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LEG 2 SUZUKI IGNIS SUPER 1600 PRESS INFORMATION MONTE CARLO RALLY LEG ONE REPORT
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Suzuki Ignis Super 1600 crews Nikolaus Schelle (Germany) and Juha Kangas (Finland)
continued to impress throughout the second day of intense competition on the 70th
Monte Carlo Rally on Saturday.Schelle again underlined the competitiveness of the Suzuki Ignis, which is competing in its maiden Junior World Rally Championship event, to hold an impressive fifth position at the end of the day. The German driver, who is co-driven by Gerhard Weiss, started the day determined to hold onto his position ¨ which will be worth a noteworthy two Junior World Rally Championship points if he can retain the place at the end of the rally on Sunday. "It has been an unbelievable day of competition," said Schelle. "This is an incredibly demanding event, but the Suzuki Ignis has been standing up to the challenges exceptionally well. Tonight the final stage in the dark was extremely slippery so I decided to drive very carefully. With just four stages remaining tomorrow and the prospect of some points, I decided to take extra care to ensure we made it to the end."  Schelle's progress
was slightly hampered by recurring brake problems at the rear of the car, but
his mastery of the rally-prepared Ignis allowed him to stay on the road and set
increasingly competitive times.Finnish driver Kangas, who is co-driven by Mika Ovaskainen, also put in an encouraging performance to lie tenth overnight despite struggling to select gears for much of the day. He also dropped almost five minutes when he had to stop to change a punctured tyre early in the ninth stage. "The puncture was very unfortunate, but otherwise it has been another positive day for us," said Kangas. "It was quite an effort to nurse the car back to service with the gear selection problems, but the team has done an exceptional job to keep the car in such good condition." Commenting on another encouraging day for the Team Suzuki Ignis Super 1600 challengers, Nobuhiro Tajima, President of Suzuki Sport, noted that only 11 of the 27 starters remained, saying: "The competition is tough, but again the Ignis has proven its reliability in some of the toughest conditions there are in rallying." The lead of the Junior World Rally Championship looked to be heading the way of Italian Gianluigi Galli (Fiat Punto), but the early leader made a mistake as darkness fell, sliding off the road and handing the advantage to Ford Puma driver Francois Duval. The intense battle for Junior World Rally Championship honours begins again tomorrow (Sunday) at 07.33. 70th Monte Carlo Rally Junior World Rally Championship results from 2nd Leg ¨ Saturday 19 January SS6 Pont de Clans-Villars sur Var (12.08km) Stage winner: Francois Duval (Ford Puma) 10m 21.6s Schelle: 11m 06.2s Kangas: 11m 29.3s SS7 Puget-Theniers (26.76km) Stage winner: Gianluigi Galli (Fiat Punto) 19m 03.1s Schelle: 19m 40.5s Kangas: 20m 46.0s SS8 Coaraze-Loda (23.05km) Stage winner:Gianluigi Galli (Fiat Punto) 17m 12.0s Schelle: 18m 20.7s Kangas: 19m 01.2s SS9 La Bollene-Turini-Moulinet (23.47km) Stage winner: Nicola Caldini (Peugeot 206XS) 17m 34.7s Schelle: 18m 13.2s Kangas: 24m 03.0s SS10 Coaraze-Loda (23.05km) Stage winner: Daniel Carlsson (Ford Puma) 18m 35.4s Schelle: 19m 33.3s Kangas: 19m 56.9s SS11 La Bollene-Turini-Moulinet (23.47km) Stage winner: Nicola Caldini (Peugeot 206XS) 18m 26.1s Schelle: 18m 56.1s Kangas: 19m 56.5s Junior World Rally Championship positions after leg two: 1 Francois Duval (Ford Puma) 3h 08m 33.4s 2 Nicola Caldani (Peugeot 206) 3h 13m 06.7s 3 Roger Feghali (Ford Puma) 3h 15m 05.1s 4 Daniel Carlsson (Ford Puma) 3h 15m 21.0s 5 Nikolaus Schelle (Suzuki Ignis) 3h 16m 41.7s 6 David Doppelreiter (Peugeot 206) 3h 17m 36.4s 10 Juha Kangas (Suzuki Ignis) 3h 31m 38.2s 3rd Leg ¨ Sunday 20 January 07.33 Start from Monaco 07.33 Service 09.13 SS12 Sospel-Turini-La Bollene (32.85km) 10.08 SS13 Loda-Luceram (16.55km) 11.18 Service 12.33 SS14 Sospel-Turini-La Bollene (32.85km) 13.28 SS15 Loda-Luceram (16.55km) 14.40 Service 15.02 Finish on the rally in Monaco *Time of first competitor. First Ignis of Schelle will start approximately 37 minutes later. For further information on the Team Suzuki Ignis Super 1600 programme contact Suzuki Press Officer Dirk Van Der Sluys on +32 475969799 or visit www.suzuki.co.jp/jwrc/
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