The Rally Leg 2 will be starting from the same as yesterday ARANYAPRATHET (rally challenger's hotels) also the course will be the loop course. The total length of the rally has been shorted from the original 414.86km to 189.44km due to the bad weather (rushed sudden rain) and the bad condition of the road.
The rally started from the hotel about 100km RS and goes on the SS2. Today's SS2 will be the longest course of the rally but due to the no passable road condition and the worse situation. The rally for 4WD has been canceled and became the shortest of a course only 70km total. It seems the condition of the mud is not like the yesterday's mud sticky and sloppy one but today's mud was like rocky type of a mud it is very worse type of mud, and it was everywhere of the section.
Today's rally was very good for the drivers from Thai Land. The car number #5 Wichai WATTANAWISUTH/Somkiat NOICHAD Team (ISUZU D-MAX) at first in a roll car number #8 Wichawat CHOTIRAVEE / Thanachok SANSAWAT Team (ISUZU D-MAX) last year 3rd place car number #2 Chaman ON-SRI / Cholanat PHOPIPAT Team (MITSUBISHI TRITON), car number #15 Paitoon THAMMASIRIKUL / Thanyapat MEENIL Team (ISUZU D-MAX), last year winner car number #1 Nuttapon ANGRITTHANON/Kittisak KLINCHAN Team (ISUZU D-MAX) The car of Thailand occupies top five ranks and, moreover, The level of 23 minutes and the time have not separated the time greatly from 1 hour and 20 minutes.
SS2 1st
#5 Wichai WATTANAWISUTH / Somkiat NOICHAD
(MAXXIS N MORTORSPORTS ISUZU / ISUZU D-MAX)
SS2 6th
#7 Yoshiro ITO / Takeshi HIRAKA
(Team TAGA meets NAIRAN / ISUZU D-MAX)
The Japanese top which continues after that the car number #7 Yoshiro ITO / Takeshi HIRAKA Team (Isuzu D-MAX) the difference of about 7 minutes apart. Although Mr. Ito thought that “what kind of speed the car of Thailand was, but he was wrong, Thailand's car was going too fast and he couldn't believed his eyes" he commented. Even though Mr. Ito had a miss course and stock on the muddy tracks he end up in 3rd place he ranked up gratefully.
SS2 7th
#14 Satoshi TAKENO / Naoyuki YANAGAWA
(KONYUDOU-KUN with Garage MONCHI KIZUNA MRS / SUZUKI Jimmny SIERA)
Yesterday the car number #14 Satoshi TAKENO / Naoyuki YANAGAWA Team (KONYUDOU-KUN with Garage MONCHI KIZUNA MRS / SUZUKI Jimmny SIERA) the team started 12th place but at the end of SS2, they became the 7th place. The driver said “It flew with sufficient which did its best today. Because my navigator Yanagawa can catch a course finely, the feeling with one another when well, and naturally pace went up" Mr. Takeno commented. But before finishing up the rally SS2, his car over run and when into the ditch and he has to use the winch for the first time, but he recover after 15min later. Later he said that “he and his navigator felt they match together as a team". He ends up in 4th place in total score with his in line 4 Jimny. After the rally SS2 Mr. Takeno commented that his Jimny's wheel he made it 2kg lighter than last year so that affect the outcome.
SS2 10th
#10 Takatsugu AOKI / Kenji ISHIDA
(TWO & FOUR MOTORSPORTS / MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER PHEV)
The car number #10 Takatsugu AOKI / Kenji ISHIDA Team (TWO & FOUR MOTORSPORTS / MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER PHEV) did when in to 10th place, even thought their car is the lowest in height. His veteran driving skill show that his is back on the game as a rally driver.
SS2 12th
#16 Hiromi / Sadatoshi ANDO
(FLEX FEDERAL SHOW AIKAWA Racing / TOYOTA FJ CRUISER)
The car number #16 Hiromi / Sadatoshi ANDO Team (FLEX FEDERAL SHOW AIKAWA Racing / TOYOTA FJ CRUISER) the team became 12th place. Mr. Hiromi the driver said “SS2 was like the adventure it was fun" a difference is felt for the margin degree after SS, after experiencing yesterday's muddy condition with participation of a first rally.
MOTO Division
As for the Moto Cross Division last leg for the SS2 was 50km was shorten due to the condition of the tracks. The first part of the leg was 62km due to the none passable condition of the track. So the total of the leg was set up for total of 132km, and having dominated SS of this unfavorable condition participates from Sweden the team number #107 Olle OHLSSON (KTM 450EXC SixDays) Mr. Olle said “today was in my favorite condition muddy tracks, it was fabulous". On the other hand, the Japanese team who applied the match up by the longest SS. Even thought the Japanese riders were trying to packing the rank of top rider but they were 2nd place. Overall total 2nd place was the team number #105 Tadao EZURE (YAMAHA WR450) other team in 4th place total rank 4th place was the team number #102 Hideyuki FUKUOKA (HONDA CRF450X). The top rank of overall is the team number #114 Sumaetee TRAKULCHAI (HONDA CRF250L) The difference of about 12 minutes and 18 minutes were opened, respectively.
SS2 1st
#107 Olle OHLSSON (Rally Raid Sweden Team KTM Scandinavia / KTM 450EXC SixDays)
SS2 2nd
#105 Tadao EZURE (Team Japan [mcc EZURE] / YAMAHA WR450)
SS2 4th
#102 Hideyuki FUKUOKA (Team Japan / HONDA CRF450X)
SS2 5th
#114 Sumaetee TRAKULCHAI (AP HONDA / HONDA CRF250L)
The 430 km of going comprehensive distance, the course in which SS3 is 231.15 km among them. There is mud, and the touching jungle area runs Cambodia and the border on the way through the course which was rich in varieties, such as a rough course, a high-speed course, etc. which a suspension takes a burden.
