The 2003 Acropolis Rally started this morning, and it’s been quite competitive so far. Markko Martin has a slight lead over Peugeot’s Harri Rovanperra going into the day’s last stage, with Marcus Gronholm not far behind. Peugeot has never won this event, so their hopes are high that one of these guys can take the top step. Subaru’s Petter Solberg and Tommi Makinen have been consist all day, currently holding 4th and 6th. Solberg has been charging later in the day, taking the win on SS6. He’s only 24 seconds behind Martin, so he is very much in the hunt.

Unless Marcus Gronholm retires, Richard Burns should see his championship lead disappear, as he is sitting in 10th, the result of gearbox problems before the day’s second service. Colin McRae is also pondering what might have been, as he received a 50 second penalty for arriving late to the start of SS2, thanks to engine problems. Without that penalty, he’d be sitting in third, 6 seconds off Martin’s pace. The final stage of the day is a superspecial stage, so don’t expect the leaderboard to change much. Tomorrow looks to be an exciting day of racing!

By the way…

I STILL HATE MAVEN!!!!

Posted on 6 June 2003