Finished this rally just before doing the french cup. Drove the R3 Civic on this rally. This rally had it's ups and downs. Tried to keep a steady pace but also managed to make a few smaller and one big mistake which cost me roughly 4 minutes over three stages. Sorry James, I fear I won't be scoring any points for Consommer Beacoup de Pernod.
*Day 1*
Wets for the first stage.
*SS01* - Joux Plane v.1 - Tarmac Mod - Bad conditions - Night - *02:09.28*
Was slow through the stage, didn't want to make any mistakes.
*Day 2*
Used dry tarmac tires for the entire day.
*SS02* - Kaihuavaara - Tarmac Mod - Covered 'damp' - *03:57.42 *
*SS03* - Chirdonhead - Tarmac Mod - Cloudy 'dry' - *03:21.70
SS04* - Kaihuavaara - Tarmac Mod - Cloudy 'dry' - *03:42.65
SS05* - Chirdonhead - Tarmac Mod - Cloudy 'dry' - *03:28.34*
In the last section in forest lost the rear after hitting a bump. Lost some time there.
*SS06* - Paddys - Normal Mod - Cloudy 'dry' - *03:01.44
SS07* - Mustaselka II - Tarmac Mod - Cloudy 'dry' - *04:47.07
SS08* - Paddys - Normal Mod - Cloudy 'dry' - *02:54.15
SS09* - Mustaselka II - Tarmac Mod - Cloudy 'dry' - *05:04.70*
Few hundred meters from finish I lost a lot of time. I landed off the racing line after a jump and didn't had the distance to correct it. I tried to brake for the next corner but lost the rear and did 180. I ended up with right side tires on the grass but was stuck. Didn't want to call for help and tried to get going again on my own power. It took me some time but I managed it.
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Day 3*
Wets for the 1st loop, inters for the second.
*SS10* - Mineshaft II - Tarmac Mod - Cloudy 'dry' - *05:01.21
SS11* - Cote d'Arbroz II - Tarmac Mod - Bad conditions - *02:41.86
SS12* - Pribram R - Tarmac Mod - Bad conditions - *05:25.97
SS13* - Mineshaft II - Tarmac Mod - Covered 'damp' - *05:39.59*
Lost my concentration in the last section where I went little wide and hit cliff with the left side and went off. Hit a tree head on. Engine and transmission was ok but the cooling system was severely damaged. Called for help and limped to the end of the stage.
*SS14* - Cote d'Arbroz II - Tarmac Mod - Covered 'damp' - *03:27.96*
Didn't want to repair the car because I would have lost too much time. So I took the risk and eased through the the stage.
*SS15* - Pribram R - Tarmac Mod - Covered 'damp' - *06:53.28*
Again eased through the stage and didn't want to strain the engine. I think the fastest I went was 95 km/h. After finishing the stage I revved the engine to see how badly it was damaged and I was lucky that this was the last stage of the loop. It sounded pretty bad, maybe it had resources for few km's.
Results in the 'box.
Good luck guys!