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Preview: Acropolis Rally - Pt. 2.

Mikko Hirvonen (FIN) / Jarmo Lehtinen (FIN), BP Ford Focus RS WRC 06. Acropolis Rally of Greece, 31st May - 3rd June 2007.
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WRC » Preview: Acropolis Rally - Pt. 2.

Wednesday, 28th May 2008

Preview for the Acropolis Rally of Greece - the seventh round in the 2008 FIA World Rally Championship, part 2.

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"I like the rough conditions on this rally and generally enjoy the event; it is very challenging," said the Norwegian, who will once again be nominated to score manufacturers' points for the Ford 'B' team.

"We didn't have a good event in Sardinia and we plan to improve on that pace. The good thing about the next two rallies is that they are close together. Because we don't get testing it takes a while for me to settle into a good rhythm at the start of a rally but with events close together it means we can be faster right from the start.

"So my confidence is better for this rally and I am aiming for a top-five finish. That would be good and would give me some more important points for the championship."

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Matthew Wilson also wants to improve on how things went two weeks ago and that shouldn't be difficult as the Rally d'Italia didn't go well, with the Englishman struggling home in twelfth.

He will be in the 'third' car this weekend and as such won't have the pressure of worrying about getting team points.

"Sardinia wasn't the greatest event for us so in Greece we will look to improve and get back to the pace we had on previous gravel rallies this year. The route it is not much different to last year which is going to be good for us," he added.


Munchi's Ford WRT:

[Federico Villagra, car #9 and Aris Vovos, car #10]

Local hero joins Munch's team for Greece.

Federico Villagra will be joined by local legend Aris Vovos on the Acropolis Rally and the squad will be looking to make the most of his home knowledge.

Thus far the Munchi's outfit has managed to notch up points on every single event and has 16 points on the board - two more than achieved last year, and to date it has only done four of its ten scheduled outings.

Villagra competed in Greece for the first time in 2007 and he was going reasonably well, considering it was only his second event in a WRC car, until a clutch issue on day two forced him to SupeRally and he lost a chunk of time.
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Mikko Hirvonen (FIN) / Jarmo Lehtinen (FIN), BP Ford Focus RS WRC 06. Acropolis Rally of Greece, 31st May - 3rd June 2007.
Sebastien Loeb (FRA) / Daniel Elena (MC), Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC. Acropolis Rally of Greece, 31st May - 3rd June 2007.
1st: Marcus Gronholm (FIN) / Timo Rautiainen (FIN), BP Ford Focus RS WRC 06. 2nd: Sebastien Loeb (FRA) / Daniel Elena (MC), Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC. 3rd: Petter Solberg (NOR) / Phil Mills (GBR), Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007. Acropolis Rally of Greece
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