Atko unlucky in Sanremo
Monday, September 26th, 2011
Australia’s Chris Atkinson came to a grinding halt on the opening stage of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC) Rallye Sanremo in Italy with an electrical fault to his Satria Neo S2000.
The factory PROTON stopped when his Satria Neo suffered a suspected electrical fault. It put the Queenslander out of the event with team mechanics keen to ready the car for the next IRC round in Scotland before they fly off to Japan for next weekend’s Asia Pacific championship qualifier.
Chris Atkinson said:
“It was a huge disappointment to stop early in the event. We’d had a good test, the recce had gone well and we were really looking forward to the rally. Unfortunately, this is the sport times. Fortunately for me and the team, we don’t have time to dwell on this: it’s straight on to Japan for Rally Hokkaido for all of us.”
Event data
Round: 9/11, Intercontinental Rally Challenge
Based: Sanremo, Italy
Stages: 13
Surface: asphalt
Liaison distance: 298.33km
Competitive distance: 225.77km
Total distance: 524.10km
Conditions: 20 degrees, sunny
Day one leader: Freddy Loix
Winner: Thierry Neuville
