The second day of Rally Chile BioBio has come to an end. Sami Pajari leads the WRC2 class of cars after the day’s stages.
SS1, Pulperia 1
Oliver Solberg started the weekend with a stage win. Posting a time 0.1 seconds faster than Sami Pajari to win the stage. Nikolay Gryazin finished third fastest on the stage, 4.7 seconds slower than Pajari. Gus Greensmith set the fourth fastest time on the stage, 6.8 seconds slower than Gryazin. Jorge Martinez rounded out the top five on the stage, finishing 2.6 seconds slower than Greensmith.
SS2, Rere 2
Sami Pajari took home the stage win on the second stage of Rally Chile BioBio. With Pajari setting a time 4.3 seconds faster than Gus Greensmith to win the stage. Oliver Solberg finished third fastest on the stage, 0.7 seconds slower than Greensmith. Nikolay Gryazin posted the fourth fastest time on the stage, 0.3 seconds slower than Solberg. Marco Bulicia rounded out the top five on the stage, finishing 0.8 seconds slower than Gryazin.
SS3, Rio Claro 1
Stage three would be won by Oliver Solberg. With Solberg posting a time 2.5 seconds faster than Sami Pajari to win the stage. Nikolay Gryazin finished third fastest on the stage, 5.6 seconds slower than Pajari. Gus Greensmith set the fourth fastest time on the stage, 3.9 seconds slower than Gryazin. Emil Lindholm rounded out the top five on the stage, finishing 0.1 seconds slower than Greensmith.
SS4, Pulperia 2
The fourth stage of Rally Chile BioBio was won by Sami Pajari. Pajari set a time 3.1 seconds faster than Nikolay Gryazin to win his second stage of the weekend. Oliver Solberg finished third fastest on the stage, 1.8 seconds slower than Gryazin. Emil Lindholm posted the fourth fastest time on the stage, 3 seconds slower than Solberg. Gus Greensmith rounded out the top five on the stage, finishing 2 seconds slower than Lindholm.
SS5, Rere 2
Sami Pajari also took home the stage win on SS5. With Pajari Posting a time 1.1 seconds faster than Oliver Solberg to win the stage. Emil Lindholm finished third fastest on the stage, 2 seconds slower than Solberg. Kajetan Kajetanowicz set the fourth fastest time on the stage, 4.1 seconds slower than Lindholm. Gus Greensmith rounded out the top five on the stage, 2.5 seconds slower than Kajetanowicz.
SS6, Rio Claro 2
Sami Pajari also took home the stage win on the 6th stage of Rally Chile BioBio. With Pajari setting a time 4.9 seconds faster than Oliver Solberg to win the stage. Emil Lindholm once again finished third fastest on the stage, 3.1 seconds slower than Solberg. Kajetan Kajetanowicz posted the fourth fastest time on the stage, 1.8 seconds slower than Lindholm. Gus Greensmith once again rounded out the top five, finishing 1.8 seconds slower than Kajetanowicz.
Caution: Barbed Wire
In rallying you encounter all different types of obstacles, animals, potholes, jumps, people, gates, etc. Normally barbed wire isn’t on the list, however Gus Greensmith got caught up in some barbed wire during day two. Greensmith would reveal he had barbed wire wrapped around one of his wheels during some of the afternoon stages. The barbed wire wouldn’t cause Greensmith to lose much time. That doesn’t take away from just how odd it is, however.
Bulicia Out
Marco Bulicia would retire from day two of Rally Chile BioBio on the road section between SS5 and SS6. This would come as a result of Bulicia ripping his tire off and damaging his suspension on SS5. Bulicia sat 9th in the WRC2 class heading into SS5, 31 seconds behind Jorge Martinez.
Pajari Vs. Solberg
Day two of Rally Chile BioBio was a battle between Sami Pajari and Oliver Solberg. Pajari would lead the WRC2 class by 13.3 seconds over Solberg at the end of day two. However, the two drivers were head and shoulders ahead of the rest of the class. With Nikolay Gryazin sitting 38.1 seconds behind Solberg and 51.4 seconds behind Pajari at the day’s end. It sounds like the Pajari, Solberg battle will continue on day three of the event.
Trouble For Rossel
Yohan Rossel has had an unfortunate start to Rally Chile BioBio. As Rossel sits 7th in the WRC2 class, just under 2 minutes behind Pajari. Rossel had a chance to take the WRC2 championship lead back this weekend. However, if things continue this way tomorrow there’ll be a slim chance of Rossel taking that championship lead back. It doesn’t help matters that Rossel was experiencing engine power issues on some of the afternoon stages. Nevertheless, Rossel will push on tomorrow and try to claw back time.
Oh No Solberg
Oliver Solberg may sit second in the WRC2 class after the second day. That didn’t mean the Swede was trouble-free throughout the day, however. As on the final stage, Solberg would break one of his suspension arms, with 20 km left to drive on the stage. Solberg was able to push on and set the second-fastest time on the stage despite the issue. Although the issue didn’t appear to be major either.