8. ADAC Rallye Oberland 2002
8. 3. – 9. 3. 2002 • asphalt 161.14 km • total distance including road sections - 345.00 km • Other years
Info
SS19
"Beating the Kit Cars and keeping up with the WRCs was a lot of fun."
"I am very pleased with winning my first rally in this car. Also, I am really happy for the team. It's a shame for Niki though, we had a really good fight."
SS16
"We are leading the Kit Car class now, again. From now on we will try to stay in this position and don't risk anything."
"I would be more than satisfied with that second place in the Kit Car standings. that would be a really good debut in this kind of car."
"Without any problems. It's a bit lonely though, all my main opponents retired and I can't catch the WRC cars."
"I have to give it everything to keep the Italians behind me. Especially on the long straights I am losing a lot of time."
"With the newly set up damaged axle we even managed to set a quickest time, 0.2 faster than Kahle! At least something to be happy about."
"I don't think we can catch Wallenwein, the wrong tyre choice in the morning threw us too far to the back."
"We changed something on the rear, now the car isn't that nervous anymore. After Nikis retirement, I will be able to drive a bit more for the spectators now."
SS14
"I started directly in front of de Cecco, very unfortunate. I let him pass in the very first corner to avoid any collisions."
SS13
changing both driveshafts in service
"Delighted about my first F2 stage win in this stage. But apart from that it's not too great, we spun multiple times."
"We chose the wrong tyres, way too soft. Apart from that, we are improving."
"We are close to some WRC cars, but it is impossible to catch them. Otherwise it's going really well. We were thinking about using a shorter gearbox for these stages, but found out it's ok with the one we are using now."
"Our suspension needs some improvement for the long fast stages. We have to work on the until the next rally."
SS11
broken front right driveshaft
"We went off and hit a stone. Now the rear wishbone is bent and we also had a puncture."
puncture
"We spun and hit something, now the axle is bent. We don't have a spare part, so we have to try and set up the broken part as good as possible."
"It's very frustrating, especially on our home event and as we were so close to the lead."
engine before stage
SS10
"I am feeling so good in the car. The tyres were sliding a bit, so we are changing to harder ones now."
"The starter is broken, probably a broken cable somewhere. The engine can't cut out now. Otherwise we are catching up on the others."
"The stages here are really fast, I am not used to that from Italy."
"I don't know the stages here too well, so I am driving rather cautious."
"The Escort is working really well for its age. I had a small off in this stage - exactly in front of the TV cameras."
"I am certainly not driving slow, but Niki Schelle is really quick today."
SS8
"I still have to get used to the car, quite different to the group A Civic I drove last year."
"I don't know what the problem is, hopefully we'll make it to service."
smoke is emerging from the engine bay
"Our rear axle is still bent after our small off yesterday. We will have to change it in the service."
electrical problems before stage
SS7
"I was too fast into the chicane, I had to drive around it because I didn't want to hit anything. I lost some time there and now received a 30-second penalty for that too, really frustrating."
missed the chicane
SS6
off road, bent rear axle
SS5
"It was my mistake, I was braking too late for a chicane and didn't want to cut it because of the potential penalty. Sadly I was still too quick and hit a concrete block which damaged the suspension."
SS3
"Our gearbox is leaking oil, so we had to slow down. I hope we can fix it in the service."
"I am braking too early in some places, otherwise I am very satisfied."
"We are taking it easy. Everything is ok."
"You can't compare the group A car to the group N car I drove last year, it's driving like a Go-Kart."
fire after the stage
"All my class opponents are starting way behind me, so I don't know where we are at the moment."
"Shortly after the start a driveshaft snapped and sliced the tyre. We drove the stage on the rim, but lost about two minutes."
puncture
"I stalled the car at the start of the prevoius stage. Also, I am getting along with my new codriver really well, as if we were driving together for a long time."
"I still have to get used to the car, but it's working well. I am not surprised by the times as I was expecting Nittel and Schelle to be very strong here."