Motorsport Italia are running two MINIs in the Rally Australia, a WRC version for Nathan Quinn and a RRC version for Alex Gelvez. The cars may be a long way from home but Nathan Quinn is hoping to use local knowledge to his advantage, Nathan is a native of Coffs Harbour where the rally is based.
At the close of today's stages Quinn is sat in 10th overall which is an excellent result for the young Australian. Despite having driven less than 50kms in the WRC MINI Quinn is setting an impressive pace. The local driver is expected to shine when the rally enters the forests early on Friday.
Alex Gelvez and the RRC Mini are currently 9th in the WRC2 class, the car proving very different to Gelvez's usual Mitsubishi Evo. Gelevez wanted to survive the 2 spectator stages today with the aim of gauging and increasing his pace once the WRC2 cars head out onto the challenging (and currently very dusty) gravel stages of days two and three.
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