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Re: Rally Trinidad 2015

Postby matthew2730mvp » March 28th, 2015, 8:38 am

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Re: Rally Trinidad 2015

Postby Duane 3NE 2NR » March 28th, 2015, 8:54 am

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Re: Rally Trinidad 2015

Postby Duane 3NE 2NR » March 28th, 2015, 10:00 am

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Powell shows them the way!

After a successful scrutineering session at Mosportt Restaurant & Grill last Wednesday, fans began pouring into the Hasely Crawford Stadium as early as three o’clock in anticipation of the first two stages of Rally Trinidad 2015. Despite the start of SS1 and SS2 being more than three hours apart – keep track of the Stages Directory on rallytrinidad.com - there was plenty to keep the fans interested, the venue bristling with activity as teams put the final touches to their cars, sponsor decals, competition wheels and tyres.

TTDA ripped the stages wide open with a sensational display of precision driving. Four of the club’s top competitors– Kerry Phillip (DWO), Roger Hutcheon, Devon Bartholemew and Imran Khan took to the stages leaving large double black lines for the rallycars to follow and passing within millimetres of the concrete planters. Then they returned to the course in tandem formation, two at a time, ending with a tandem park and a long double burnout.

Kristian ‘BoodooStig’ Boodoosingh brought his ex-Daniel Ramoutarsingh Evo VI (aka Natasha) to play and function as car ‘0’ for the stadium stages. His car exhibited nearly zero body roll and traction was hard to come by but he easily drifted around the triangular roundabout and 180-degree turns. “I have near-zero traction out there, the handbrake lever is definitely my friend. The car isn’t set up for this surface but I am having so much fun” said an excited BoodooStig before the start of his second run.

The field ran in reverse order, to build the hype towards the fastest competitors, so SS1 action starred with the Lifestyle Motors Suzuki Swift, normally driven by Ryan Peyrau. As he is contesting the opening round of the Suzuki Challenge Series in Barbados this weekend, his co-driver Simon Rodriguez took the wheel.

Once the dust had settled, four-time winner of the country’s premier event, John ‘Penti’ Powell had made his intentions known early. With Nick Telfer in his Group N Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX, he was fastest on both stages, opening up a 2.12-second lead over Group A front-runner David Coelho, and nearly 5secs over his closest Group N rival, Stuart Johnson.

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Coelho and Harris (Evo IX) were fifth and second Friday night, starting Saturday morning just 0.12s ahead of James Betts/Sean Abed (Evo VIII) – fourth and third – with Cristian Bourne/Jesu de Gannes (Evo VIII) only one-hundredth of a second behind, lucky to have moved a plastic barrier without damage. Having been second on the first run, Johnson and Lee Quesnell (Subaru Impreza N12) slipped to sixth on the repeat.

In the two-wheel-drive classes, honours were shared among the overseas crews – Ireland’s Frank Kelly, now sporting Kendall Oil sponsorship, and Paul Fitzgerald in their Ford Escort MkIIs were the top two on SS1, split by just one-tenth, with fellow-Irishman Shane McGirr coming to the fore on SS2 in his Toyota Starlet, with Stuart McChlery of Barbados second in his Lenovo-liveried Escort MkI, 2.7secs adrift.

The teams were all optimistic, even the tumbling pair of Scott Sheppard and Anand Awai, who rolled their Ford Escort MkII some seven times at the last event (Rally Shakedown). Ansel’s Ali’s local rotary-powered Mazda 323 also managed to swing from corner to corner in well-sorted fashion.

The stadium stages are good for a confidence boost, but the real business starts today, once this healthy field of rally cars leaves the Service Park at Tarouba Stadium and gets to stretch their legs on the fast flowing stages at Reform (8kms, run six times) and Bronte (two at 11.4kms, two at 11.3kms).

Friday night’s dramas were limited, although Gobin Mahadeo (Impreza) had engine problems, James Harris had cradle damage on his Rover 200, while both Ryan Pinheiro (Evo IV) and Ishmael Khan (Starlet) incurred 15secs penalties for missing out part of SS1. Coelho’s Evo IX hit a curb and sustained damage to a control arm and brake disc near the finish of SS2, but the service crew made quick work back at the shop and the car will be back out for the first gravel stage at Bronte in the morning.

