TO HEAR THE INTERVIEW IN FULL WITH CHRIS ATKINSON: CLICK HERE
Subaru's
Chris Atkinson has enjoyed a pretty solid start to the 2008 World Rally Championship and has generally had the better of team-mate,
Petter Solberg. The Aussie is currently fourth in the standings at the halfway point and heading to Finland is looking forward to seeing what he can do there with the new Impreza WRC2008, which made its debut just before the break on the Acropolis.
Crash.net Radio's Russell Atkins spoke to the Subaru World Rally Team man recently at the Goodwood Festival of Speed...
Crash.net:
Chris, are you enjoying Goodwood?
Chris Atkinson:
It is amazing. We are having a really good time. It is nice weather and there is a big crowd here. It is good to see the sun out and everyone is enjoying it. It is fantastic.
Crash.net:
Have you been out on the rally stage and up the hill?
CA:
Yeah, we did one run up the hill this morning and maybe three or four runs around the rally stage. It is good fun to do both. It is good to go up the hill. There is a huge crowd there waiting to see all the cars and then to take it for a ride in the rally stage is enjoyable as well. You can see the smiles on people's faces [that are getting a ride] and you can scare them a little bit! It is cool.
Crash.net:
How is work going with the new Impreza?
CA:
It is good. Everything is coming along well. Obviously we brought it out early. But we have done a lot of development over the last couple of months while we have had the time off. We are looking forward to getting into the second half of the year and really pushing.
Crash.net:
How would you sum up the first half of the year?
CA:
For me it has been pretty good. I was a bit unlucky in the last two events. But that is life. Up until then we were running third in the championship and I had quite a few podiums. Considering where we were I think that is quite a good base.
Crash.net:
Finland is next, what targets have you got for that event?
