Il francese deve guidare tenendo la portiera con un gomito dopo un urto contro un ponte nella speciale numero quattro. Fortunatamente i danni sono solo alla macchina, ma il ritardo accumulato lo piazza temporaneamente al settimo posto, a 1:19

[h=3]Petter Solberg è in testa dopo la prima giornata del Rally di Nuova Zelanda. Sulla sua Citroen C4 privata, il norvegese è davanti a tutti con il tempo complessivo di 1:35:51.3. Dietro di lui c’è Jari-Matti Latvala, a 1.4 di distacco, mentre al terzo posto c’è Sebastien Ogier a 3.9.[/h]

E’ indietro in classifica il leader della generale Sebastien Loeb, che accusa un ritardo di 1:19.8 ed è attualmente in settima posizione.
Solberg ha vinto la prima e l’ottava speciale ed è riuscito a tenersi in buone posizioni anche nelle altre. Loeb, invece, ha accusato grandi difficoltà con il fondo stradale, di pietra e brecciolino, molto scivoloso.
“Non c’era assolutamente grip – spiega il francese – sembrava di guidare una barca”. Particolari difficoltà ha avuto il sei volte campione del mondo nella speciale numero 4 (Cassidy 1), quando per problemi di aderenza è finito contro un ponte, dove ha seriamente danneggiato la sua Citroen e ha dovuto terminare la prova in condizioni primitive: per non far aprire la portiera sinistra, la teneva chiusa con il gomito mentre guidava, finendo 28° nella tappa.
La gara ripartirà sabato mattina alle 7:43 locali per la seconda giornata di prove, otto speciali prima delle ultime quattro di domenica.

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[TD]1.
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[TD]11
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[TD]Petter SOLBERG
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[TD]1:35:51.3
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[TD]0.0
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[TD]0.0
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[TD]2.
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[TD]4
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[TD]Jari-Matti LATVALA
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[TD]M
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[TD]1:35:52.7
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[TD]+1.4
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[TD]+1.4
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[TD]3.
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[TD]7
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[TD]Sebastien OGIER
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[TD][/TD]
[TD]1:35:55.2
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[TD]+2.5
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[TD]+3.9
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[TD]4.
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[TD]2
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[TD]Dani SORDO
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[TD]M
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[TD]1:36:00.0
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[TD]+4.8
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[TD]+8.7
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[TD]5.
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[TD]3
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[TD]Mikko HIRVONEN
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[TD]M
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[TD]1:36:11.5
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[TD]+11.5
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[TD]+20.2
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[TD]6.
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[TD]5
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[TD]Matthew WILSON
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[TD]M
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[TD]1:37:01.0
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[TD]+49.5
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[TD]+1:09.7
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[TD]7.
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[TD]1
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[TD]Sebastien LOEB
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[TD]M
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[TD]1:37:11.1
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[TD]+10.1
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[TD]+1:19.8
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[TD]8.
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[TD]6
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[TD]Henning SOLBERG
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[TD]M
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[TD]1:37:36.6
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[TD]+25.5
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[TD]+1:45.3
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[TD]9.
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[TD]29
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[TD]Jari KETOMAA
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[TD]S
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[TD]1:40:09.3
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[TD]+2:32.7
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[TD]+4:18.0
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[TD]10.
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[TD]28
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[TD]Xavier PONS
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[TD]S
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[TD]1:40:31.8
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[TD]+22.5
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[TD]+4:40.5
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[TD]11.
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[TD]9
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[TD]Federico VILLAGRA
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[TD]M
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[TD]1:40:41.3
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[TD]+9.5
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[TD]+4:50.0
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[TD]12.
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[TD]61
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[TD]Mark TAPPER
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[TD][/TD]
[TD]1:40:44.5
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[TD]+3.2
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[TD]+4:53.2
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[TD]13.
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[TD]21
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[TD]Martin PROKOP
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[TD]S
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[TD]1:41:11.7
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[TD]+27.2
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[TD]+5:20.4
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[TD]14.
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[TD]22
[/TD]
[TD]Nasser AL-ATTIYAH
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[TD]S
[/TD]
[TD]1:41:19.4
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[TD]+7.7
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[TD]+5:28.1
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[TD]15.
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[TD]38
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[TD]Hayden PADDON
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[TD]P
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[TD]1:41:27.6
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[TD]+8.2
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[TD]+5:36.3
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[TD]16.
