Pavliani (ss1 én ss2) ligt loix precies niet telkens meer dan 20 sec verloren. Op andere ss telkens top 6 tijd.
Duval 1e in super 1600.
Sterckx 2e in group n (telt wel niet voor wereldkampioenschap group n)
Thiry 16e.
Loix had vandaag wel een uitstekende startpositie... maar als ik me niet vergis starten de eerste 15 (of 10 ?) morgen in omgekeerde volgorde dus kan hij daar morgen weer van profiteren !
Ford Puma driver François Duval holds the advantage in the FIA Junior
World Championship category but as expected, the Greek roads have
inflicted a high rate of attrition on the series young guns in their
1600cc cars. Daniel Sola, who triumphed on the last round in Catalunya,
lost time when he stopped to change a puncture, and others to hit
trouble included Roger Feghali (water leak), Juha Kangas (accident)
and Gianluigi Galli (broken battery). Duval's nearest challenger is
Simon Jean-Joseph's Renault but the Martinique driver is not registered
for the Junior WRC series, so the closest threat to Duval claiming a
maximum score is Finn Jussi Valimaki in a Citroen Saxo.
Juha Kankkunen's Accent WRC3 lost boost pressure at all
but the highest engine revs on this morning's opening two stages,
costing the Finnish veteran time in the twistier sections of road.
His car's engine lapsed onto three cylinders in SS3 and SS4, pointing
to an electrical problem. He racked up road penalties as the Hyundai
team tried to cure the glitch. Armin Schwarz's has been reliable in the
stages but the team discovered a loose water pipe late in the afternoon
service halt and lost 20 seconds of road penalties as the mechanics
tried to fix it. Freddy Loix's Accent has been reliable, however.
Sporting: Armin Schwarz and Freddy Loix have both been pleased by
recent development work on the Accent WRC3 and they put it to good
use on the swept-clean roads that they faced this morning. Loix was
fastest on the third stage and the Belgian was a regular in the top
six on the timesheets as he proved the most consistent challenger to
leader Markko Martin. As a result, he ended the day in second overall,
51s off the lead. Armin Schwarz would have been closer to his team-mate
but his Hyundai team found a loose water pipe late in a service halt
and he picked up 20 seconds of penalties for arriving at the exit control
two minutes late. The German is still in contention, though - he holds
eighth overnight. The third Accent driver Juha Kankkunen lost time with
engine problems today and the Finnish veteran lies well outside the top
ten as a result.
Quotes: Freddy Loix said: "I have to say that I haven't been taking
big risks today but it's all come together really well for us. I have
a good feeling with the car and with the road position tomorrow I don't
see why we can't keep this sort of speed."
(Bron:
dusty@worldrallychampionship.com ])