Sadly a destroyed event for me for the reason that the online conditions felt very different from the offline practice sessions I had spent a lot of time in
SS01 - Courcelles Val d'Esnoms
Went into the stage not having much spectations on having a good run so did my best, had a close call just after you get back to the second run through part one with a bump and a tree, otherwhise it went well enough for me to be happy with it.
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SS02 - Shomaru
We decided to go for Dry tires to go for a fast run on Sorica as the time lost on this stage would be gained back on that stage.
So took it fairly easy, had one misstake that cost me about 5 seconds but other than that it went well.
SS03 - Sorica
Tried to push just a little bit more on this stage but ended up hitting the safety barrier in the last bit of the stage and as usual for this stage, I got hooked up on the barrier and the car turned on its side and stayed there so had to get help from the publicum, it took them quite a while to get the car back on its wheels due to where it had fallen over.
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SS04 - Joux Plane II
Decided to go for Snow tires as I was confident in my pace on the other two stages in the legge but did my best to push on.
Had a few close calls and a spin on the stage but other than that it went allright. Still quite a bit slower than the guys on tarmac tires which I knew would happen...
SS05 - Bisanne II
Bisanne and the stage is a bit of a boogie stage for me looking back, this stage saw the end of my debut rally a few seasons back...
Took it fairly easy but tried to push but lost a lot of time in the last bit of the stage and that was very frustrating. We had 2 corners left of the stage...
SS06 - Joux Verte II
I really like this stage so I put everything on the cards but as soon as I tried to push it I felt, just like on the previous stage, the tires provided no grip compared to during practice, what that was the reason for I don't know.
Did my best, was close to crashing a couple of times, took it very gingerly down the mountain as a few occasions so the time was not one that I was happy with...
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SS07 - Cote d'Arboz
Well, here the rally ended for me...
I did the full stage on snow tires and it was going well but then I missheard a note that would have had me going into the turn in 3rd gear, instead I flew into it in 5th and with it being the final turn, you all will know what it resulted in...
So, sadly, the rally was over then when it comes to points, DNF
SS08 - Greenhills
Wanted to try to have a good ending to the rally but I only got to the "4 Right into Fast 2 Left" and the rear end shot out, I tried to power out of it but I ended up in the trees on the inside of the Left Hander...
This locked the gearbox in 3rd gear but thanks to the nice publicum we could at least finish the stage, but a long way behind the rest.
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SS09 - Joux Verte
Drove the wheels off the Subaru, in regards to the setup we had on the car, and did a time I was really happy with.
Not good enough for a stage win I don't think but at least I'm happy with the stage
SS10 - Cote d'Arbroz
Tried to go as fast as I could but just before the village I had the rear end come out and blasted into the Cement Blocks in the "Fast 5 Right into immideate Fast 5 left". The crash must have been quite spectacular but I was lucky enough that the crash only affected the estetics of the car so I could finish the stage.
Had that not happened I could very well have competed for the win in the GrA Cup on the stage.
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But anyway, to comprise the whole event...
Overall happy with how the car felt, not happy with the feeling of lacking of grip compared to the Recce's but that will hopefully be changed for the future rounds.
See you all at the next event.
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Also, I'm sorry to hear of your loss Ole. I hope that you will feel better soon and that you'll be back to your happy and fast self.