Stohl given all clear

ByReuters

Published 22/03/2006 at 14:24 GMT

Austrian Manfred Stohl, third in the world championship, has been cleared to race in this weekend's Rally of Catalunya after a heavy crash in testing. Stohl's Peugeot 307 WRC was destroyed after slamming into a rock face on Monday while testing for this weekend's Rally of Catalunya.

2006 Monte Carlo Peugeot Stohl Leg 1

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He and co-driver Ilka Minor had complained of sore ribs and back pain but tests revealed no broken bones and were given the green light to compete on the ecent given that Bozian Racing, the team who runs the car for Stohl, manages to build a new 307 WRC in time for the start on Friday.

“We do hurt all over – but we definitely want to compete in the rally,” Stohl said.

Team boss Jacky Bozian is confident that his team can get the job done and provide a new car for his Austrian driver in time for Thursday's ceremonial start in Salou. “The car did take quite some damage but we are confident to get the Peugeot up and running in time for the rally."

Catalunya Rally