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[TD]24
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[TD]Patrik SANDELL
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[TD]S
[/TD]
[TD]1:41:34.9
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[TD]+7.3
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[TD]+5:43.6
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[TD]17.
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[TD]62
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[TD]Chris WEST
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]1:42:34.8
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[TD]+59.9
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[TD]+6:43.5
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[TR=class: even results]
[TD]18.
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[TD]50
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[TD]Emma GILMOUR
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[TD]P
[/TD]
[TD]1:43:29.7
[/TD]
[TD]+54.9
[/TD]
[TD]+7:38.4
[/TD]
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[TD]19.
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[TD]64
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[TD]Dean SUMNER
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]1:43:33.8
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[TD]+4.1
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[TD]+7:42.5
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[/TR]
[TR=class: even results]
[TD]20.
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[TD]63
[/TD]
[TD]Stewart TAYLOR
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]1:44:01.6
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[TD]+27.8
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[TD]+8:10.3
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[TD]21.
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[TD]66
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[TD]Glenn INKSTER
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]1:44:13.4
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[TD]+11.8
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[TD]+8:22.1
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[/TR]
[TR=class: even results]
[TD]22.
[/TD]
[TD]70
[/TD]
[TD]Sloan COX
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]1:44:32.1
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[TD]+18.7
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[TD]+8:40.8
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[TD]23.
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[TD]34
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[TD]Kingsley THOMPSON
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[TD]P
[/TD]
[TD]1:44:36.2
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[TD]+4.1
[/TD]
[TD]+8:44.9
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[TD]24.
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[TD]42
[/TD]
[TD]Miguel Angel BALDONI
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[TD]P
[/TD]
[TD]1:44:37.2
[/TD]
[TD]+1.0
[/TD]
[TD]+8:45.9
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[TR=class: odd results]
[TD]25.
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[TD]67
[/TD]
[TD]Kieran HALL
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[TD][/TD]
[TD]1:46:28.6
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[TD]+1:51.4
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[TD]+10:37.3
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[/TR]
[TR=class: even results]
[TD]26.
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[TD]65
[/TD]
[TD]Glenn SMITH
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]1:47:13.9
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[TD]+45.3
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[TD]+11:22.6
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[TD]27.
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[TD]54
[/TD]
[TD]Michel JOURDAIN
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[TD]P
[/TD]
[TD]1:47:55.7
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[TD]+41.8
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[TD]+12:04.4
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[TR=class: even results]
[TD]28.
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[TD]75
[/TD]
[TD]Jean-Louis LEYRAUD
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]1:48:42.9
[/TD]
[TD]+47.2
[/TD]
[TD]+12:51.6
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[/TR]
[TR=class: odd results]
[TD]29.
[/TD]
[TD]69
[/TD]
[TD]Matt JANSEN
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]1:48:53.4
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[TD]+10.5
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[TD]+13:02.1
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[TR=class: even results]
[TD]30.
[/TD]
[TD]71
[/TD]
[TD]Josh MARSTON
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]1:49:01.4
[/TD]
[TD]+8.0
[/TD]
[TD]+13:10.1
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[/TR]
[TR=class: odd results]
[TD]31.
[/TD]
[TD]80
[/TD]
[TD]Stephen BARKER
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]1:49:40.0
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[TD]+38.6
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[TD]+13:48.7
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[/TR]
[TR=class: even results]
[TD]32.
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[TD]46
[/TD]
[TD]Chaodong LIU
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[TD]P
[/TD]
[TD]1:50:04.2
[/TD]
[TD]+24.2
[/TD]
[TD]+14:12.9
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR=class: odd results]
[TD]33.
[/TD]
[TD]73
[/TD]
[TD]Dave STRONG
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]1:50:22.9
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[TD]+18.7
[/TD]
[TD]+14:31.6
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[TR=class: even results]
[TD]34.
[/TD]
[TD]33
[/TD]
[TD]Gianluca LINARI
[/TD]
[TD]P
[/TD]
[TD]1:50:23.4
[/TD]
[TD]+0.5
[/TD]
[TD]+14:32.1
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR=class: odd results]
[TD]35.
