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Preview: Jordan Rally - Pt. 2.

Petter Solberg and Phil Mills at the Jordan Rally 2007
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WRC » Preview: Jordan Rally - Pt. 2.

Tuesday, 22nd April 2008

Preview for the Jordan Rally - the fifth round in the 2008 FIA World Rally Championship, part 2.

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"Our main aim is to see the finish [in Jordan]. If we're as much at home there as we were in Leon we'll try to score another good result. One thing's certain: as it's a new event in the world championship we'll all start on a level playing field.

"I don't know much more about Jordan than I did about Mexico. I believe that the surface is very hard, and that the roads are quick as the terrain is pretty similar to asphalt. In any case the Citroën C2 Super 1600's engine/chassis ensemble is so well balanced that it'll be on the pace whatever the set-up.

"Once again I haven't spent much time looking at the Junior WRC entry list. All I saw was that Martin Prokop wasn't on it. That means one tough rival less but there are still quite a few left."

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Amongst his rivals, Suzuki Sport Europe duo, Molder and Kosciuszko, will both want to do well. Like Ogier though, they are also cautious.

"In Mexico my aim was to drive without taking too many risks for the maximum number of points, and this has to be the goal again in Jordan," noted Molder.

"I am not too sure what the rally will be like, so I think we have to be quite careful. There are sure to be many drivers having problems - and I don't want to be one of them!"

"From what I have heard Jordan will be a very tough rally, but I don't know much about it," added Kosciuszko.

"I think we will just have to see what the conditions are like when we get there to know how hard we can push. I always like new rallies, and the Swift is a very tough car, so if we stay out of trouble I think we can do well."

Other drivers' likely to figure include Patrik Sandell, who won the Junior title in 2006, as well as Alessandro Bettega, Andrea Cortinovis and Shaun Gallagher.

"Jordan is an entirely new rally so I don't really know what to expect," said the Irishman. "Whatever happens, I hope that we can get a better result than we did in Mexico.
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