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T2 MMR

1999
T2 MMR was one of the first car that swapped drivers, due to her sister's fate. She started her life as Mäkinen's car, but after only one event she became Loix's machine.
She debuted in Argentina, bringing Mäkinen home in 4th place after transmission problems.
A rough event with a solid result, 1999 Argentina (Mitsubishi)
Her next event was New Zealand, now paired with Loix. The event went well, but as this was Freddy's first outing there, the 8th place was satisfying.
At least she survived, unlike T22 (Mitsubishi)
As a long-haul-event car, she didn't travel back to Rugby, instead, went straight to Australia for her next duty, again with Loix. She and her crew didn't disappoint, as a 4th-place finish was sacked after three days of racing in the woodland around Perth.
Charging to 4th place, 1999 Australia (Mitsubishi)
2000
Her last appearance was at the 2000 Rallye de Portugal, again with Loix. After a long, dusty event, the crew reached the finish in 6th place, saving the grace after Mäkinen's retirement.
Dusting through the Portugese forests (Mitsubishi)
Update:
Just found a video from around 2001, with T2 MMR in 2001 spec and in a fully working condition. However, this car is highly unlikely to be the T2 MMR from '99-2000.
In/around 2001 (cotwo 30)
In/around 2001; note the holes of the missing foglights covered with red tape (cotwo 30)
Whereabouts
Nothing sure, the original chassis might have been destroyed, the one on the 2001 video might be still around, but it's very hard to decide given that one numberplate was carried by more than one car.

Track records:
Starts: 4
Wins: 0
Podiums: 0
Best finish: 4th (1999 Rally Argentina & Rally Australia)
Retirements: 0

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