. I'm happy with my run."
"Not so bad, but the grip seemed very, very low."
"I think it happened at the first corner - under heavy braking we hit one of the rubber things that protect the road. Otherwise I didn't drive well, I have a problem with the intercom - a broken cable I think. I didn't hear all the notes, very distracting."
"They are doing a good job I guess - nothing else. Not such a good feeling with the car here."
"It was okay, I was not pushing very hard. The grip was higher than I expected on these soft tyres, there was some dust hanging around, I didn't go really really fast. I think the early split is a mistake - I kept the same rhythm throughout."
"It's rough in places, a bad watersplash and compression but we didn't touch anything. As I expected it was slippery, we have to try and push our best."
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