Provisional positions after SS2:
1st John Powell / Nicholas Telfer (GpN Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX), 2m 47.07s
2nd David Coelho / James Harris - ENG (GpA Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX), 2m 49.19s
3rd James Betts - BAR / Sean Abed (GpA Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII), 2m 49.31s
4th Cristian Bourne / Jesu de Gannes (GpA Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII), 2m 49.32s
5th Stuart Johnson / Lee Quesnel (GpN Subaru Impreza N12), 2m 51.95s
6th Craig Sumair / Brent Russell (GpN Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX), 2m 58.53s
7th Andrew Mallalieu - BAR / Sean Gill - BAR (GpN Subaru Impreza N10), 3m 04.30s
8th Paul Fitzgerald - IRL / Josh Plaza (SM5 Ford Escort MkII), 3m 05.15s
9th Mathew Russel / Richard Russel (GpA Mitsubishi Evo III), 3m 05.90s
10th Frank Kelly - IRL / Robert Cadiz (SM6 Ford Escort MkII), 3m 07.27s

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Re: Rally Trinidad 2015

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Re: Rally Trinidad 2015

Postby Duane 3NE 2NR » March 28th, 2015, 11:23 am

Provisional Times for SS3
1 D. Coelho 0:08:53.10
2 C. Bourne 0:08:26.38
3 C. Sumair 0:09:36.58
4 J. Betts 0:09:49.84
5 J. Powell 0:08:50.84
6 S. Johnson 0:09:21.71
7 R. Pinheiro 0:10:07.31
8 J. Jackson 0:11:03.55
9 A. Mallalieu 0:10:21.88
10 H. Morley 0:10:52.51

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Re: Rally Trinidad 2015

Postby Duane 3NE 2NR » March 28th, 2015, 11:25 am

Provisional Times SS4
1 D. Coelho 0:06:27.22
2 C. Bourne 0:06:16.08
3 C. Sumair 0:06:47.58
4 J. Betts 0:06:20.47
5 J. Powell 0:06:14.00
6 S. Johnson 0:06:31.56
7 R. Pinheiro 0:06:32.37
8 J. Jackson DNS 0:09:21.00
9 A. Mallalieu 0:06:45.16
10 H. Morley 0:07:00.12
12 G. Mahadeo DNS 0:09:24.12
13 R. Pershad 0:07:02.42
14 F. Kelly 0:06:53.30
15 S. McGirr 0:06:43.18
16 P. Fitzgerald 0:07:03.81
17 S. McChlery 0:07:40.15
18 D. Gopaul 0:07:24.66
19 R. Mohammed 0:07:21.01
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Re: Rally Trinidad 2015

Postby Duane 3NE 2NR » March 28th, 2015, 11:41 am

Joel Jackson and Dmitri Dawkins had an off, their STi seen here embracing a tree in Bronte.

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utenjm: "Life comes at you fast. Or is it ditches? We safe. Service crew working assiduously to get us back running. #rallyTrinidad"

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Re: Rally Trinidad 2015

Postby Duane 3NE 2NR » March 28th, 2015, 11:46 am

Frank Kelly on SS4 at Bronte

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Frank Kelly on the first run through Bronte SS4...before the rain came. #rallytrinidad #rt15 #tw

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Re: Rally Trinidad 2015

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Re: Rally Trinidad 2015

Postby Duane 3NE 2NR » March 28th, 2015, 12:37 pm

SS5 times provisional
1 D. Coelho 0:11:33.01
2 C. Bourne 0:10:00.03
3 C. Sumair 0:10:12.73
4 J. Betts 0:09:23.85
5 J. Powell 0:09:33.90
6 S. Johnson 0:09:28.19
7 R. Pinheiro 0:10:26.92
8 J. Jackson DNS 0:14:12.29
9 A. Mallalieu 0:10:09.25
10 H. Morley 0:11:12.12
12 G. Mahadeo DNS 0:14:05.77
13 R. Pershad DNF 0:11:50.24
14 F. Kelly 0:10:29.33
15 S. McGirr 0:09:44.07
16 P. Fitzgerald 0:10:51.75
17 S. McChlery 0:12:12.19
18 D. Gopaul DNF 0:12:10.09
19 R. Mohammed 0:12:59.69
20 I. Khan 0:12:23.76
21 W. Medford 0:14:31.95
23 W. Archer DNS 0:00:00.00
24 A. Ali DNS 0:00:00.00
25 S. Sheppard DNS 0:00:00.00
26 J. Phillips DNF 0:00:00.00
27 S. J. Gopaul DNS 0:14:05.77
28 M. Russell 0:11:22.00

