What the four-time national champion just can’t seem to achieve at the January rally in the Freistadt district, he has managed to do in the Perg district: On Saturday, Wagner won his fifth Mühlstein Rally and celebrated his fifth home victory in a row. The Skoda Fabia RS Rally2 driver and co-driver Sigi Schwarz set the fastest times on all eight special stages, with a lead of 46.9 seconds over the young Czech Filip Kohn and 1:17.5 minutes over Albert von Thurn und Taxis.
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“It was a great rally, lots of fans came to the routes, which were very demanding this year. We were also able to try out a few things for the upcoming Barum Rally,” says Wagner, who gave the OÖN a glimpse into the cockpit during test drives two days before the home race. You can find the video here:
Failures of Rossgatterer and Lengauer
The Upper Austrian challengers Martin Rossgatterer and Michael Lengauer were less fortunate. “Rossi” came off the track on the very first test and crashed into a tree. Rossgatterer and co-driver Andreas Thauerböck were uninjured. “I drove into the meadow in fifth gear during a fast section and then lost control of the car,” says the Mühlviertler.
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Photo: Harald Illmer
Source: Nachrichten
