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Stage Flash - SS5
Rally GB
23 October 2009, 4:09 pm
Quotes from the end of the fifth Special Stage
STAGE FLASH
Date: 23.10.2009
Day: 1 Flash No: 5
Special Stage: SS5 - SWEET LAMB 2 Distance: 5.13 Km
Weather: Cloudy with sunny spells
Road Conditions: Slippery


3: Mikko Hirvonen/Jarmo Lehtinen
"Lot better second run, nothing to lose, knows stages now but they are very slippery on bedrock"

1: Sébastien Loeb/Daniel Elena
"Happy to have taken some time off Mikko, very slippery with mud layer over hard base"

4: Jari-Matti Latvala/Miikka Antilla
"Have not fixed shaft yet and the car is still in rear wheel drive, not happy as we are losing time"

11: Petter Solberg/Phil Mills
"Going the right way with times, working to set the car up. Behind two people chasing the title so it's hard to keep up"

5: Matthew Wilson/Scott Martin
"Struggling to get car to do what I want it to do, we hope to sort out this evening"

12: Sébastien Ogier/Julien Ingrassia
"The front runners are very fast as always, the stage is not so slippery and car is ok"

8: Conrad Rautenbach/Daniel Barritt
"Not happy with our performance on this stage. Nothing serious."

16: Aaron Burkart/Michael Kolbach
"Hurt my arm in the previous stage, but important thing was that the car was ok."

17: Steve Perez/Paul Spooner
"Very confident in car on these stages"

47: Armindo Araújo/Miguel Ramalho
"Fixed problems with car so it doesn't over-rev any more. Stage was ok, but hope the problem does not come back"

31: Martin Prokop/Jan Tománek
"Enjoyed that stage very much [big grin]"

46: Patrik Sandell/Emil Axelsson
"Really enjoyed that stage, loved the jumps and showing off to spectators. Good fun"

39: Eyvind Brynildsen/Denis Giraudet
"Was all ok, having to concentrate. Forty seconds up and I don't have to push"

33: Toshi Arai/Glenn MacNeall
"Wasn't so good, but still laughing"

63: Jarkko Nikara/Jarkko Kalliolepo
"Can't push any harder, the car is understeering but I don't know why"

37: Fréderic Sauvan/Sebastien Capanna
"That was good, had a bit of a moment at the jump where I went very sideways"

65: Mark Tapper/Jeff Judd
"Handling like a bucket of bolts"

32: Bernardo Sousa/Jorge Carvalho
"Can't use neutral or reverse although we should not need to go backwards! Engine down on power"

64: Martin Semerad/Bohuslav Ceplecha
"Good but not perfect, confidence is getting there, we'll see for tomorrow"

38: Gábor Mayer/Robert Tagai
"Phhh! Car no good, me no good, only navigator good"

40: Dave Weston/Ieuan Thomas
"[Big smiles] Having a great time again"

61: Nico Thomas/Angelos Loizides
"That was a good smooth run. My aim is to finish, I'm very happy with the setup"

62: Jon Williams/George Gwynn
"Not happy, another turbo gone, don't think they have any left. George is enjoying it and we hope to get out again tomorrow"

66: Dennis Kuipers/Kees Hagman
"Seven seconds quicker than last time, happy with progress"

67: Mattias Therman/Janne Peräla
"I clipped something on the stage, I think I have a puncture"

68: Rene Kuipers/Erwin Mombaerts
"I love the jumps, I can keep it flat over them. I'm having a good competition with my son, but my son will always be quicker!"

71: Eamonn Boland/MJ Morrissey
"All ok [thumbs up]"

69: Peter Stephenson/Jim Burns
"It's drying out so its easier to drive, big push tomorrow"

72: Wug Utting/Max Utting
"Roof vent opened in water splash and most of the splash ended up in the car!"
Robert

73: Egon Kaur/Erik Lepikson
"Keeping it going"

76: Craig Breen/Gareth Roberts
Working on the electrics at the end of stage.

77: Giuseppe Dettori/Marco Corda
All smiles

49: Giorgio Bacco/Nicola Arena
"No problems, all ok, enjoyed the stage"

78: Paulo Nobre/Edu Paula
"Enjoying it, getting used to Evo X which doesn't oversteer live Evo IX. Lot happier with the car"

79: Emre Yurdakul/Burak Erdener
"Lot more confidence in the car, much better this stage"

80: Burcu Cetinkaya/Çiçek Güney
"Love this stage stage, awesome!"

83: Tomaz Kaucic/Peter Zorenc
"Shouted at by navigator for pushing too hard! I braked too late and overshot a junction"

84: Bader Al Jabri/Stephen McAuley
"More air this time, enjoying it still"

85: Ahmed Al Mansoori/Killian Duffy
"Enjoying it, good fun"

86: Majed Al Shamsi/Allan Harryman
"Good fun, second time in the UK. I did the Swansea Bay Rally but its wetter this time."

87: Tom Cave/Craig Parry
"That stage was ok, the roll was only cosmetic damage and now no problems"

88: Atte Alanen/Teemu Horkama
"No problems, that stage was ok"

89: Tom Haines/Dai Roberts
"Enjoying it, was far quicker this time, much happier"

91: Siim Plangi/Marek Sarapuy
"Pace ok, important to get to finish"

92: Mattei Loic/Julien Vial
Looked unhappy

93: Jean-Thierry Vacheron/Sylvain Trombert
"[Big smiles] Good to finish but it was tricky"

95: Kit Leigh/Tim Leigh
"We dropped time in last stage with a puncture, but had a good run through this one and I'm still getting on ok with Dad"

94: Kenneth Treacy/Martin Comerford
"Still one wheel drive. Will fix tonight and do a big push tomorrow"

201: Ewen Christie/Ross Cookman
"Steamed up windscreen which lost us time, I wasn't happy - it was quite scrary!"

203: Paul Wright/Tom Aldridge
"Big smiles, loved the second jump - its awesome"

205: Duncan Lilwall/Craig Teasdale
"Great fun, had all four off the floor three times in there - put on a show for the spectators, but still trying"

206: Alan Paramore/Gari Hazelby
"Took it a bit steady after an overshoot on last stage, but was 6 seconds faster than closest rival so was happy"

204: George Morrison/Curtis McKerlie
"That was awesome, can I go again?"

202: Steve Partridge/Adam Entwhistle
"Good stage, times were in middle of the pack which is the best I can hope for, the mad Major seems to be whooping everyone."

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