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Re: Rally Trinidad 2015

Postby Duane 3NE 2NR » March 28th, 2015, 1:23 pm

Bronte has been cancelled for the rest of the day due to bad surface conditions. All remaining stages today will be run at Reform only #rallytrinidad

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Re: Rally Trinidad 2015

Postby Duane 3NE 2NR » March 28th, 2015, 1:48 pm

SS6

1 D. Coelho DNF 0:07:48.41
2 C. Bourne 0:06:14.73
3 C. Sumair 0:06:30.86
4 J. Betts 0:06:16.39
5 J. Powell 0:06:12.18
6 S. Johnson 0:06:14.12
7 R. Pinheiro DNS 0:09:22.10
8 J. Jackson DNS 0:09:18.27
9 A. Mallalieu 0:06:53.16
10 H. Morley 0:07:02.56
12 G. Mahadeo DNS 0:09:22.10
13 R. Pershad DNS 0:09:18.27
14 F. Kelly 0:06:47.66
15 S. McGirr 0:06:37.59
16 P. Fitzgerald 0:06:57.81
17 S. McChlery 0:07:24.02
18 D. Gopaul 0:07:05.40
19 R. Mohammed 0:07:13.99
20 I. Khan 0:07:21.86
21 W. Medford DNS 0:09:56.39
23 W. Archer DNS 0:00:00.00
24 A. Ali DNS 0:00:00.00
25 S. Sheppard DNS 0:00:00.00
26 J. Phillips DNS 0:00:00.00
27 S. J. Gopaul DNS 0:09:22.10
28 M. Russell 0:07:56.57

There's a query with stage time for car # 4 on SS3. Waiting on marshal sheets to verify

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Re: Rally Trinidad 2015

Postby tourniquet » March 28th, 2015, 1:57 pm

Around Golconda just before lunch, i saw some dunce in one of these cars, driving as though he thought the public road was a tarmac stage :roll: all that hustling to get to the stage and it get cancelled :roll:

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Re: Rally Trinidad 2015

Postby Duane 3NE 2NR » March 28th, 2015, 2:06 pm

tourniquet wrote:Around Golconda just before lunch, i saw some dunce in one of these cars, driving as though he thought the public road was a tarmac stage :roll: all that hustling to get to the stage and it get cancelled :roll:
you remember which car it was?

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Re: Rally Trinidad 2015

Postby Monk BANzai » March 28th, 2015, 2:33 pm

From last night..... Christian Bourne and Kristian Boodoosigh as well....WHOA!!! Impressive driving in such close quarters....


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Re: Rally Trinidad 2015

Postby Duane 3NE 2NR » March 28th, 2015, 2:38 pm

John "Penti" Powell is out with a broken gearbox. He was maintaining a good lead but will have to retire for the day. He said the crew will try to have the car back out tomorrow.

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Re: Rally Trinidad 2015

Postby Duane 3NE 2NR » March 28th, 2015, 2:42 pm

SS7 was cancelled.

