Safari Rally: Final Results

Safari Rally Kenya 98 Official Site: http://www.kenyaweb.com/safarirally/ Final Results Contents: Unofficial top 10 results at the end of Leg 3 Headlines Today's Timetable, Monday 2nd March - Leg 3 Section Winners Section results - sections ...

Safari Rally Kenya 98 Official Site: http://www.kenyaweb.com/safarirally/ Final Results

Contents:

Unofficial top 10 results at the end of Leg 3 Headlines Today's Timetable, Monday 2nd March - Leg 3 Section Winners Section results - sections 12-16 Reference Sites and further information

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Unofficial top 10 results at the end of Leg 3

1 R.Burns/R.Reid GB/GB                  Mit Carisma GT        8:57:34
2 J.Kankkunen/J.Repo SF/SF                Ford Escort         9:07:01
3 A.Vatanen/F.Gallagher SF/GB                Ford Escort        9:07:26
4 D.Auriol/D.Giraudet F/F               Toyota Corolla         9:12:00
5 H.Rovanpera/V.Silander SF/SF                Seat Ibiza (F2)        11:03:12
6 R.Baumschlager/K.Wicha A/D                VW Golf (F2)        11:17:35
7 L.Climent/R.Romani E/E                Mit Lancer Evo 3 (N) 11:25:37
8 K.Rosenberger/P.Carlsson A/S                VW Golf (F2)        11:43:21
9 M.Brighetti/A.Sidi EAK/EAK                Subaru Impreza        11:53:35
10 K.Hirji/F.Nekusa EAU/EAU                Toyota Celica        12:01:03

Formula 2

1 H.Rovanpera/V.Silander SF/SF        Seat Ibiza (F2)        11:03:12
2 R.Baumschlager/K.Wicha A/D        VW Golf (F2)        11:17:35
3 K.Rosenberger/P.Carlsson A/S        VW Golf (F2)        11:43:21

Group N

7 L.Climent/R.Romani E/E                Mit Lancer Evo 3 (N)        11:25:37        
5 M.Stohl/K.Gerlach A/D                        Mit Lancer Evo 3 (N)        12:15:15
2 P.Bailey/Sehami EAK/EAK                Subaru Impreza (N)        13:36:06

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Headlines

- Richard Burns driving a Mitsubishi Carisma GT was "so chuffeed" at winning the 1998 Safari Rally of Kenya. This is first WRC victory and demonstrates the enormous potential of this young driver. Co-driver Robert Reid had tears of joy streaming down his face: "I can't believe it. I am totally overcome."

- disappointment in the Toyota camp as Sainz exits the rally after breaking a rear strut which caused further damage

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MONDAY 2 MARCH, LEG 3

05:10 hrs        Start, Nairobi
06:29 hrs        Section 12 Oltepesi - Ngong         108.12 km
08:41 hrs        Section 13 Hunter's Lookout - Timbuctoo         71.90 km
10:07 hrs        Section 14 Isinya - Il Bisel  109.87 km
12:37 hrs        Section 15 Kajiado - Corner Baridi         48.96 km
13:31 hrs        Section 16 Super Special Stage, Nairobi         4.3 km

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Section Winners

Section 12 - Burns, Section 13 - Vatanen, Section 14 - Kankkunen, Section 15 - Kankkunen, Section 16 - Burns

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Section 12, Oltepesi - Ngong 108.12 km Start: 06:29 Notes: - Sainz's bid to overtake Juha Kankkunen (Ford) was tripped up by punctures; Sainz's left-hand front wheel rim broke in a drift 3 kms from the end of the section, and he came out very slowly, two minutes down on the Fords, and Didier Auriol had a flat rear right. Both had to do jack-and- spanner work before heading for service. - Vatanen's trip meter broke, so in thick dust he and navigator Fred Gallagher had difficulty estimating distances on long straights. - Kankkunen's rear window blew out 30 kms into the section, so his dust problem was inside the car. - Burns hit one rock very hard, but service checks confirmed he had "got away with it" with no serious damage. He also had a high-speed bird strike, but the bush bar took all the impact. "This section (a repeat of CS 2 from the first leg) was much rougher than it was two days ago".