Leg: 3
Flash No: 18
Special Stage: SS16 Brechfa 2
Distance: 28.89Km
Weather: Dull and overcast with blustery rain
Road Conditions: Wet and slippy

20: Mads Ostberg/Ole Kristian Unnerud
“We were surprised in there the second time around as we set a good time. We have a small oil leak now in the engine but we will get to the finish.”

22: Gareth Jones/David Moynihan
“It is so rough in there now but we are still going for it!”

9: Jari-Matti Latvala/Miika Anttila
“We have a good feeling in the car and there is only one more stage before we can relax.”

10: Henning Solberg/Cato Menkerund
Crew made no comments

18: Jan Kopecky/Filip Schovanek
“It’s very rutty in there but the car is OK.”

5: Manfred Stohl/Ilka Minor
“We were quicker in there the second time around but it is very bumpy in places. The car is OK though.”

16: Matthew Wilson/Michael Orr
“It’s a lot more rutty this time around and it’s throwing the car around all over the place. The wipers stopped working for a few seconds in the stage but came back on thank goodness!”

8: Chris Atkinson/Stephane Prevot
“I am not happy today – nothing seems to be going my way.”

2: Dani Sordo/Marc Marti
“I try all the time to go quick but there is always somebody faster!”

7: Petter Solberg/Philip Mills
“The car is just going better and better now. The stage is rough but we are third fastest in there.”

1: Sebastien Loeb/Daniel Elena
“It is not nice to drive this rally when all you want to do is finish.”

3: Marcus Gronholm/Timo Rautiainen
“We are not trying to make any magic now – all we want to do is get to the finish.”

4: Mikko Hirvonen/Jarmo Lehtinen
“There is one more stage to go now, no need to rush.”

12: Federico Villagra/Jorge Perez Companc
“That was much better than the last stage.”

19: Sebastien Lindholm/Tomi Tuominen
“Car is handling better now than this morning.”

23: Mark van Eldik/Michel Groenewoud
“We keep bottoming out in the deep ruts, they are really deep in some places.”

59: Guy Wilks/Phil Pugh
“I feel bad for the people behind us as there are some monster ruts out there.”

34: Mark Higgins/Scott Martin
“The car keeps jumping out of 4th which means I am having to hold it in with my hand, which hurts.”

36: Juho Hanninen/Mikko Markkula
“It is so unbelievably rough in there but we got through OK.”

44: Alessandro Bettega/Simone Scattolin
“It is so cut up in there – those WRC boys made a real mess of it. Our car has taken a real beating.”

53: David Higgins/Ieuan Thomas
“It will be nice when the WRC cars have no mousse next year as maybe then they will have a bit more respect for the stages.”

45: Mirco Baldacci/Giovani Agnese
“Very slippy in there but OK.”

49: Stepan Vojtech/Michal Ernst
“We passed two cars with punctures in that stage.”

46: Armindo Araujo/Miguel Ramalho
“We have a puncture after 1km and lost our exhaust in that stage.”

33: Loris Baldacci/Rudy Pollet
“We have had more punctures and have also bent our steering too which makes it difficult.”

52: Travis Pastrana/Bjorn Edstrom
“We have learnt a lot this weekend that’s for sure. I drive cars for a living but this is the worst kind of driving I have ever done.”

66: Martin Prokop/Jan Tomanek
“We passed three cars in that stage all with punctures. It is crazy in there!”

68: Jasper Van den Heuvel/Martine Kolman
“It is stupid to take chances in there in those conditions.”

87: Gavin Cox/Tim Hobbs
“We had a puncture 4km into that stage but managed to struggle on.”

51: Martin Rauam/Kristo Kraag
“This is the second stage in a row with a puncture. It’s like driving on grease in there.”

64: Barry Clark/Aled Davies
“I thought it was hard the first time round but now it just terrible. We have bent the steering now too.”

76: Michal Kosciuszko/Maciek Szczepaniak
“We have a broken damper at the rear of the car which is really affecting the handling.”

93: Gabor Mayer/Robert Tagai
“We have front end damage to the car after we went straight on in a 5 left.”

69: Wyn Humphreys/Ally Mackay
“We are just trying to keep out of the ruts!”

67: Rene Kuipers/Erwin Mombaerts
“The ruts are so deep in there but we have no option to drive right through them.”

82: Hans Weijs Jr/Hans Van Goor
“You must look out for the ruts or you will kill the car.”

81: Robert Swann/Darren Garrod
“We got a puncture on the Left Rear 12kms into the stage – not happy.”

75: Stephen Simpson/Mark Booth
“The car is holding up despite the rough conditions.”

118: Elfyn Evans/Richard Edwards
“The notes were OK but it’s been a lot rougher this second time around. We’re just going to drive through the last stage now and get to the finish.”

94: Jonathan Greer/Jonny Hart
“We caught up with car 99 (Peter Stephenson/Ian Windress ) and were stuck behind them for 5km. They even broke our screen but hey, at least we are here!”

111: Victor Hendriksson/Mark Walker
“We played with the suspension settings at service so it would handle better but to be honest these surfaces don’t make a difference to the improvements. We shall take it steady now to the end.”

71: Dani Sola/Oscar Sanchez
“The car was fantastic and we are second in the 2WD class. We had a few problems yesterday but today has been great.”