SS8 times (provisional)
1 D. Coelho 0:00:00.00
2 C. Bourne 0:06:39.82
3 C. Sumair 0:06:25.62
4 J. Betts 0:06:10.38
5 J. Powell DNF 0:07:43.35
6 S. Johnson 0:06:10.68
7 R. Pinheiro 0:06:53.46
8 J. Jackson 0:07:10.45
9 A. Mallalieu 0:06:34.64
10 H. Morley 0:06:59.89
12 G. Mahadeo DNS 0:09:15.57
13 R. Pershad 0:06:49.41
14 F. Kelly 0:06:33.80
15 S. McGirr 0:06:35.39
16 P. Fitzgerald DNF 0:08:55.59
17 S. McChlery 0:07:17.17
18 D. Gopaul 0:07:03.32
19 R. Mohammed 0:07:19.10
20 I. Khan 0:07:08.47
21 W. Medford 0:07:39.10
23 W. Archer 0:07:34.23
24 A. Ali 0:07:41.22
25 S. Sheppard DNS 0:11:21.34
26 J. Phillips 0:07:51.32

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Re: Rally Trinidad 2015

Postby Duane 3NE 2NR » March 28th, 2015, 3:30 pm

(provisional) Overall place as of SS9

1st place Car#2 C. Bourne 0:46:39.25
2nd place Car#6 S. Johnson 0:46:48.93
3rd place Car#4 J. Betts 0:47:06.41
4th place Car#15 S. McGirr 0:49:04.23
5th place Car#3 C. Sumair 0:49:48.84
6th place Car#14 F. Kelly 0:50:24.43
7th place Car#9 A. Mallalieu 0:50:33.82
8th place Car#10 H. Morley 0:53:19.68

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Re: Rally Trinidad 2015

Postby Duane 3NE 2NR » March 28th, 2015, 3:40 pm

Provisional Times SS#9
1 D. Coelho DNS 0:07:08.10
2 C. Bourne 0:06:12.89
3 C. Sumair 0:07:16.23
4 J. Betts 0:06:16.17
5 J. Powell DNS 0:09:16.08
6 S. Johnson 0:06:10.72
7 R. Pinheiro 0:06:26.14
8 J. Jackson DNS 0:09:16.08
9 A. Mallalieu 0:06:45.43
10 H. Morley 0:06:59.37
11 C. Khan DNS 0:07:08.10
12 G. Mahadeo DNS 0:07:08.10
13 R. Pershad 0:06:43.74
14 F. Kelly 0:06:34.31
15 S. McGirr 0:06:30.70
16 P. Fitzgerald DNS 0:10:41.77
17 S. McChlery 0:17:15.34
18 D. Gopaul 0:06:56.52
19 R. Mohammed 0:07:10.29
20 I. Khan 0:07:07.85
21 W. Medford 0:07:25.33
22 S. Robinson DNS 0:09:46.05
23 W. Archer 0:00:00.00
24 A. Ali 0:07:28.90

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Re: Rally Trinidad 2015

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Re: Rally Trinidad 2015

Postby Duane 3NE 2NR » March 28th, 2015, 4:29 pm

SS10 provisional times
1 D. Coelho DNS 0:09:20.85
2 C. Bourne 0:06:13.90
3 C. Sumair 0:06:26.50
4 J. Betts 0:06:20.60
5 J. Powell DNS 0:09:22.38
6 S. Johnson 0:06:14.92
7 R. Pinheiro 0:00:00.00
8 J. Jackson 0:00:00.00
9 A. Mallalieu 0:07:07.48
10 H. Morley 0:06:57.93
11 C. Khan DNS 0:09:20.85
12 G. Mahadeo DNS 0:09:20.85
13 R. Pershad 0:06:53.08
14 F. Kelly 0:06:43.11
15 S. McGirr 0:06:35.64
16 P. Fitzgerald 0:00:00.00
17 S. McChlery 0:07:24.62
18 D. Gopaul 0:07:01.24
19 R. Mohammed 0:07:17.43
20 I. Khan 0:07:20.20
21 W. Medford 0:00:00.00
22 S. Robinson DNS 0:09:53.46
23 W. Archer DNS 0:11:09.78
24 A. Ali 0:07:26.52
25 S. Sheppard DNS 0:11:09.78
26 J. Phillips 0:08:25.20
27 S. J. Gopaul DNS 0:09:20.85
28 M. Russell 0:07:20.51
29 J. Harris DNS 0:11:09.78

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Re: Rally Trinidad 2015

Postby Duane 3NE 2NR » March 28th, 2015, 4:43 pm

(provisional) Overall place as of SS10

1st place Car#2 C. Bourne
2nd place Car#6 S. Johnson
3rd place Car#4 J. Betts
4th place Car#15 S. McGirr
5th place Car#3 C. Sumair
6th place Car#14 F. Kelly
7th place Car#9 A. Mallalieu
8th place Car#10 H. Morley

Only 8 cars contend for Overall placings

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Re: Rally Trinidad 2015

Postby Duane 3NE 2NR » March 28th, 2015, 8:10 pm

Seems due to a previous miscalculation, Betts may be leading. Will update with results in s bit.

