STAGE FLASH

 

Date:                                       Friday, July 10th

Leg:                                        1                                                                Flash N°:     1

Special stage:                        1 (Comanjilla 1)                                       Distance:     17.94 km

Weather:                                Warm and Cloudy                                  

Road conditions:                  Dry and dusty.

 

 

Team Austria-AIGNER/WEISSENGRUBER

“The stage was very difficult.  There is a lot of dust, the road is very slippery and there are loose stones.  My brakes are pushed to the limit”.

 

Team Sweden-ANDERSSON/FREDRIKSSON

“I have a problem with the route map because an indication is missing.”

 

Team Sweden-SANDELL/AXELSSON

“The beginning of the stage was very difficult, but the road improved as we went on. There was a moment when I was on two wheels.”

 

Team Austria-STOHL/MINOR

“The road was very slippery, the car is doing fine, I have no problems with it.  There were a lot of loose dirt and stones.”

 

Team Finland-GARDEMEISTER/TUOMINEN

“There were a few tough moments at the beginning of the stage, but I adapted as I went on.  The car was slow at first, but once I got used to it, I managed to get it up to full speed”

 

Team Germany-GASSNER JR/WÛSTENHAGEN

“The road on this stage was very slippery, but I had no problems. We are doing good.”

 

Team Spain-SOLA/SÁNCHEZ

“I hadn’t driven this car for a while, and some times I don’t know which gear to use.  The stage is slippery in certain parts.  There is quite a lot of people along the road, but all lined up in an orderly fashion.”

 

Team Finlan-ROVANPERÂ/AROLAINEN 

Reported to be held up almost at the start of the stage.

 

Team France-AURIOL/GIRAUDET 

“The stage was very slippery so it was just about the driving.  Everything went well, although it was a bit complicated at first.”

 

Team Great Britain-MCSHEA/CLARKE

Car has a bump on the rear. “I have a huge problem with the brakes.”

 

 

Team Spain – PONS/HARO

Car has a bump on the rear. “Car is skiding a lot and it’s not easy to start off the rally with this stage”.

 

Team France – TIRABASSI-GORDON

“The road is quite slippery, the car is fine. It was a good start.”

 

Team Great Britain – MORROW-CONNOLY

Car is reported to have taken a knock; it's still on the move, though slowly, despite a bump at the front.

 

Team Mexico – TRIVIÑO-SALOM

“The road surface is very loose, the air pressure in the tires is very high.  I’m still having trouble with the brakes.”

 

Equipo Mexico – ORDOÑEZ-PIMENTEL

“The stage was very difficult. We had problems with the suspension tuning. The car has understeer in some turns.”

 

 

STAGE FLASH

 

Date:                                       Friday, July 10th

Leg:                                        1                                                                Flash N°:     2

Special stage:                        2 (Cubilete 1)                                           Distance:     19.08 km

Weather:                                Warm and Cloudy                                  

Road conditions:                  Dry and dusty

 

 

Team Austria-AIGNER/WEISSENGRUBER

“I had some trouble with the brakes on the 6 km mark. The road feels good”.

 

Team Sweden-ANDERSSON/FREDRIKSSON

“The road was very good, although I had some trouble with the turbo, and I didn’t have enough speed.”

 

Team Sweden-SANDELL/AXELSSON

“I got a better feel from the car than I did during the first stage. It didn't give me any trouble”

 

Team Austria-STOHL/MINOR

“The road was fine and I haven’t had any difficulties with the car so far.”

 

Team Finland-GARDEMEISTER/TUOMINEN

“I had no trouble with the car, although almost at the end of the stage I lost some time”

 

Team Germany-GASSNER JR/WÛSTENHAGEN

“I had a flat tire that cost me some time because we had to change it on the road”

 

Team Spain-SOLA/SÁNCHEZ

“The tires are wearing down really fast and the car has understeer. The road is very good”

 

Team France-AURIOL/GIRAUDET 

“We had to stop for a while because Gassner was on the road changing a flat tire. There were no other problems”

 

Team Great Britain-MCSHEA/CLARKE

”I’ve got no hand-brake, it’s loose, but the rest of the car is working perfectly”

 

Team Spain – PONS/HARO

Refused to comment.

 

Team France – TIRABASSI-GORDON

“The car felt good. This is my first time in Mexico, it is a tough rally, but I’m happy. The car is doing perfectly.”

 

Team Mexico – TRIVIÑO-SALOM

“I’m still having a hard time with the brakes. This stage was really quick!”

 

Team Mexico – ORDOÑEZ-PIMENTEL

“We changed the air pressure in the rear tires and the car felt much better. I really enjoyed this stage. I put my foot down as far as I could, but  just couldn't get it completely up to speed.”

