Haydon Paddon

slarty45, Aug 3, 4:44am
Rally Finland end of day 1 (only 3 stages)
SWRC class

1st E Lappi
2nd H Paddon+ 1.5 sec
3rd P Andersson+12.6
4th C Breen+15.9
scarey65, Aug 3, 5:00am
impressive ! but of course you wont hear it on mainstream media

bet the nz drivers are happy hes not racing in nzgives them a chance to winLOL
pfemstn, Aug 3, 5:56am
put Richard Mason in the same car! then we will see how good he is!
scarey65, Aug 3, 6:08am
paddons a professional driver, where nzs are only realy part time

different world,

especially when you pay the bills yourself , which most kiwi drivers do
kokako14, Aug 3, 7:34am
If Mason is that good, front up the money and buy him a seat in a car
Thats what Paddon has did, he hasnt received the drive on a plate
scarey65, Aug 3, 12:29pm
masons past it in overseas terms anyway
sad but true
slarty45, Aug 3, 5:16pm
Paddon began day two 1.5s behind the Finnish champion elect but lost ground when the engine in his Skoda Fabia Super 2000 dropped onto two cylinders nearing the finish of stage five. The New Zealander, who heads the SWRC title standings, then endured further anguish when he was momentarily unable to restart his car at the stage stop line.
slarty45, Aug 3, 5:22pm
Day 2
SS4
E Lappi
H Paddon +3.9
C Breen +18.9
P Andersson +19.7

SS5
E Lappi
H Paddon +13.8
P Andersson +30.7
C Breen +31.3
slarty45, Aug 3, 7:00pm
Hayden Paddon has retired from SWRC due to engine (VW Skoda) problems with his car

Jazz wishes he had a Suzuki motor instead
carstauranga001, Aug 3, 7:15pm
Hayden Paddon
"Sorry everyone but our Rally Finland is over. Our engine dropped onto 2 cylinders 2km from end of SS5 and despite trying to limp to service, it seems that it is terminal. We are not allowed to fix or replace the engine as per the Super Rally rules. Very gutting as the car was feeling so good and there was a lot more speed to come. At least the times were good but now really determined for the next round. Thanks everyone"

Real shame. Better luck next round Hayden.
slarty45, Aug 3, 8:33pm
Bummer, but might not be too bad overall.
2nd & 3rd in championship have both had a DNF so they even now.
serf407, Aug 3, 9:06pm
Are Skoda Motorsport spending the euros on developing turbocharged engines now !
There was some doubt asVolkswagen Motorsport was developing a turbo 1600 for the Polo wrc.
The NA 2 litre engines are old school.
serf407, Aug 5, 6:40am
One of Hayden Paddon's fellow swrc competitor's cars looks like it will need a bit of cut and polish before the next round.
Suomi! is such an expressive language.
http://youtu.be/2biL_8EK2os