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Re: Rally Trinidad 2015

Postby alexdeo655 » March 28th, 2015, 9:16 pm

Shots from Reform stages today. Check it out!!
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[BLOG]: Rally Trinidad 2015 Day 2 - Bronte & Reform

Postby Duane 3NE 2NR » March 28th, 2015, 10:36 pm

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Betts leads after dramatic second day of Rally Trinidad

After Friday’s night’s short sharp shock treatment around the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain, the hardy crews who set off from the Service Park at Tarouba first thing Saturday to tackle the real business of Rally Trinidad 2015, have, without doubt, been reminded of just how tough motor sport can be.

As they moved into the fast flowing stages at Reform and Bronte, everything that can befall a competitor has done so in a dramatic day of Caribbean rallying, with accidents, mechanicals failures, challenges of communication and the weather all playing their part in equal measure. So much so that only eight crews remain in the running for overall awards, having completed all 11 stages so far run . . . there are many others still running after repairs, so Sunday will still be a spectacle worth seeing.

Overnight leader John Powell, as determined as ever to prove that a Group N Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX can take on the best that Group A can offer, maintained his advantage with two stage wins plus two top three finishes in the morning’s first four tests; a broken gearbox brought his charge to an end, however, but he said the crew will try to have the car back out for Sunday.

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Rain created some major issues in the Bronte stage, with the surface so slippery that even marshals and the media blessed with off-road 4 x 4s were having difficulty traversing the course; after the morning’s final run through Reform was abandoned, quick-thinking by the Trinidad & Tobago Rally Club and a lunchtime drivers meeting led to the afternoon stages all being run at Reform, two forward and three reverse.

The second Bronte also accounted for one of the potential winners, David Coelho (Group A Evo IX); second overnight and in the top four on the morning’s first two stages, he had already slipped back, outside the top 10 on SS5, then went off in Bronte, later to retire with a suspected broken cam sensor.

With the overnight class-leaders gone, a superb battle was developing between James Betts of Barbados and local Cristian Bourne, both in Group A Evo VIIIs, and last year’s Group N winner, Stuart Johnson (Subaru Impreza N12). All kept in the top six during the morning, and continued to do so in the afternoon – each claimed at least one stage win - Betts trying particularly hard, as a miscommunication of data early in the day led him to believe he had a big chunk of time to make up . . . ‘twas not the case, but it was well worth the watching as he tried to do so!

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Others staying with them much of the time included Ryan Pinheiro (Evo IV) and Jamaica’s Joel Jackson (GpN Impreza N14), but both also soon hit trouble . . . err, twice! After securing delivery of a replacement windshield to the Service Park in record time from Piarco, the second shield was then broken as the crew put the bonnet back on; he retired after SS9 with a shelled out alternator bearing.

Jackson, meanwhile, was not the only driver to visit the scenery during the day, his Impreza embracing a tree in Bronte; there were worse problems for Suriname’s Radj Persaud (Impeza N12), who was parked on the stage with problems, only to be hit by Junior Phillips (Lancer GSR). Shortly after Phillips broke all the studs on a rear wheel.

Life was not much easier for the two-wheel-drive crews, particularly the indenigous ones, as the overseas visitors were having a field day! Ireland’s Frank Kelly and Paul Fitzgerald were bouncing around in the top 10 in their Ford Escort MkIIs, doing “just what it says on the tin” in Irish rallying . . . but it was fellow-countryman Shane McGirr in his Toyota Starlet (the only one of the three without the benefit of local co-driving knowledge, his girlfriend Jackie Elliott reading the notes) who was doing the winning!

