IRC 2012 | San Marino Rally_SS6 Highlights

IRC 2012 | San Marino Rally_SS6 Highlights

Highlights broadcast by Eurosport HD All copyrights go to their respective owners After SS6: Mikkelsen starts day two in style Andreas Mikkelsen has made a strong start to day two of Rally San Marino by winning the opening 6.82-kilometre Monte Benedetto test in his Å KODA UK Motorsport Fabia Super 2000. Despite reporting having to sweep away some loose surface gravel by running first on the road, Mikkelsen has extended his lead over M-Sport Ford Fiesta RRC driver Giandomenico Basso to 9.2s. Mikkelsen, who is using a replacement gearbox fitted as a precaution in service in San Marino this morning, said: "It was a good stage with no problems. The road was cleaning a bit but it was a clean run. We had soft tyres and I have some work to do on the car." Basso began day two 4.1s behind Mikkelsen but said a lacking of "feeling" resulted in him dropping a few precious seconds to the charging Intercontinental Rally Challenge champion. He was 5.1s slower than Mikkelsen. "It was not a good feeling, very slippery because of the rain from yesterday," said Basso, who has selected a medium compound tyre. Umberto Scandola was third quickest, 8.9s behind Mikkelsen for Å KODA Italia. He said: "The engine is okay today but the stage was very slippery. We need to go very fast today." Germain Bonnefis continues to make up ground following his extensive time loss on stage one by setting the fourth quickest time in his Peugeot Sport 207 Super 2000. The young French driver was 11.1s down on ... Video Rating: 5 / 5

A guy in an inflatable dingy being towed by a Mongol rally spec fiesta - Very near miss to the fiesta near the toilet blocks. Shot in Wales after a few beers on a Mongol Rally meet. Video Rating: 0 / 5

 
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