ERC: Lotos Rally Poland / Rally review
A Premiere!
Bouffier’s trouble meant that Kajetanowicz
could cruise safely home to take the win. It
would be the first ERC victory for the brand
new Ford Fiesta R5. With the win Kajetanowicz also racked up a few bonusses as he
claimed the Polish national rally title as well.
To finish things of, he was also rewarded
with the Colin McRae Flat Out Trophy for
his spectacular performance.
Behind Kajetanowicz and Bouffier, Kopecky
eventually made it home in third, having to
overcome a loosening propshaft bolt. His
thrid place brings him within reach of his
maiden European Rally Championship title.
Winning just one day at the next event in
Croatia would suffice for the Czech. Given
his recent performances it seems unlikely
the title will elude him now. As an indication of the strength of the entry list, the rest
of the top ten finishers contained not one
Group N car. The entire top ten was made
up of S2000’s, RRC’s and R5’s.
Behind Kopecky, WRC regular Michal Kosziuczko claimed fourth in his Fiesta ahead
of yet another Fiesta, driven by the unofficial King of Polish rallying, Krysztof Holo