From WRC.com
Thierry Neuville's stage-wining drive on Saturday's Vargasen test not only earned him the lead of the Rally Sweden, it also set a new record for the longest jump at Colin's Crest. Every year thousands of spectators gather to watch cars speed over the snow-covered crest, with an award named in honour of 1995 world champion Colin McRae going to the driver who flies the furthest. The crowds watched Neuville make history with a monster 44 metre jump in his Hyundai i20 World Rally Car.
The flight smashed the previous record of 37 metres, set by Ken Block in 2011, and eclipsed Andreas Mikkelsen’s 41 metre effort on the first pass through Vargåsen. “When I arrived there on the first pass this morning I lifted a little, but this afternoon I kept it flat,” said Neuville, who also lifted the trophy in 2013 for a jump of 35 metres. Mikkelsen cleared 41 metres on today's first pass through Vargåsen. “The landing was actually quite nice, but I had some trouble in the corner afterwards, where I was maybe a little too fast. But yeah, I think it was a great show and people seemed to love it.” Previous winners – Colin's Crest jump contest 2014: Juho Hanninen (36m) 2013: Thierry Neuville (35m) 2012: Ott Tanak (32m) 2011: Ken Block (37m) 2010: Marius Aasen (37m) 2008: Khalid Al Qassimi (36m) Recent Articles
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