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CUPRA · 02-09-2007 , 18:10:10

New Zealand - WRC Leg Three

When BP-Ford's Marcus Gromholm started the rally, he never imagined the battle for the victory was going to so difficult. The Finn swapped the rally lead with Citroen's Sebastien Loeb numerous times before securing the victory on the very last stage of the rally, by just 0.3 of a second over the Frenchman.

The Flying Finn started the day second overall, confident that he will be able to retake the rally lead from his championship rival. After four stage wins, Gronholm went into the last run of the Mystery Creek Super Special, leading the rally by just 0.7 seconds. Loeb took the stage win at the short 3.14km test but it was not enough to change his fortunes. The Citroen driver had to settle for second overall behind Gronholm, who became the most successful driver in New Zealand with a record fifth win at the event.

Third overall was Mikko Hirvonen, who lost his rally on the first day of the event when he made a wrong tyre choice. The young Finn drove today's stages with no pressure from behind, playing the waiting game to see if any of the top two drivers would make a mistake. Hirvonen finished the event one minute 39.7 seconds behind second place.

Subaru's Chris Atkinson was engaged in a battle for fourth overall with Jari-Matti Latvala during most of the rally, but it was on the penultimate stage of the leg where the Aussie passed the young Finn to take the position by only 2.7 seconds. Atkinson reached the finish line of the super special stage faster than the Stobart driver, finishing the event 4.6 seconds ahead of Latvala's fifth overall.
Sixth overall was Dani Sordo, who drove a conservative rally, trying to have a trouble free run on a rally still new to him. The Spanish driver finished one minute 5.1 seconds behind Latvala in the final classification.

Subaru's Petter Solberg secured a seventh overall, after having a much better day today on board the Impreza. The Norwegian complained of handling problems in his car throughout most of the event, but today he managed to complete the event without any issues.

Rounding out the top eight in the classification was Mitsubishi's Urmo Aava. The Estonian inherited eighth overall from Henning Solberg when the Stobart driver hit problems on leg's two Franklin stage.

02-09-2007 , 18:10:10	#53
CUPRA Denunciante Distinguido Me Gusta Estadisticas Mensajes: 3.980 Me Gusta Recibidos: 0 Me Gustas Dados: 55 Ingreso: 02 dic 2005 Temas Nominados a TDM Temas Nominados 0 Temas Ganadores: 0 Reputacion Poder de Credibilidad: 24 Puntos: 4799	New Zealand Rally Leg 3 New Zealand - WRC Leg Three When BP-Ford's Marcus Gromholm started the rally, he never imagined the battle for the victory was going to so difficult. The Finn swapped the rally lead with Citroen's Sebastien Loeb numerous times before securing the victory on the very last stage of the rally, by just 0.3 of a second over the Frenchman. The Flying Finn started the day second overall, confident that he will be able to retake the rally lead from his championship rival. After four stage wins, Gronholm went into the last run of the Mystery Creek Super Special, leading the rally by just 0.7 seconds. Loeb took the stage win at the short 3.14km test but it was not enough to change his fortunes. The Citroen driver had to settle for second overall behind Gronholm, who became the most successful driver in New Zealand with a record fifth win at the event. Third overall was Mikko Hirvonen, who lost his rally on the first day of the event when he made a wrong tyre choice. The young Finn drove today's stages with no pressure from behind, playing the waiting game to see if any of the top two drivers would make a mistake. Hirvonen finished the event one minute 39.7 seconds behind second place. Subaru's Chris Atkinson was engaged in a battle for fourth overall with Jari-Matti Latvala during most of the rally, but it was on the penultimate stage of the leg where the Aussie passed the young Finn to take the position by only 2.7 seconds. Atkinson reached the finish line of the super special stage faster than the Stobart driver, finishing the event 4.6 seconds ahead of Latvala's fifth overall. Sixth overall was Dani Sordo, who drove a conservative rally, trying to have a trouble free run on a rally still new to him. The Spanish driver finished one minute 5.1 seconds behind Latvala in the final classification. Subaru's Petter Solberg secured a seventh overall, after having a much better day today on board the Impreza. The Norwegian complained of handling problems in his car throughout most of the event, but today he managed to complete the event without any issues. Rounding out the top eight in the classification was Mitsubishi's Urmo Aava. The Estonian inherited eighth overall from Henning Solberg when the Stobart driver hit problems on leg's two Franklin stage. __________________ Friendship, Loyalty, Commitment, Respect & Honor http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/528...r471946cu5.gif Old School HxC [Stolz und Loyalität; Hardcore Heute, Morgen, Für Immer] l[Nulla Tenaci Invia Est Via ]l l[Hardcore The Music, Friendship It Brings]l