Patrik Flodin and Göran Bergsten was determined to go out and make a drive so they would get a decent amount of championship points in the rally. After yesterdays devastating roll over they were on sixteenth place and they need to get to eight to get some important Championship points from this weekend. They will also use the rally to make test for the rest of the season.

They went out with a good pace on the ruff gravel roads, were many drivers got flat tires and broke the suspension. It went well for Patrik and Göran with a second best place on the three opening stages before service.

They made some changes during service just to try to get some more speed out of the car with the intent to go out and win the last three stages of the day.
-“ unfortunately we had problems with the suspension that took many hit on the morning” Patrik explains.

Despise the suspension they won the first stage after service but after that it was done. On the second last stage they only lost about 15 seconds and came in forth. Then it was completely done.
-“ I thought that we had to retire but after looking over the car we found that the suspension was loose” says Patrik

The problem was solved and they could cross the finishline but had lost over twelve minutes and the championship points were gone again.
-“ What can I say” Göran laughs “There is nothing else to do except laugh at all the misery”

Tomorrow the four last stages will be run.
-“It is just to get up and get back on the road again with new stage wins” Göran finish.

Haydon Paddon is in the lead and Benito Guerra was second.

Rally de Portugal after day 2
1. Hayden Paddon (NZ) 3:13:37.0
2. Benito Guerra (Mex) 3:20:12.8 +6:35.8
3. Jukka Ketomäki (Fin) 3:23:00.5 +9:23.5
4. Martin Semerad (Cz) 3:24:06.6 +10:29.6
5. Ricardo Moura (P) *
6. Valeriy Gorban (Ukr) 3:27:04.3 +13:27.3
7. Anders Gröndal * 3:27:18.4 +13:41.4
8. Nicolás Fuchs (Per) 3:28:03.5 +14:26.5
7. Oleksandr Saliuk (Ukr) 3:30:51.8 +17:14.8
10 Majed Al-Shamsi (Are) 2:55:33.7 +16:45.2
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13. Patrik Flodin 3:43:13.5 +29:36.5
* = Superrally