Next up in our series of guest posts from the flatovercrest.com crew. Most of today’s shots are courtesy of Andrew Harvey.

Targa Newfoundland, Leg 2

Tuesday’s action at Targa Newfoundland saw a mix of high speed stages and variable weather, and was not without its share of incidents. Intermittent rain throughout the morning gave drivers the additional challenge of reading the quickly changing road conditions. From one minute to the next, roads could be completely dry, or filled with puddles of standing water. The marathon 30km stage into Leading Tickles was the first to claim casualties on Leg 2, and the return trip back out took its toll on a veteran team.

Inbound to Leading Tickles, Mark Hacking and John Leblanc slid off the outside of a turn in the Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart on stage 3, leaving them with damaged suspension. Their crew was able to extract them and repair the damage quickly at the service, and lady luck would save them from even more penalty points because the outbound stage was halted due to a big crash.
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