At the end of leg one of the 31st Rally 1000 Miglia, Simon Jean-Joseph, his co-driver Jack Boyere, and their Citroën C2 S1600 are classified second in the Super 1600 category. At the same time, they are also third amongst the European Championship runners.
The 1000 Miglia Rally – which runs to the north of the Italian town of Brescia – is the first round of the 2007 European Championship. The first leg consisted of a spectator superspecial, which took place last night, followed by two identical loops of four stages today. The rally route ran close to Lake Garda, characterised by mountain roads that were wide with several hairpin bends going uphill, followed by tricky and narrow descents.
Simon Jean-Joseph was satisfied with his morning’s work when he got back to midday service at Montichiari after the first loop of stages. « We drove quite carefully on the superspecial yesterday as there was a lot more to lose than there was to gain » he said. « I only really got to know my Citroën C2 Super 1600 in proper rally conditions on this morning’s stages. On the whole, our progress was good. We didn’t make any mistakes and the car worked well. But the roads were very slippery, which didn’t make it any easier for me to get to know the Citroën C2. »
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