 

  

Rally of Nations Mexico 2009 Results after SS2

1 5 Dani SOLA N Spain 24:22.5 24:22.5 0.0
Oscar SANCHEZ 4 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 0.0

2 6 Xavier PONS N Spain 24:26.5 24:26.5 4.0
Alex HARO 4 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 4.0

3 9 Manfred STOHL N Austria 24:39.6 24:39.6 17.1
Ilka MINOR 4 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 13.1

4 4 Toni GARDEMEISTER N Finland 24:40.2 24:40.2 17.7
Tomi TUOMINEN 4 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 0.0

5 10 Andreas AIGNER N Austria 24:55.1 24:55.1 32.6
Daniela WEISSENGRU 4 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 14.9

6 11 Niall MCSHEA N GB 25:03.1 25:03.1 40.6
Marshall CLARKE 4 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 8.0

7 1 Didier AURIOL N France 25:06.1 25:06.1 43.6
Denis GIRAUDET 4 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 3.0

8 2 Brice TIRABASSI N France 25:10.5 25:10.5 48.0
Fabrice GORDON 4 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 4.4

9 7 Patrik SANDELL N Sweden 25:15.3 25:15.3 52.8
Emil AXELSSON 4 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 4.8

10 18 Ricardo TRIVIÑO N Mexico 2 25:27.4 25:27.4 1:04.9
Checo SALOM 4 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 12.1

11 17 Mark WALLENWEIN N Germany 26:00.2 26:00.2 1:37.7
Stefan KOPCZYK 4 Subaru Impreza WRX 32.8

12 8 Per-Gunnar ANDERSSO N Sweden 26:10.8 26:10.8 1:48.3
Anders FREDRIKSSON 4 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 10.6

13 19 Rodrigo SALGADO N Mexico 2 26:19.1 26:19.1 1:56.6
Diódoro SALGADO 4 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 8.3

14 15 Rodrigo ORDOÑEZ N Mexico 1 26:27.3 26:27.3 2:04.8
Mauricio PIMENTEL 4 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 8.2

15 24 Matthew JOHNSON N USA 2 26:34.2 26:34.2 2:11.7
Chrissie BEAVIS 4 Subaru Impreza WRX 6.9

16 21 Piotr WIKTORCZYK N USA 1 27:43.0 27:43.0 3:20.5
Martin BRADY 4 Subaru Impreza WRX 1:08.8

17 20 Patrick MORO N USA 1 27:52.4 27:52.4 3:29.9
Ole HOLTER 4 Subaru Impreza STI 9.4

18 52 Rafael BOY N 27:53.6 27:53.6 3:31.1
Jorge CEBALLOS 4M Mitsubishi EVO IX 1.2

19 23 Stefano MARRINI N Italy 28:05.0 28:05.0 3:42.5
Matteo BRAGA 4 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 11.4

20 25 Kenny BARTRAM N USA 2 28:15.8 28:15.8 3:53.3
Dennis HOTSON 4 Subaru Impreza WRX 10.8

21 53 Pablo GUTIERREZ N 28:45.0 28:45.0 4:22.5
Erick GONZALEZ 4M Mitsubishi EVO IX 29.2

22 22 Mario ISOLA N Italy 29:01.7 29:01.7 4:39.2
Roberto MOMETTI 4 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 16.7

23 27 Jose CORTES N Mexico 3 29:03.5 29:03.5 4:41.0
Alex PRIETO 4 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 1.8

24 26 Francisco NAME N Mexico 3 29:10.6 29:10.6 4:48.1
Armando ZAPATA 4 Peugeot 206 XS 7.1

25 56 Victor PEREZ COUTO N 29:54.3 29:54.3 5:31.8
Raul TERRES 3 Mitsubishi Lancer DE 43.7

26 31 Camilo RIVERA A Ecuador 30:22.5 30:22.5 6:00.0
Juan JOSÉ RIVERA 6 Peugeot 206 XS 28.2

27 29 Diego ELOLA A Uruguay 30:49.9 30:49.9 6:27.4
Pablo IRRAZABAL 6 Peugeot 206 XS 27.4

28 51 Fernando VIVANCO N 30:51.4 30:51.4 6:28.9
Victor MENESES 4M Mitsubishi EVO IX 1.5

29 16 Hermann GASSNER JR N Germany 30:58.0 30:58.0 6:35.5
KATHI WÜSTENHAGE 4 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.6

30 33 Humberto TIJERO A Peru 31:13.9 31:13.9 6:51.4
Michael ESPINOZA 6 Peugeot 206 XS 15.9

31 54 Guillermo SANCHEZ N 31:21.5 31:21.5 6:59.0
Alonso GUERRERO A. 4M Mitsubishi EVO IX 7.6

32 61 Luis Miguel MIGUEL AB A 31:23.0 31:23.0 7:00.5
Javier FERNANDEZ 6 Peugeot 206 XS Rally 1.5

33 58 Raul DE ALCAZAR N 32:05.1 32:05.1 7:42.6
Adrian CARMONA 3 Mitsubishi Lancer DE 42.1

34 57 Gabriel MARIN JR N 32:48.6 32:48.6 8:26.1
Eduardo ESPINOSA 3 Mitsubishi Lancer DE 43.5

35 59 Sergio GONZALEZ JR. N 33:42.4 33:42.4 9:19.9
Jaime LOZANO 3 Mitsubishi Lancer DE 53.8

36 60 Juan LAZCANO A 34:05.0 34:05.0 9:42.5
Dirk DE RUDDER 6 Peugeot 206 XS Rally 22.6

37 62 Luis ORDUNA JR A 35:06.0 35:06.0 10:43.5
Alex DOMINGUEZ 6 Peugeot 206 XS Rally 1:01.0

Source: www.rallyofnations.com

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