For this weekend's Ulster Rally, GRN
will shine the spotlight on the Citroen Racing Trophy. These
screaming little French pocket rockets might not be the fastest, but
coupled with their extremely committed drivers (who will and do push
them to their limits), they are surely very fun to watch!
David Carney will lead the gang of C2's
into the Antrim overnight halt with a 10 sec margin in hand over
Adrian McElhinney. Kevin O'Connor is a further 39 secs back in third
place.
O'Connor actually lead after the final
test, but picked up a minute time penalty when he managed to run out
of fuel on the way back to the rest halt. The other C2 crews came to
the rescue and man-handled the car to the time control and into
service. This shows the camaraderie between the C2 crews, with all
the crews willing to help and the banter flowing in the service area.
Until they are out on the stages, then they're all going guns-blazing
at each other!
James Ford holds fourth in the Citroen
Racing Trophy after the day's 6 tough stages. Ford also picked up a 1
min penalty after being late into a time control. 2 mins 13 secs off
the leading C2 pace. Steve Wood and Johnny Baird are the fifth and
final runners in the Citroen Racing Trophy, albeit over 8 mins off
the lead after a few problems. They fairly flew over the jumps of the
Knockboy 2 stage, so they haven't got any commitment problems!
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