Stage Distance: 5.96 |
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| The surface is solid. The first 4.5 miles are fairly flat with nicely linked curves, but with a high camber surface, ending in a hard to see sideroad at 4.46 miles. From that intersection the stage soon changes to run steeply downhill through a hairpin left to Bergeron's curve, which is a blind right with a culvert and rocky outcropping on the inside. This corner has ended the rally for more than a few cars. They are quickly on to the famous water crossing, for which many strategies are utilized to pass the finish flag in the middle of the stream. Many cars have been towed out of the stream. The rallymasters remind the competitors that you shouldn't try to win the rally on Stage 1 ! | |