Bukera starts well on day two

Day two results (After four stages) 1. V. Bukera (Subaru N4) 1.10.102. D. Giancarlo (Subaru N4) 1.10.113. R. Cantanhede (Subaru N4) 1.10.574. T. Saegerman (Subaru N4) 1.15.175. O. Costa Hideaki (Subaru N4) 1.19.33 Valery Bukera yesterday savoured up great moments ahead after grabbing pole position in the opening four competitive sections on Day two of the Irushanwa-des 1000 Collines rally in the eastern province. The Burundian navigated by Nital Khetia in a Subaru Impreza was a second ahead of new national champion Davite Giancarlo after clocking an overall time of 1 hour, ten minutes and 10 seconds. Giancarlo, who is getting the feel of his newly acquired machine (Subaru), looked comfortable on the rough, hot and dusty terrain before the roads got flooded following heavy downfall. Day one winner Rudy Cantanhede dropped to third spot after a frustrating opening stage (37.56km) where he lost over 40 seconds. After four stages, Cantanhede stood at 1 hour, 10 minutes and 57 seconds. Uganda’s Jas Mangat of team BK Bweb bowed out with mechanical gremlins. Mangat navigated by David Israël in a Subaru Impreza N12 crushed his oil sump after the second stage and will now compete on the super rally format on Day three. “He was unfortunate because he was having a good race. Should he choose to continue, he will only compete in the super rally format,” the chief rally steward Achil Khan said.It was a tough day for Marc Verdin and Bouldou. Verdin suffered a huge penalty of 28 minutes and 30 seconds while Bouldou was handed a 10-minutes penalty. Following the rains, the fight to finish top was only expected to sour. Today, the race heads into its final bend in the Northern Province covering a distance 305.95km. Ends