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The South Eastern Times : August 7th 2014
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ADVERTISING FEATURE 3 Hyundai Shell World Rally Team flies to top six finish in Rally Finland THE Hyundai Shell World Rally Team has registered a two-car finish in Rally Finland after completing Sunday’s final three stages. Run over a total of 36.6km, including the final Power Stage, there was plenty still up for grabs on the final day with both Hyundai Shell World Rally Team drivers embroiled in a close battle for sixth place. The trio of stages also incorporated the ultra-fast and spectacular 23.02km Myhinpää course, which placed emphasis on power and driver commitment. Home heroes Juho Hänninen and Tomi Tuominen (#8 Hyundai i20 WRC) continued where they left off on Saturday with another run of competitive performances in front of their fans. The flying Finns set the fourth fastest time in the Myhinpää stage which propelled them up into sixth overall to help secure their second consecutive sixth place finish in this year’s WRC. Hänninen said: “This has been a really nice rally and I am pleased to finish sixth after pushing hard this weekend. We obviously had some problems on Friday morning which knocked us down the order a bit but from Friday afternoon, throughout yesterday and again this morning, I have felt very competitive in the Hyundai i20 WRC. We had some very good stages this morning and we were focussed on keeping the runs clean and trouble-free. As a team, I think we’ve worked well and it’s been a pleasure for me and Tomi to join the team for these past three WRC events.” The Kiwi crew of Hayden Paddon and John Kennard have enjoyed their most competitive rally to date in the #20 Hyundai i20 WRC at Rally Finland. Unfortunately, power steering problems on Sunday prevented them from maintaining their excellent run of form and they dropped back to eighth place by the end of the 26-stage rally. Nonetheless, the crew were pleased with their performance this weekend, in just their third event with Hyundai Shell World Rally Team, and demonstrated a level-headed approach by bringing the #20 car safely to the end of the rally. Paddon said: “It’s not been the end to the rally that we had hoped for but overall I think we have done a good job this weekend. We experienced some power steering problems right from the opening stage this morning, which is precisely what you don’t need when tackling the fast stages in Finland. I certainly felt it in my arms at the end of SS25! We knew we were going to lose places in the battle for sixth place but we weren’t going to throw anything away. We took no risks and just brought the car home. I feel that I have learned a huge amount this weekend. I have felt totally comfortable in the Hyundai i20 WRC and without a doubt it has been our best rally so far – even with today’s issues. Our confidence has grown all weekend and I was pleased to have been in the top six; we have shown what we are capable of but there is much more still to come and I can’t wait for our next rally in Australia.” Rally Finland always promised to offer the rookie Hyundai Shell World Rally Team with one of its sternest tests of the championship. The team is pleased to have shown flashes of competitive pace and overall improvements to the Hyundai i20 WRC cars in the tough conditions. Polo Trendli from endline man an.. $15,490 6 YEARS / 90,000 KM CAPPED PRICE SERVICING PLAN AVAILABLE✓ Driveaway* (Includes metallic paint) Tiguan 118TSI man. from $27,990 6 YEARS / 90,000 KM CAPPED PRICE SERVICING PLAN AVAILABLE✓ Das Deals now on at Barry Maney Volkswagen. With incredible driveaway deals across a huge range of Volkswagen models, there’s never been a better time to visit Barry Maney Volkswagen. Stocks are strictly limited, so hurry in today for a test drive. Driveaway* Passat W from tWagon 118TSI $38,990 6 YEARS / 90,000 KM CAPPED PRICE SERVICING PLAN AVAILABLE✓ 7 speed DSG Driveaway^ Touareg 150TDI from 8 speed auto $64,990 6 YEARS / 90,000 KM CAPPED PRICE SERVICING PLAN AVAILABLE✓ Driveaway^ Your Volkswagen Partner Barry Maney Volkswagen Crouch Street North, Mt Gambier LMVD2545 Tel. 08 8721 3400 www.barrymaneyvolkswagen.com.au 648208 All offers excludes fleet, government and rental buyers and are not available with any other offers. Volkswagen Group Australia reserves the right to change or extend all offers. *Run out model, limited stocks available. Offer excludes MY15. ^Available for new stock vehicles purchased between 1st July and 30 September 2014 and delivered by 31 October 2014. Whilst stocks last. ✓Capped Price Servicing available at an extra cost and applies to the first 6 standard services of vehicle. Exclusions apply, see volkswagen.com.au. Volkswagen Group Australia reserves the right to modify or discontinue the Capped Price Servicing program. #Conditions apply, see volkswagen.com.au. www.thesoutheasterntimes.com.au The South Eastern Times, Thursday, August 7, 2014 - 15
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