Asked about the event in more detail and Luis-Perez added that the reconnaissance will be especially significant for him, considering this is his debut on the event.
“The recce will be important and we will gather as much information as possible about where we can push and where we need to be careful of the surface and not make any mistakes,” he added. “The car is strong and, even though we didn’t complete many stages in Argentina and Sardinia, it still felt positive on the gravel surface; I think we should have a good chance for Greece.”
As for Federico Villagra’s form last time out, his first outing under the Munchi’s banner, Companc admitted that he was impressed, especially as Federico had never driven a WRC car before.
“Federico performed well and did a good job for the team [in Sardinia]. I think he will improve as the season goes on and he gets to grips with the Focus RS WRC. I’m hoping this rally will be a good team effort from us all,” Luis-Perez summed-up.
Production Car WRC:
The Acropolis Rally of Greece is the fourth round in the
FIA Production Car Rally Championship.
21 of the 23 drivers’ in contention for the PWRC have nominated this round - what will be the best turn out of the year on a single event in terms of the most PWRC runners.
The two PWRC entrants missing from this event are: 2006 PWRC runner-up, Fumio Nutahara and Stepan Vojtech, who is entered under the OMV Bixxol Rally Team CZ banner.
Toshi Arai currently leads the way in the Production Car World Rally Championship with 19 points, while Kristian Sohlberg has 12, 7 points behind. Oscar Svedlund, Mark Higgins and
Federico Villagra are all tied for third with 10 points, each having won one round apiece, in Sweden, Mexico and Argentina respectively.
Arai, Sohlberg and Higgins will start as favourites, but a number of other runners could also be in contention, including reigning PWRC champion, Nasser Al-Attiyah, 2004 PWRC champion, Niall McShea, Juho Hanninen and Gabriel Pozzo.
