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27.04.2008

Conrad Rautenbach final leg in Jordan

Jordan Rally FIA World Rally Championship, round 5/15

Dead Sea, Jordan 27.04.08

Day three Stages: 6

Weather: Sunny

Temperature range: 20-32 Celsius

Time difference: Jordan is GMT +3 hours

Sporting:

Conrad Rautenbach focused on gaining more seat time aboard his PH Sport-run Citroen C4 WRC on today's final six stages of Jordan Rally. Having suffered clutch problems on the opening day and a road accident yesterday, the reigning FIA African Rally Champion's hopes of repeating the fourth overall he achieved on the last round in

Argentina were gone. Rautenbach and his British co-driver David Senior knew, however, that they could gain more confidence and complete vital testing in the Citroen through today's six stages. They ended the event 26th overall.

Unusually for a modern World Rally Championship round, the final day was the longest in terms of competitive kilometers. And it certainly was tough; two runs through the 41.45km Jordan River test would mean an hour's flat-out driving between them. Those were the two stages where Rautenbach made his mark, posting top 10 times both times through the season's most arduous and testing stage yet.

His eighth quickest on the first pass of Jordan River was particularly impressive given the troublesome handling - and brace of spins - he suffered. Temperatures cooled for the final day of the event, with the crews 'only' having to deal with 32 degrees rather than the 40-plus which had greeted them at the start of this gruelling fifth round of the World Rally Championship.

Technical:

The C4 WRC was hampered by some handling problems – as a result of yesterday's accident – through this morning. The team changed the dampers at lunchtime service.

Conrad Rautenbach quote:

"I was looking forward to the long stages today – I'm a bit more used to them after rallying in Africa. We had some problems this morning, though. The car was pulling quite badly to one side, which obviously affected the handling. We had a spin in the first stage and then two spins in the third. I felt I was fighting the car all of the time.

The team worked on the car and put some new dampers on for the stages this afternoon. The car felt better, but it was still bouncing around a bit at the back end.

"It's been good to get back in the car today. As I said before the start, I want to spend as much time as possible in the Citroen driving it. Getting those two long stages in was really important. It's helped me ahead of the next three rallies, which are run under similar conditions.

I now know more about how the car will handle hot and rough roads, which is really important for me ahead of Sardinia, Greece and Turkey." 

 

- CR Media -





Author: maggy (admin2)
Last modified: Sunday, 27.04.2008 - 03:25
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