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STAGE FLASH 6
Out on the stages
Out on the stages
Les Kolczak
5 December 2008, 7:25 pm
Day: 1 Flash: 6 Special Stage: 8 Walters Arena 2 Distance: 2.29Km
Weather: Wet
Road Conditions: Muddy in places

1: Sebastien Loeb/Daniel Elena
"That was very tricky first day with a lot of grip problems."

2: Dani Sordo/Marc Marti
"All OK in there, and we are glad car is fine. The last bit was very slippy and the rain is making it hard to see."

3: Mikko Hirvonen/Jarmo Lehtinen
"We managed to survive and keep going. Talk about making life difficult!"

4: Jari-Matti Latvala/Miika Anttila
"Some places in there were very slippy and to make matters worse we had a problem with the light pods - only half were working."

6: Chris Atkinson/Stephane Prevot
Crew rolled in stage and car caught fire. Crew OK but have retired from the rally and are receiving medical attention.

5: Petter Solberg/Philip Mills
"Very icy in there now on the downhill section and we had to drive carefully."

7: Francois Duval/Denis Giraudet
"Very slippy and couldn't see for the rain."

12: Per-Gunnar Andersson/Jonas Andersson
"That was a very good but long day but not much time spent actually rallying. There was a big rock in that last stage which we tried to avoid."

11: Toni Gardemeister/Tomi Tuominen
"The centre diff has gone and now the screen demister has stopped working."

16: Conrad Rautenbach/David Senior
"That was a good end to the day - the car is fine and we are looking forward to tomorrow."

17: Sebastien Ogier/Julien Ingrassia
"We have had gearbox problems today but haven't lost much time."

19: Khalid Al Qassimi/Michael Orr
"There are some big rocks in there now and I am being too cautious."

46: Valentino Rossi/Carlo Cassina
"The first time through there was OK and on this second time we have had no problems. I am learning the car and am ready for tomorrow!"

22: Gareth Jones/Clive Jenkins
"It is getting quite dangerous in there again so we have to be careful."

41: Andreas Aigner/Klaus Wicha
"We had no grip at all in there."

24: Dave Weston Jr/Aled Davies
"The throttle cut out mid-way through the last run which cost us a bit of time."

146: Jari Ketomaa/Miika Teiskonen
"Very slippy in there and we now have some engine problems with the car, but don't know exactly what yet."

55: Patrik Sandell/Emil Axelsson
"It is very hard to know where the grip is in there. More confident on the second run"

20: Barry Clark/Paul Nagle
"We spent most of the time in there avoiding the rocks which nobody seems to be moving out of the way."

60: Guy Wilks/Phil Pugh
"We did our best in there - better the second time around."

59: David Higgins/Ieuan Thomas
"Much better second run, and we will be making changes to the settings tomorrow once we know what the roads are like."

32: Mirco Baldacci/Giovani Agnese
"Small problem with the power but we shall get checked at Service."

45: Teemu Arminen/Tuomo Nikkola
"Better now, more confident now that the icy patches are melting away."

61: Gwyndaf Evans/Gareth Roberts
"We have had a broken driveshaft all - not a happy chap."

68: Hugh Evans/Iestyn Williams
"We enjoyed the second run better than the dfirst

71: Oleksi Tamrazov/Oleksandr Skochyk
"Very difficult and slippy but enjoyed that last run immensely."

71: Oleksi Tamrazov/Oleksandr Skochyk
"That was the first trouble free run all day. We are getting into the swing of things now after 8 months without a gravel rally."

67: Hermann Gassner Junior/Katherina Wuestenhagen
"We are looking forward to full power tomorrow. It was very slippy in there but we made some good slides for the spectators."

70: Marco Tempestini/Dorin Pulpea
"Glad to be here. Small turbo problem but we shall get that sorted at Service."

76: Jason Pritchard/George Gwynn
"Glad to be here at the end of the day - I have full championship points so far for the BRC so I am chuffed."

69: Daniel Unger/Sebastian Itu
"Glad to get here at the end of a long day."

80: Steven Holder/Steve McPhee
"Really pleased. Rally GB has started well for me and I have got into the swing of it."

81: Emre Yurdakul/Can Erkal
"All OK in there with no problems."

95: Neville Jones/Ian Capewell
"Very slippy but no problems so far. Who knows what tomorrow will bring?"

88: Deividas Jocius/Mindaugus Varza
"All going way, and much better second time."

87: Tony Jardine/David Smith
"Second run much better - a very hard day. But this is a long rally so who knows what is to come?"

89: Gordon Nichol/Emma Morrison
"Enjoyed the whole day - loved it."

97: David Harrison/Glyn Thomas
"Car keeps jumping out of third gear but we shall have it fixed

98: Darren Jones/Paul Burley
"Lot different in the dark and the cars are catching me from behind."

94: Thomas Cave/Gemma Price
"Really enjoyed those stages. Small changes to make - maybe raise the ride height."

85: Nathan O'Connor/Jessica Rogan
"Jessica has lost her voice! Not ideal really..."

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