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RALLY NEWS No 5

Saturday, 27 September 1997 10:40 hrs

4 Gardemeister Broken windscreen and wing damage (see Rally News 4) caused when car rolled in SS4.

Arrived at start of SS6 with left right tyre in shreds and rim smashed. Has replaced it with a tyreless rim. Said there is no damage to brakes or suspension but there is heavy damage to left side of car and rear door has had to be taped. Arrived at service zone with co-driver sitting on window sill to balance car. Has gone into SS6 sounding like a wedding car trailing tin cans.

8 Stolfa Reported to driver of Car 10 to have broken a drive shaft in SS5. Other crews report seeing the crew working on the car at Platres.

36 Nearchou Retired in SS4 with a broken crankshaft.