Ojeda aiming high

Over 20 Super 2000 cars will be battling for podium positions when Barum Rally Zlin, this year's sixth round of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge, begins with a super special stage this evening.

The competition will then move to complete eight stages on Saturday and six more on Sunday before concluding. The event also counts as a round of the European Rally Championship.

Before the action begins, many drivers have been giving their impressions of what lays ahead. Amongst them, we find 2007 IRC champion Enrique Garcia Ojeda, who is making his return to the series this week-end.

"It's the third time I come here and the stages please me," said the Peugeot Spain driver, who will be racing aboard a 207 S2000.

"Last year we were leading the rally before technical problems forced us to move back to second," he recalled. "This year, I'm not hiding the fact that I'm aiming for a good result. "

"I would be very satisfied to finish on the podium," Garcia Ojeda stated.

Daniel BASTIEN
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