Toni Gardemeister has been in three different World Rally Cars during the last three years of Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo. In 2005, he ran the event in a Ford Focus RS WRC. In 2006, he drove an Astra backed Peugeot 307, and this year he is running a Mitsubishi Lancer. The Finn has finished in a podium position in the last two seasons and in 2007 he is not losing any hope of having another strong finish.
Gardemeister has been swapping places on the overall leaderboard during the second leg of the rally between Manfred Stohl and Mikko Hirvonen. After the last stage of the day, the St. Martial - Le Chambon - Beleac test, he now goes into the final leg of the event sixth overall in the classification, 6.7 seconds behind Hirvonen.
"It is not the end yet," Gardemeister said at the end of the last stage of the day. "It gets difficult when the stages are dry, but when it's slippery we're ok."
The battle for fifth continues tomorrow before the World Rally Cars head to Monaco Saturday evening for the overnight haul at the Principality which will host the superspecial stage Sunday morning around the harbour in the Formula 1 circuit.
-WRC.com
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