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When Fitzgerald’s engine let go shortly after lunch, which spelled the end of his Caribbean adventure (the first of many, we hope), it left McGirr and Kelly in fifth and sixth places overnight and the only two 2wd cars still in the overall running. The eight were completed by the Subarus of Barbados Motoring Federation president Andrew Mallalieu (N10) and Barbados-based expat Brit Harold Morley (Sti R4), who had both kept their heads while all about them were losing theirs . . .

Twelve more stages face the field on Sunday at the popular Snake and Jack and Jill venues, with the whole weekend building to a fantastic climax at Preysal for the two SuperSpecials starting around 3.00pm. If there’s nothing else in your Sunday diary, you should be there!

Provisional positions after SS12:

1st James Betts - BAR / Sean Abed (GpA Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII), 1h 04m 46.15s

2nd Cristian Bourne / Jesu de Gannes (GpA Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII), 1h 05m 13.59s

3rd Stuart Johnson / Lee Quesnel (GpN Subaru Impreza N12), 1h 05m 48.29s

4th Craig Sumair / Brent Russell (GpN Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX), 1h 08m 58.63s

5th Shane McGirr - IRL / Jackie Elliot - IRL (SM6 Toyota Starlet), 1h 09m 26.37s

6th Frank Kelly - IRL / Robert Cadiz (SM6 Ford Escort MkII), 1h 10m 11.90s

7th Andrew Mallalieu - BAR / Sean Gill - BAR (GpN Subaru Impreza N10), 1h 11m 27.77s

8th Harold Morley - ENG / Shiva Maharaj (GpN Subaru Impreza STi R4), 1h 14m 06.91s

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Re: Rally Trinidad 2015

Postby Duane 3NE 2NR » March 28th, 2015, 10:58 pm

Ok there was an error on the time calculations for car #4 on SS3

Here are the provisional results after SS12

1st James Betts - BAR / Sean Abed (GpA Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII), 1h 04m 46.15s

2nd Cristian Bourne / Jesu de Gannes (GpA Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII), 1h 05m 13.59s

3rd Stuart Johnson / Lee Quesnel (GpN Subaru Impreza N12), 1h 05m 48.29s

4th Craig Sumair / Brent Russell (GpN Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX), 1h 08m 58.63s

5th Shane McGirr - IRL / Jackie Elliot - IRL (SM6 Toyota Starlet), 1h 09m 26.37s

6th Frank Kelly - IRL / Robert Cadiz (SM6 Ford Escort MkII), 1h 10m 11.90s

7th Andrew Mallalieu - BAR / Sean Gill - BAR (GpN Subaru Impreza N10), 1h 11m 27.77s

8th Harold Morley - ENG / Shiva Maharaj (GpN Subaru Impreza STi R4), 1h 14m 06.91s

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Re: Rally Trinidad 2015

Postby QuietRiot » March 29th, 2015, 5:37 am

Nice morning read. Off to MTC at Preysal.

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Re: Rally Trinidad 2015

Postby AutoSport » March 29th, 2015, 6:26 am

Really excellent write up with the overnight information.

How does a Rally Driver balance that desire to straighten out every corner and then this..."to finish first you must first finish?'

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Re: Rally Trinidad 2015

Postby Duane 3NE 2NR » March 29th, 2015, 9:07 am

Morning folks. Busy morning. First stage of day 3 at Snake (service park at Preysal)

SS13 times provisional
2 C. Bourne 0:03:30.60
3 C. Sumair 0:03:49.73
4 J. Betts 0:03:30.86
5 J. Powell 0:03:33.83
6 S. Johnson 0:03:46.99
7 R. Pinheiro 0:03:58.87
8 J. Jackson 0:03:51.65
9 A. Mallalieu 0:03:49.23
10 H. Morley 0:04:14.84
13 R. Pershad 0:03:58.31
14 F. Kelly 0:03:43.81
15 S. McGirr 0:03:44.49
17 S. McChlery 0:04:15.62
18 D. Gopaul 0:04:17.31
19 R. Mohammed 0:04:12.49
20 I. Khan 0:04:22.91
21 W. Medford 0:04:40.42
23 W. Archer 0:04:32.33
24 A. Ali DNF 0:05:40.41
26 J. Phillips DNS 0:06:48.49
28 M. Russell 0:04:05.96

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