USA in the 2001 Focus
Stage 1, couple of spins ended up 14 seconds behind
@Nathan Kane
Stage 2, one understeer moment ended up behind some rocks nothing serious but in the end snuck ahead of
@Hatfield for 2nd but 20+ seconds behind Kan3o
Stage 3, first split was down 7 tenths on the leader but green for the rest despite a moment in sector 2. Gained some time on kan3o, just 15 seconds down on him now
Stage 4, a smooth barrel roll after going up the embankment at the first split line but was able to keep going pretty much undisturbed. Kan3o was too fast however and i was down by over 7 seconds and 23 seconds overall.
Stage 5, close battle with the Hatfield on this stage, was up on him by 6 tenths after the first 2 sectors, but clipped some rocks in sector 3 and spun losing time, was 3 tenths off after that and 9 tenths off at the finish. 18 seconds behind kan3o overall.
Stage 6, well... I'd been struggling more on the night stages but this was more than a struggle. Early on i nearly rolled but was "saved" by a parked ute, now while it saved me a potential reset penalty it gave me a much harsher penalty in the long run - took out my light bar And 1 headlight. Then i went through a dip and unsettled the car And went off into the trees, did it again and found myself 22 seconds down after 2 splits. Composed myself and went green in the 3rd sector gaining 2 seconds but in sector 4 was in a forested area and Visibility was poor. Eventually ran head on into a tree And knocked out my other headlight. Now Visibility was almost at zero, relying on the moon as my only source of light which was useless when the track lead me amongst the trees. Despite this i must of been very close to going green in the final sector, however i finished 53 seconds off in the stage and fell well back behind Hatfield into 3rd overall.
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