[/TD]
[TD]45
[/TD]
[TD]Rui WANG
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[TD]P
[/TD]
[TD]1:51:16.6
[/TD]
[TD]+53.2
[/TD]
[TD]+15:25.3
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[TR=class: even results]
[TD]36.
[/TD]
[TD]78
[/TD]
[TD]Brian GREEN
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]1:52:22.0
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[TD]+1:05.4
[/TD]
[TD]+16:30.7
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[/TR]
[TR=class: odd results]
[TD]37.
[/TD]
[TD]68
[/TD]
[TD]Patrick MALLEY
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]1:52:29.7
[/TD]
[TD]+7.7
[/TD]
[TD]+16:38.4
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR=class: even results]
[TD]38.
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[TD]30
[/TD]
[TD]Albert LLOVERA
[/TD]
[TD]S
[/TD]
[TD]1:53:01.8
[/TD]
[TD]+32.1
[/TD]
[TD]+17:10.5
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[TR=class: odd results]
[TD]39.
[/TD]
[TD]74
[/TD]
[TD]Brent TAYLOR
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]1:53:09.6
[/TD]
[TD]+7.8
[/TD]
[TD]+17:18.3
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[/TR]
[TR=class: even results]
[TD]40.
[/TD]
[TD]77
[/TD]
[TD]Dominick UNTERBERGER
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]1:54:41.5
[/TD]
[TD]+1:31.9
[/TD]
[TD]+18:50.2
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[TR=class: odd results]
[TD]41.
[/TD]
[TD]79
[/TD]
[TD]Lee STRINGER
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]1:55:40.1
[/TD]
[TD]+58.6
[/TD]
[TD]+19:48.8
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[TR=class: even results]
[TD]42.
[/TD]
[TD]85
[/TD]
[TD]Dermott MALLEY
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]1:56:10.0
[/TD]
[TD]+29.9
[/TD]
[TD]+20:18.7
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[TD]43.
[/TD]
[TD]84
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[TD]Tony BURROWES
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]1:56:49.4
[/TD]
[TD]+39.4
[/TD]
[TD]+20:58.1
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[TR=class: even results]
[TD]44.
[/TD]
[TD]81
[/TD]
[TD]Ben HUNT
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]1:57:46.8
[/TD]
[TD]+57.4
[/TD]
[TD]+21:55.5
[/TD]
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[TR=class: odd results]
[TD]45.
[/TD]
[TD]83
[/TD]
[TD]Alain DALSTEIN
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]1:58:34.8
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[TD]+48.0
[/TD]
[TD]+22:43.5
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[TR=class: even results]
[TD]46.
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[TD]32
[/TD]
[TD]Toshi ARAI
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[TD]P
[/TD]
[TD]2:00:13.2
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[TD]+1:38.4
[/TD]
[TD]+24:21.9
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[TD]47.
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[TD]27
[/TD]
[TD]Janne TUOHINO
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[TD]S
[/TD]
[TD]2:00:37.1
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[TD]+23.9
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[TD]+24:45.8
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[TR=class: even results]
[TD]48.
[/TD]
[TD]40
[/TD]
[TD]Richard MASON
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[TD]P
[/TD]
[TD]2:01:01.3
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[TD]+24.2
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[TD]+25:10.0
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[TR=class: odd results]
[TD]49.
[/TD]
[TD]86
[/TD]
[TD]Trevor TAYLOR
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]2:04:36.2
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[TD]+3:34.9
[/TD]
[TD]+28:44.9
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[TR=class: even results]
[TD]50.
[/TD]
[TD]44
[/TD]
[TD]Paulo NOBRE
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[TD]P
[/TD]
[TD]2:06:53.3
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[TD]+2:17.1
[/TD]
[TD]+31:02.0
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[TR=class: odd results]
[TD]51.
[/TD]
[TD]72
[/TD]
[TD]Ben JAGGER
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]2:17:38.4
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[TD]+10:45.1
[/TD]
[TD]+41:47.1
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[TR=class: even results]
[TD]52.
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[TD]36
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[TD]Nicholai GEORGIOU
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[TD]P
[/TD]
[TD]2:20:22.9
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[TD]+2:44.5
[/TD]
[TD]+44:31.6
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[TD]53.
[/TD]
[TD]87
[/TD]
[TD]Phil CAMPBELL
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]2:23:07.8
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[TD]+2:44.9
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[TD]+47:16.5
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