MITSUBISHI MOTORS/1999 WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP

Leg 1 / Section 2 - Special Stages 2 to 10 - Friday 16 July

SS 9 - Whaanga Coast 2 - 29.52 km

Note: Freddy Loix had no wipers.
Colin McRae (Ford) stopped in stage with engine problem.
Carlos Sainz (Toyota): gearbox jammed in first gear 10 km from the end of the stage.

Quotes:
Tommi Makinen: "The conditions are terrible, so muddy, no grip at all. But it was a good day for us and it could have been a good battle with Colin (McRae). I hope finally my luck changes here and I could win".
Freddy Loix: "We could not drive at all. We could not see anything. We had to stop a couple of times and get out to clean the windscreen".

Positions on SS 9
1	T.MAKINEN R.MANNISENMAKI	MITSUBISHI LANCER	23.12.1
2	J.KANKKUNEN J.REPO	SUBARU IMPREZA	23.16.8	+ 4.7
3	T. GARDEMEISTER P. LUKANDER	SEAT CORDOBA	23.24.0	+ 11.9
4	T.RADSTROM F.GALLAGHER	FORD FOCUS	23.33.6	+ 21.5
5	D.AURIOL D.GIRAUDET	TOYOTA COROLLA	23.38.8	+ 26.7
6	P.BOURNE C.VINCENT	SUBARU IMPREZA	23.48.4	+ 36.3
7	G.TRELLES M.CHRISTIE	MITSUBISHI LANCER Gr.N	24.03.9	+ 51.8
8	M.KAHLE D.SCHNEPPENHEIM	TOYOTA COROLLA	24.10.8	+ 58.7
9	Y.KATAOKA S.HAYASHI	MITSUBISHI LANCER	24.39.3	+ 1.27.2
10	H.AL-WAHAIBI T.SIRCOMBE	MITSUBISHI LANCER Gr.N	24.41.0	+ 1.28.9
11	H.ROVANPERA R.PIETILAINEN	SEAT CORDOBA	24.41.5	+ 1.29.4
	C.SAINZ L.MOYA	TOYOTA COROLLA	27.01.4	+ 3.49.3
	F.LOIX S.SMEETS	MITSUBISHI CARISMA GT	27.54.2	+ 4.42.1

Group N on SS 9
1	G.TRELLES M.CHRISTIE	MITSUBISHI LANCER Gr.N	24.03.9
2	H.AL-WAHAIBI T.SIRCOMBE	MITSUBISHI LANCER Gr.N	24.41.0	+ 37.1
3	F.NUTAHARA N.ODAGIRI	MITSUBISHI LANCER Gr.N	24.55.9	+ 52.0
4	T.ARAI R.FREEMAN	SUBARU IMPREZA Gr.N	25.00.1	+ 56.2
5	K.TAGUCHI R.TEOH	MITSUBISHI LANCER Gr.N	25.02.7	+ 58.8

Overall after SS 9
1	T.MAKINEN R.MANNISENMAKI	MITSUBISHI LANCER	1.36.00.0
2	D.AURIOL D.GIRAUDET	TOYOTA COROLLA	1.37.15.2	+ 1.15.2
3	J.KANKKUNEN J.REPO	SUBARU IMPREZA	1.37.27.4	+ 1.27.4
4	T. GARDEMEISTER P. LUKANDER	SEAT CORDOBA	1.38.02.6	+ 2.02.6
5	P.BOURNE C.VINCENT	SUBARU IMPREZA	1.39.25.2	+ 3.25.2
6	T.RADSTROM F.GALLAGHER	FORD FOCUS	1.39.41.3	+ 3.41.3
7	C.SAINZ L.MOYA	TOYOTA COROLLA	1.40.26.9	+ 4.26.9
8	H.ROVANPERA R.PIETILAINEN	SEAT CORDOBA	1.40.46.8	+ 4.46.8
9	G.TRELLES M.CHRISTIE	MITSUBISHI LANCER Gr.N	1.41.54.0	+ 5.54.0
10	M.KAHLE D.SCHNEPPENHEIM	TOYOTA COROLLA	1.41.54.6	+ 5.54.6
11	H.AL-WAHAIBI T.SIRCOMBE	MITSUBISHI LANCER Gr.N	1.43.34.5	+ 7.34.5
13	Y.KATAOKA S.HAYASHI	MITSUBISHI LANCER	1.44.21.8	+ 8.21.8
14	F.LOIX S.SMEETS	MITSUBISHI CARISMA GT	1.44.50.9	+ 8.50.9

Group N after SS 9
1	G.TRELLES M.CHRISTIE	MITSUBISHI LANCER Gr.N	1.41.54.0
2	H.AL-WAHAIBI T.SIRCOMBE	MITSUBISHI LANCER Gr.N	1.43.34.5	+ 1.40.5
3	K.TAGUCHI R.TEOH	MITSUBISHI LANCER Gr.N	1.45.21.9	+ 3.27.9
4	F.NUTAHARA N.ODAGIRI	MITSUBISHI LANCER Gr.N	1.45.38.2	+ 3.44.2
5	R.MEEKINGS A.GLEN	MITSUBISHI LANCER Gr.N	1.45.48.4	+ 3.54.4