Sun July 14, 2002

NEWS JUST IN

 McRae wins number 25 @ 10:57 AM - Colin McRae wins the Safari Rally ... 1. Colin MCRAE (GB) ... 2. Harri ROVANPERÄ (FIN) +0:02:50.9 ... 3. Thomas RADSTROM (S) +0:18:38.6 ... 4. Markko MÄRTIN (EE) +0:21:28.0 ... 5. Sébastien LOEB (F) +0:21:48.1 ... 6. Gilles PANIZZI (F) +0:34:41.0

 McRae extends lead with one to go @ 08:34 AM - Positions after CS11 ... 1. Colin MCRAE (GB) ... 2. Harri ROVANPERÄ (FIN) +0:03:50.9 ... 3. Thomas RADSTROM (S) +0:19:20.3 ... 4. Markko MÄRTIN (EE) +0:24:55.8 ... 5. Sébastien LOEB (F) +0:26:13.8 ... 6. Gilles PANIZZI (F) +0:37:11.

 What no pace notes? @ 05:59 AM - Markko is contesting the leg 3 first stage without is pace notes which were left in service!

Sat July 13, 2002

NEWS JUST IN

 Safari Rally End Of Leg 2 @ 09:37 PM - Overall: 1. C.McRae 5:39:02.3, 2. Rovanpera +0:02:26.7, 3. Radstrom +0:13:18.2, 4. Loeb +0:16:50.9, 5. Martin +0:20:51.0, 6. Panizzi +0:34:43.3, 7. Kresta +0:38:07.2, 8. Kankkunen +0:38:25.9, 9. A.McRae +1:03:29.2, 10. Ligato +1:48:31.5

 Tommi and Carlos out on Kerrerie @ 01:02 PM - Chaos reigns on the eighth section, as Tommi Makinen bows out of the rally with suspension failure. Kenneth Eriksson's valiant efforts also end early with gearbox problems, and Carlos Sainz's rally comes to a close with oil pump failure on his Ford Focus WRC.

 Overall after CS7 @ 11:12 AM - Overall After: 1. C.McRae, 2. Rovanpera +3:28.2, 3. Sainz +4:08.9, 4. Eriksson +6:58.5, 5. Martin + 8:31.0, 6. Makinen +10:49.5, 7. Radstrom +13:18.5, 8. Burns +15:40.1, 9. Loeb +19:11.7, 10. Kankkunen +33:20.3

 CS7 Delayed @ 09:38 AM - By 20 minutes.

 CS6 Cancelled - Weather @ 07:07 AM - Due to the safety helicopters being unable to fly in the weather conditions, SS6 has been cancelled.

 Loeb Wins CS5 @ 06:37 AM - Overall After: 1. C.McRae, 2. Sainz +2:03.8, 3. Rovanpera +2:54.6, 4. Eriksson +5:12.9, 5. Martin + 7:43.4, 6. Makinen +7:59.0, 7. Radstrom +11:50.7, 8. Burns +15:56.6, 9. Loeb +17:32.0, 10. Kresta +28:22.7

 Tommi With Problems @ 06:05 AM - Tommi Makinen has a rear damper problem in CS5. He has lost 9 minutes.

Fri July 12, 2002

NEWS JUST IN

 Safari Rally - End of leg one @ 07:01 PM - ... 1. Tommi MÄKINEN (FIN) --- 2. Colin MCRAE (GB) +0:00:16.1 --- 3. Carlos SAINZ (E) +0:02:54.8 --- 4. Harri ROVANPERÄ (FIN) +0:03:37.1 --- 5. Kenneth ERIKSSON (S) +0:05:52.4 --- 6. Markko MÄRTIN (EE) +0:06:34.2 --- 7. Thomas RADSTROM (S) +0:11:00.8

 Gardemeister Loses Wheel @ 03:34 PM - Toni Gardemeister loses a left wheel 85k's into section 4. Uncomfirmed reports.

 Solberg Out @ 02:43 PM - Petter Solberg is possibly out of the Safari Rally on section 4 about 15 km in to the section as his car has been stationery for a long time.

 Kankkunen Problems @ 01:52 PM - Hyundai suffers again as Kankkunen loses time with damaged shock absorbers and a lack of engine power due to intake dust problems.

 Declecour out @ 01:42 PM - Francois Delecour has retired with engine problems

 Competitive Section 4 @ 01:38 PM - Competitive Section 4 is underway

 Loeb Stops for Repairs @ 01:04 PM - Sebastian Loeb stopped on Competitive Section 3 to repair a broken shock absorber.

 Makinen Flying @ 12:24 AM - Makinen around 2 mins faster than Colin McRae on Section 3. Burns is around 6 mins behind Makinen on the stage.

 Burns in trouble? @ 12:10 AM - Uncomfirmed reports that Richard Burns is going very slowly through CS3 and that Makinen has overtaken him on the section.

 Solberg stopped? @ 11:54 AM - Petter Solberg appears to have stopped on the side of the road, probably a puncture. Confirmed that he is now on the move again.

 Sainz Punctures @ 11:53 AM - Carlos Sainz suffers a puncture on CS3, how it will affect him we'll let you know later!

 Competitive Section 3 @ 11:44 AM - Competitive Section 3 is now running.

 Competitive Section 1 results @ 07:33 AM - Overall classification: 1.Makinen 0:36.47.8 2.Radstrom +0:00:21.1 3.Martin +0:01:15.9 4.Eriksson +0:01:19.0 5.Sainz +0:01:20.1 6.Gardemeister +0:01:24.3 7.C McRae +0:01:30.8 8.Rovanpera +0:02:06.3 9.A McRae +0:03:21.1 10. Delecour +0:04:31.2 11. Kresta +0:04:37.6 12.Burns +0:04:44.2 13.Loeb +0:06:33.0 14.Schwarz +0:06:51.4 15.Dor +0:08:38.2

 Gronholm Retires! @ 07:33 AM - Marcus Gronholm has retired from the Safari Rally on Stage 1 due to an engine problem.

 Marcus Stops In CS1 @ 06:57 AM - With an engine problem, news as we have it.

 Solberg With Clutch Problems @ 06:56 AM - Petter Solberg stopped in CS1 for 9 minutes with a clutch problem, but is now proceeding.

 Safari Underway @ 06:43 AM - The Safari Rally has started (08:16 local time). Keep it here for a complete results service throughout the day.