Rally New Zealand Final

1. Marcus Grønholm, Ford
2. Sebastien Loeb, Citroen, +0,3
3. Mikko Hirvonen, Ford +1.42,8
4. Chris Atkinson, Subaru +2.32,3
5. Jari-Mati Latvala, Ford +2.36,9
6. Dani Sordo, Citroen +3.42,0
7. Petter Solberg, Subaru +3.54,7
8. Urmo Aava, Mitsubishi +9.16,3
9. Henning Solberg, Ford +9.54,6

These were not the results we were hoping for but they could have been worse!! This rally was really exciting though as between Saturday and Sunday there was a good fight between Loeb and Marcus for 1st and also between Chris and Jari-Matti for 4th. That is the way a rally should be. I hate it when Loeb is leading the rally start to finish!
In fact when I went to sleep Saturday the whole thing was different it was Loeb in the lead and Jari-Matti in 4th and it all changed by the time I woke up Sunday!
I'm really happy for Marcus, I'm happy to see him win over Loeb! A good fight though with him winning by only .3 seconds! And Chris too just getting the edge over Jari-Matti with only 4.6 seconds.

Next Rally is at the beginning of October in Catalunya. Until then Petter will be busy traveling around for PR work here in Japan, then to Germany for the Motorshow where he will unveil next year's Impreza. On to France for more PR work and then to Spain for testing! He'll be quite busy as I'm sure all the drivers will be.

For me the next big event is the Autumn Sumo tournament that starts this Sunday!!!

Love,
Viki