Despite another impressive turn of speed in her Penrith Mitsubishi-sponsored Mitsubishi Mirage, Molly Taylor has had a disappointing end to Rally Queensland.
After yesterday’s holed radiator, Molly and co-driver, Toni Feaver, restarted the Sunshine Coast event intent on attacking the tricky stages and pushing towards a top ten finish.
With eight stages and 121km making up the day’s action in Round 3 of the Australian Rally Championship, Molly had impressively moved up the leader board to be in twelfth place after five stages. However, just like in heat one, her luck was about to change.
“We hit a dip in the road at top speed, and unfortunately the impact put a hole in the gearbox,” Molly lamented. “We managed to get to the end of the stage, but our only option was to return to the service park and get the problem fixed.”
Molly’s crew repaired the damage and she was able to get her car into the end-of-event parc ferme, enabling her to score championship points, but it wasn’t the result she had hoped for.
“This event was a real learning experience and, while it didn’t go to plan, I thought my driving improved as the rally wore on,” she added.
Molly hopes to contest the next round of the Australian Rally Championship in South Australia next month, provided she can raise the funds to get her car and crew to one of the fastest events in the championship.
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