14.9.2012 Excellent start for Mikko Pajunen and Kaj Lindström in IRC Yalta Rally

 

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Mikko Pajunen and Kaj Lindström opened their first race with Ford Fiesta S2000 in Yalta, Ukraine today. They lead the rally after two special stages with one second. Ukrainian Yuriy Protasov is second with Ford Fiesta RRC and third is Yağiz Avci from Turkiye who currently 11.5 seconds behind Mikko with his Fiesta S2000. In the first special stage  fastest was Protasov, but Pajunen took the second one. There was eight Special stage kilometers only in the Rally on Friday

- It was quite slippery in some places, and there still is some tricks to learn with the new car for me, says Pajunen satisfied after Friday.

On Saturday continues rally with six special stages, total of 137,5 kilometers. The first Stage will start in the morning, local time, at 8.49 (7.49 CET). Rally´s last SS14 (17.07 km) will be driven on Sunday afternoon at 14.34 pm (13.34 CET). Total special stage kilometers will be driven about 240.

Results live

SS1 video clip here

SS2 video clip here


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