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Day 2 of the Safari Rally started with a flooded stage, and associated fun and games. Wily Waldegard (pic by McKlein) went to battle in the lead, only to find Gregoire de Mevius ahead of him when the times were finally totted up.
Second stage of the day was cancelled, leaving only a short 40km charge to run. Despite the diminutive distance, Jeshini stage is deceptively fast. The stage opens with a long straight that is solely for the brave and, even on the satellite tracking system, Waldegard looked fast over it and was clearly enjoying it. By the end of stage 6, the lead had swung back to the Swede.
Top ten now looks like this:
KQ EASCR
CS6 Fastest time: Wald 0:22:43
1 Wald 4:30:48
2 deM+0:03
3 Dunc+1:48
4 Bell+15:08
5 Marc+15:49
6 Past+33:22
7 Clar+38:15
8 Mondr+60:01
9 Vandr+73:03
10 Wunder+73:59
No big dramas for us today – Franz Wunderlich (P10) is really flying, which is just great to see. Quotes from the top five drivers (from the EASR Press Office):
1 Bjorn Waldegård / Mathias Waldegård (Porsche 911)
“It was a lake in the first section and I guess it was because of some flooding from the mountain. It was tough business. The last section was beautiful – I liked that stage – a reasonable route with a few bad drifts and rocks but it wasn’t dangerous. It was open so you could see everything. More of those please!”
2 Grégoire de Mévius / Alain Guehennec (Porsche 911)
“The first section was very nice – fast but not too rough – and then we saw the water. In the distance we saw Bjorn going through okay and since we’re in the same car we decided we could also pass. The second section was very nice – small and intense – when it’s shorter you can try a bit harder.”
3 Ian Duncan / Amaar Slatch (Ford Capri)
“It was a bit of a river in the first section – I don’t know how Bjorn found his way through and it definitely held our attention. There was a lot of powder dust in the last section but there were no problems”
4 Geoff Bell / Tim Challen (Datsun 260Z)
“It was quite tough in the first section and the mud was bad. We had no brakes for a long way due to overheating but then they cooled right down in the water! The last section was perfect – no problem at all.”
5 Gérard Marcy / Stephane Prévot (Porsche 911)
“We were stuck in the water for a few minutes on the first section but then the driveshaft broke on the road section. Our problem with the power is better but not perfect. The last section was more flowing and much better.”
