Norway : OMV Kronos Citroen WRT - PreviewThe OMV Kronos Citroen World Rally Team is already into preparations for Rally Norway, the 3rd round of the WRC.
Following the Swedish Rally, the service tents were re-erected just about 350 kilometres away. As far as conditions
go the OMV drivers expect lower temperatures and more snow. On the sporting side, last week's results – fifth place for Daniel Carlsson and seventh place for Manfred Stohl – should at least be repeated.
Stohl is confident for the Rally Norway. The Austrian OMV driver sees the fact that the rally is new to the calendar as a small advantage for himself.
"Thanks to my experience I get quickly adjusted to new conditions," said Stohl. "On the other hand, most of the Scandinavians surely know this rally very well. They will set the tone here, too. A result like in Sweden would already be a nice success for me."
That there will be more snow in Norway also shouldn't be of disadvantage. “You can lean on the snow walls during the turns which allows for more speed and may perhaps excuse one or more small mistakes."
Daniel Carlsson already had gotten to know the Rally Norway last year. At the dress rehearsal for this year's WRC-run the Swedish OMV driver was in second place until three stages prior to the finish before slipping off the road.
“Naturally, the Sweden Rally was a very good preparation since I was able to get used to the new Citroen Xsara WRC as well as to my co-driver Denis Giraudet," said Carlsson. "The 350 completed special stage kilometres mean that we are perfectly prepared. I will ride full attack in Norway in order to hopefully achieve an even better result, even though 27 World Rally Cars mean that the starter field will be very competitive."
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