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Steve · Mar 5, 2015

Only two short stages today. One to Neuville, the other to Ogier.

SS2: Ogier leads overnight in Mexico (WRC.com)

06 MAR 2015

SÃ©bastien Ogier set fastest time in Thursday’s second and final speed test to claim the overnight lead at Rally Guanajuato Mexico.

He defeated Thierry Neuville in the headline heat at LeÃ³n motor racing circuit to relegate the Belgian, winner of the opening special stage in Guanajuato, to second. The gap between the two is 1.2sec.

“It’s a good start to the rally. Tomorrow all I can do is go flat out,” said the Volkswagen Polo R pilot, who faces a tough job to hold onto his advantage from first in the start order over mountain roads covered in a thick layer of loose gravel.

Hyundai’s Neuville was tied in second with Andreas Mikkelsen’s Polo R. The Norwegian edged out team-mate Jari-Matti Latvala in the penultimate heat, crossing the finish just a tenth of a second ahead, and the two were split by 0.6sec overall.

Mads Ã˜stberg defeated Elfyn Evans to hold fifth in Citroen’s DS 3, Evans losing confidence after a lurid slide under braking at a wet part of the circuit. Just behind Ã˜stberg in sixth was team-mate Kris Meeke, who outpaced Dani Sordo.

Ott TÃ¤nak, Robert Kubica, Sordo and Lorenzo Bertelli completed the top 10, while Hayden Paddon was 16th after spinning his Hyundai i20.
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RallyMini370 · Mar 6, 2015

One car went off into the lake , the crew were quick to get out.

Steve · Mar 6, 2015

Horrifying Tanak crash explained (irallylive.com)

06.03.2015 18:31

In the drama of Rally Mexico's Friday morning proceedings, it became clear that M-Sport Ford driver Ott Tanak and co-driver Raigo Molder were put out of the rally by an sizeable incident that saw them leave the road – however none of the following drivers saw where the car had gone, and it's now clear why.

The crew in fact crashed into a reservoir, after rolling off the road approximate two miles into the Los Mexicanos stage. Terrifyingly the car is said to have been submerged in less than thirty seconds – thankfully the crew were able to exit the car and swim to safety, and are now safely back in their hotel recovering; they're said to be shaken, but ok. It's a huge relief that the crew escaped unharmed, and we hope that they can make a speedy recovery and put the ordeal behind them.
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Steve · Mar 6, 2015

Wilson said:

There’s a huge sense of relief in the team. Nobody in the team really knew what had happened. Organisers sent a helicopter to try to find them, but they couldn’t be seen. By then we had studied the tracking system and could see the reservoir beside where they went off, so you start to fear the worst.

“I suppose the next thing is to try and retrieve the car. It is not visible, so that gives you an indication of how deep it is there,” explained Wilson.
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Steve · Mar 6, 2015

Steve · Mar 6, 2015

They got out of the car before it fully submerged. See a few good pics here.

Steve · Mar 6, 2015

And Tanak is eager to get back on the horse!

Ott TÃ¤nak said:

"It was a different experience today. I braked too hard into a compression which damaged the front-right suspension. We couldn't steer the car around the next left-hand corner and went off the edge of the road. The drop was so steep that we rolled into the water.

"Luckily the car landed on its wheels but the water was so deep that the car sank really fast. As soon as we opened the doors the car was gone in just a few seconds. I also had a problem with my intercom wire because it didn't come loose and was dragging me under the water. We were really lucky. It was not a nice moment to have.

"After that there was no chance to contact the team. The radio was gone and there was very little phone signal where we were. No one back at the team knew what had happened to us for almost 20 minutes and that â€“ as you can imagine â€“ was a big concern for everyone back in the service park.

"I've never had this type of feeling before. It's an empty feeling but the best thing is to get back in the car. The team are trying to get the car back as soon as possible and they are ready to fight all night to repair it ready for tomorrow. It sounds like a crazy plan, but if there is any chance to restart the rally I know my team can make it happen."
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Steve · Mar 6, 2015

Steve · Mar 6, 2015

Neuville was another of many unlucky today.

Steve · Mar 6, 2015

MAXRALLY turbo tweet (maxrally.com)

7th March 2015

Leading after two Thursday night superspecials, Sebastien Ogier was supposed to be slaughtered on Friday’s gravel stages. He binned that script, wrote his own and led for the duration after another brilliant day behind the wheel of his Polo. The talking point of the leg was Ott Tanak’s departure when he rolled into a lake in Los Mexicanos. He and Raigo Molder emerged from being submerged unhurt. Kris Meeke and Robert Kubica looked quick this morning before they both crashed out in SS4. Thierry Neuville looked to be the man most capable of threatening Ogier, until he rolled on the final long stage of the day. Jari-Matti Latvala ended the leg second behind his VW team-mate, while Citroen’s Mads Ostberg took the final provisional podium position, despite a return of the gearbox glitch which hampered him in Sweden last month.
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Crashton · Mar 6, 2015

Wow that is scary stuff that car sank like a stone. Good to see the crew come out so fast, they didn't have much time.

Steve · Mar 7, 2015

An amazing effort, but...I suppose this isn't really surprising given all they had to do.

WRC Rally Mexico: Tanak retires again (crash.net)

7 March 2015

M-Sport's Ott Tanak has had to retire from day two of Rally Mexico after he was unable to make it to SS11.

The Estonian had been due to compete under Rally 2 after his M-Sport mechanics fixed his car following his dramatic exit on Friday, when he went off the road in SS3 and the car wound up in a reservoir.

He was 4 minutes late out of service this morning due to gremlins and then had suffered further issues en-route to SS11, Ibarrilla 1 – the first test of the leg. It is hoped he will be able to re-join now on Sunday for the final three stages.
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Crashton · Mar 8, 2015

Laugh out loud funny > Ti- Tanak.

RallyMini370 · Mar 8, 2015

Yeah, got to love the British humour. I thought about enetering the Mini one year for this event but I figure we won't get far! LOL

Steve · Mar 8, 2015

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49rTRmTW2sc"]WRC Rally Guanajuato MÃƒÂ©xico 2015: Onboard TÃƒÂ¤nak CRASH! - YouTube[/ame]

Steve · Mar 8, 2015

Milking the TiTanak bit for all it's worth. Here they are on the podium after the last stage.

RallyMini370 · Mar 9, 2015

I follow these guys [ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nBHj3Vqky0"]Eurolamp WRT. Bad luck at the Saturday. WRC rally Mexico 2015 - YouTube[/ame]

Steve · Mar 9, 2015

Ouch!

RallyMini370 · Mar 10, 2015

That yellow car got smacked hard!

minirab · Mar 10, 2015

Like standing on the outside of a corner (Group B days).

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