Leg: 2
Flash No: 14
Special Stage: SS12 Halfway 2
Distance: 18.37Km
Weather: Dull and overcast with blustery rain   
Road Conditions: Slippy   

11: Luis Perez Companc/Jose Maria Volta
“I really enjoyed that stage, it was fantastic to drive with the light pods on!”

9: Jari-Matti Latvala/Miika Anttila
“I am so happy with today. Sometimes life can be hard in motorsport but today was a good day.”

20: Mads Ostberg/Ole Kristian Unnerud
“We had a difficult start this morning with our pace but have improved this afternoon.”

18: Jan Kopecky/Filip Schovanek
“Really good day today and we are hoping for good things tomorrow.”

17: Xavier Pons/Xavier Amigo
“We have lost our wiper jets and can’t see!”

5: Manfred Stohl/Ilka Minor
“It is really good to be in the top 8 – we are driving to stay there.”

8: Chris Atkinson/Stephane Prevot
“We are trying hard and are after manufacturer points.”

16: Matthew Wilson/Michael Orr
“It is really good to be battling Chris (Atkinson) – we had one dodgy light in the last stage but overall the car felt good.”

2: Dani Sordo/Marc Marti
“That was OK, no problems.”

7: Petter Solberg/Philip Mills
“We have got to try harder for some good times.”

1: Sebastien Loeb/Daniel Elena
“No stress at all for us, we are taking it easy.”

3: Marcus Gronholm/Timo Rautiainen
“The car is handling like a snake at the moment – it’s all over the place and I don’t know what the problem is.”

4: Mikko Hirvonen/Jarmo Lehtinen
“Today was a good day and we have a good lead – a nice position to be in.”

10: Henning Solberg/Cato Menkerund
“It was foggy in the middle of the stage which caused us to slow slightly.”

22: Gareth Jones/David Moynihan
“Our light pods weren’t working properly – only 5 lights were coming on.”

12: Federico Villagra/Jorge Perez Companc
“That was a great day and this stage was really nice.”

23: Mark van Eldik/Michel Groenewoud
“That was a difficult day for us with a few mistakes from me and the pacenotes.”

19: Sebastien Lindholm/Tomi Tuominen
“We have lost our centre diff so the car now handles like a 2WD car. It got very sideways in there at times.”

59: Guy Wilks/Phil Pugh
“It’s the Championship I am concerned about now and not Mark’s (Higgins) strategy.”

36: Juho Hanninen/Mikko Markkula
“I am going a little too easy in the dark and need to get faster.”

34: Mark Higgins/Scott Martin
“We dropped time in that last stage (SS12) but need to keep the pressure on Guy (Wilks).”

53: David Higgins/Ieuan Thomas
“There is still a long way to go and it is a big day tomorrow.”

44: Alessandro Bettega/Simone Scattolin
“I am finding it difficult to adjust to the car but we are 4th in class so can’t be doing all that badly.”

46: Armindo Araujo/Miguel Ramalho
“That was better in there with more traction. The mechanics are doing a great job.”

42: Evgeniy Vertunov/Georgy Troshkin
“We drove the last stage (SS12) with a right rear puncture.”

45: Mirco Baldacci/Giovani Agnese
“Today was not a good day – we have been having gearbox problems all day with not enough power.”

49: Stepan Vojtech/Michal Ernst
“We struggled with the rhythm today – it’s all about getting to know this rally and getting more experience.”

33: Loris Baldacci/Rudy Pollet
“That was really nice to go rallying with the lights on!”

66: Martin Prokop/Jan Tomanek
“We have had a few problems with the engine but nothing drastic today.”

37: Spyros Pavlides/Denis Giraudet
“We were unfortunately stuck in 3rd since Service.”

80: Evgeniy Novikov/Alexey Aksakov
“We had a half-spin in that stage but managed to keep going.”

76: Michal Kosciuszko/Maciek Szczepaniak
“Lots of punctures and lots of problems! The car is great, though, and this rally is the toughest.”

87: Gavin Cox/Tim Hobbs
“Epynt in the dark is very scary in places!”

93: Gabor Mayer/Robert Tagai
“We almost caught the car in front but didn’t lose any time.”

88: Peter Van Merksteijn Jr/Eddy Chevallier
“We had a couple of mistakes in there and went off twice. Think we may have sustained some damage but we shall get to Cardiff!”

68: Jasper Van den Heuvel/Martine Kolman
“It was very slippery in there and some big mistakes were being made – but not by us on that one thankfully.”

64: Barry Clark/Aled Davies
“We had to change the gearbox in Service and could only fit a standard STi one which has been losing us time.”

69: Wyn Humphreys/Ally Mackay
“We are still here! It is difficult to judge the braking zones in the dark though.”

86: Subhan Aksa/Hendrik Mboi
“The alternator has gone and the light is flashing on the dashboard which is making it very distracting in the dark.”

82: Hans Weijs Jr/Hans Van Goor
“That was so much fun over Epynt in the dark.”

73: Nigel Griffiths/Andrew Owens
“That was a good day as we had to virtually rebuild the car in Service earlier.”

101: James Wozencroft/Christopher Ridge
“We are having a really good battle with Matt (Beebe) and are enjoying ourselves.”

111: Victor Hendriksson/Mark Walker
“We are off to Cardiff now and are really looking forward to the Super Special.”

118: Elfyn Evans/Richard Edwards
“We took it steady over the last three stages – loving the dark!”

99: Peter Stephenson/Ian Windress
“The car is champion and went well all day!”