61. Seajets Acropolis Rally 2015
9. 10. – 11. 10. 2015, Loutraki • OMAE • gravel 182.41 km - (cancelled 56.72 km) • total distance including road sections - 749.39 km • Other years
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SS6
"Sorry for him (Breen)... His driving here is really good. I am not relaxed at this moment, because so big emotions in my heart. We have a big chance and we have three stages to go and it is not easy to drive without mistake. Now we have a service and maybe there I can be relaxed more."
Arrives at the stage end with an open bonnet and cracked windscreen, he jumps out to open the bonnet as the wipers are stuck under the bonnet. "When the pins are open the bonnet will open..." - Has closed the bonnet and continues.
SS5
"If you don't know this stage in this condition, you don't know where it is slippery."
"Up until 100m before finish, then we have a spin and we had to reverse and go through some spectators and come back onto the stage..."
"It is so so slippy in there. I have a problem with the wipers, he (Scott Martin co-driver) has to put the spray on and I have to put the wipers on. It was just a horrible stage, just so glad to get through it."
"We were lucky on the flying finish we hit something on the bank but not big problem. Stage was really difficult, first quarter section perfect, then absolutely muddy! Sometimes we enjoy but second half it was survival!"
"Was very dangerous, many places to have a simple mistake and stop there. We had some moments."
"In many many places it was just survival. We have a problem with the front damper, it is getting worse, but we have one more stage to get to the service, hopefully we will make it."
SS4
Front suspension is all hanging off, also steering damage. "It was problem with the pace notes or it was a wrong call. I thought it was fourth gear corner and it was a hairpin and we hit a wall. We will try to do repairs but the time is quite few so not much chance."
"Lukyanuk is stopped to change a puncture, in the middle of the fog, I only just saw his lights. I lost a bit of time where Alexey (Lukyanuk) was as I lost my way in the pace notes a bit."
"Very difficult as grip change a lot and I do not have good feeling with this. I try to push but sometimes have scared moment. No big problems only with my driving."
"Centre of stage was mega fog and view was unbelievable. We took it easy."
"Everything is okay. The stage is very difficult, very slippy, in the middle we had big fog and did not see anything. The brakes are a little hot."
SS3
"After start very slippery tarmac in some places. We try to pass, a lot of slippery places and I think I was a little bit careful. Not bad driving, but not good."
"It is possible to go much faster. The stage is quite tricky, the first part on the tarmac was extremely slippy, we were too cautious."
"We did not have a problem. The car is okay, we are taking it not cautious, but not taking any risk. We wanted to preserve the tyres here."
SS2
"Now we wait for the big guns, I think we won't set the fastest time, but I feel better than this morning."
"Now my car is softer but grip is better, it was not good choice. I was careful, I am happy to be here. It's okay, I am happy, I am waiting for tomorrow."
"Happy, but not happy with my driving, it was a little bit carefully. After the first round I was a little bit carefully in many place. But okay we are here and we can continue tomorrow."
"The stage is much better now. On the uphill section in the mud we are still losing a lot. Overall I am happy, the pace is good and we are enjoying a lot."
"I had more things to be bothered in the stage. We had to do some mechanical work before the start."
"This is much more normal, some grip and you know these places and much more easier."
"Second time was much better, the place where we crash last time was just normal."
"Very good stage, not slippery and very good. Fast, good."
SS1
"It was just amazing just how different it was, it was rally, it was rally cross, it was racing as we overtake a car. I pushed him a bit in a slow corner as I could not pass him. We missed something on the road section and was 1-minute late into the control."
"We are in Wales!! I saw Consani and maybe another one, it is very difficult."
"I have never driven something like this before. The other guys who have gone off did no slow down. Acropolis is normally June so is dust, not muddy."
"With the rain it is completely stupid this stage. There is maybe 5 kilometres, stupid. It is so bad."
Has arrived at the finish after being helped back on the road by spectators.
"Definitely survival, in some parts it looks okay, but second is unbelievable. It is hard to say how much. Sometimes you go 3 km
"Horrific, I thought Consani had blocked the road, I genuinely thought the stage was stopped. So, so difficult, one of the most difficult stages I have driven."
"It was only about go to the finish, a lot of mud. From this section 5 or 6 km to the finish very difficult conditions."
"A spectator was in the middle of the road!! How can this be possible if you are a rally fan? Guys! Please! Behave! Rally is over for us."
off road
"Like a zoo!, Terrible, it is about survival, some places zero grip... But now we are here and must relax. I saw Consani's co-driver everything was okay, he went out some slippy place. Magalhaes I am not sure."
"When the mud started, it was deep down and we almost hit another car... It was crazy. It is somewhere in the middle (the slippy section), crazy slippy, it is impossible. I had to go in reverse for 80-metres down the stage."
"Stage is very slippy."
"Crazy, crazy, crazy!!"