Monte Carlo Historique Rally 2007: Progress Report 2

Today in Part 1 of the Common Leg. I'm going to try some live reporting throughout the day; so here we go -the most recent result are first.

Results after the fourth regularity stage (Les Rambeaux - La Paute)

Aghem, G/Cumino (Lancia Fulvia 1.6) 1st overall

Barker/Cave (Mini Cooper): 59th overall, 1st in class (II/1)

O'nion/Wilkinson (Mini Cooper): 84th overall, 4th in class (II/1)

I have a suspicion that Geoff' O'nion's little 997cc Cooper is struggling in the mountains and gives away a lot of horsepower to the more much more powerful 1071cc engine of Peter Barker.
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Results after the third regularity stage (St Michel les Portes - Col des Deux St Guillaume)

Aghem, G/Cumino (Lancia Fulvia 1.6) 1st overall

Barker/Cave (Mini Cooper): 58th overall, 1st in class (II/1)

O'nion/Wilkinson (Mini Cooper): 84th overall, 4th in class (II/1)

A Saab 96 and a Renault Gordini are in between Peter Barker and Geoff O'nion in the II/1 class.

Former Cooper Car Co colleagues (but now Porsche 911-mounted, the buggers) Alain Lopes and Joseph Lambert are running 2nd overall.
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Results after the second regularity stage (Les Nonières - Mens)

Aghem, G/Cumino (Lancia Fulvia 1.6) 1st overall

Barker/Cave (Mini Cooper): 59th overall, 1st in class (II/1)

O'nion/Wilkinson (Mini Cooper): 85th overall, 4th in class (II/1)

It looks like weather conditions are now breaking up the field...
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Results after the first regularity stage (St Jean en Royans - Vassieux en Vercors -usually a tricky run with lots of snow):

Ortiz de Zarate/Gonzalez (Porsche 911): 1st overall

O'nion/Wilkinson (Mini Cooper): 69th overall, 2nd in class (II/1)

Barker/Cave (Mini Cooper): 74th overall, 3rd in class (II/1)

I'll update these results throughout the day.

A quick eyeball of the overall results after the first regularity suggests that the crews are being very consistent and I suspect there's not yet much snow. Hopefully I'll get some direct reports from the frontline soon. In the meantime I've linked another episode of the 2004 rally for your viewing pleasure.