some impressions from shake down.
Sordo,Loeb,Hirvo,Galli wayyyy faster in my eyes and at 1,5 km from start.
Sordo also very spectacular.Not very good driving from Latvala.Iwas waiting much better from him.Not so clear lines,and very much sideways,where the faster crews were just straight(maybe adjusting suspension?)
new s14 seems that wasn t so powerfull..
Aava also with good lines.
Sandell also with good driving,and at the distance i could see the gravel was in very bad condition,it was a big difference at the way the s2000 was soldering the road vs mitsubishis and scoobies.
Also very good driving from Aigner,Hanninen,Arai.
Finally yours beloved Rautenbach finished the shakedown without any disaster.