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2013. március 30., szombat

KU02 HJZ

KU02 HJZ was the last Evo WRC technically, as she was the last who started her life as a "Step1" car, debuting on Cyprus, driven by Francois Delecour. After a lot of mechanical trouble (mainly with the transmission) and a fire at the team's hotel, Delecour managed to pull out good times on some stages, signaling that the car had potential given the right conditions.
In Cyprus, finally the car showed some promise... (motorsport.com)
After making her debut on the third toughest rally on the 2002 calendar, she had an immediate chance on the second one: the Acropolis Rally. After having to sweep the roads on the second and third legs, the trio of Delecour, Grataloup and KU02 HJZ finished in 11th place, and more importantly, without any technical trouble.
Typical Acropolis Rally (motorsport.com)
Her final event was the 2002 NetworkQ Rally GB, with replacement driver Justin Dale. He was not fast in the car to say the least, and the conditions got the better of him as he rolled both himself and the car into retirement.
On the shakedown, 2002 Rally GB (motorsport.com)
...and after rolling (motorsport.com)
Whereabouts
Since new cars were built and Mitsubishi was pulling a holiday year, and she hasn't been seen since 2002, it is pretty sure she was scrapped.

Track record
Starts: 3
Wins: 0
Podiums: 0
Best finish: 11th (2002 Acropolis Rally)
Retirements: 1 (2002 Rally GB)

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