R3 DS3 Citroen is preparing to conquer France

After winning Group A in Northern Ireland, Citroen DS3 R3 crew of Kris Meek and Paul Nagle will attempt to conquer France, this weekend at the 62nd edition of the Mont Blanc Rally, 5th stage of French Rally Championship.

After a remarkable debut in Northern Ireland, where he earned R3 DS3 Citroen model group A and five managed a fantastic place in the overall standings in Rally Ulster, car now has a new mission.

With all eyes fixed on the new model Citroen, Kris Meek, champion of the 2009 Intercontinental Rally Challenge, will go 14 special stages in a mountain area, with a total length of 206 km. Mont Blanc Rally special stages is characterized by rising and lowering the breathtakingly, located in the heart of Morzine mountain resort, famous for its ski slopes, but also for the country landscapes with lakes, forests and majestic mountain peaks.

Rally is one known to be very hard for machines, especially for brakes, and a completely different stage in Ulster, the rally made its debut DS3 R3 model. Oscillating variable weather conditions and temperatures will be a key factor in the final denouement phase scheduled for this weekend.

Citroen model DS3 R3 will have to face new challenges in a technical rally and requesting a difficult route and in a highly competitive company.

"In the second to present the special stages, DS3 R3 will have to adapt to a different area than in Ireland. Now go to the next level where we compete against the best pilots in France. 10,000 kilometers in tests have shown that the car is competitive on any surface, but still nothing can compare with the struggle of a rally where we can really see what our car. Kris Meek, who competed here and know this rally last year, will use all his experience to adjust the machine setting during this stage, "said Jean-François Lien, charge the customer department Competitions Racing Citroen.

Source: http://www.citroen.com/

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