Thunderstorms bringing torrential rain have forced the cancellation of Thursday\u2019s shakedown for the Acropolis Rally, but World Rally Championship event organisers have no plans to cancel the entire rally.\n\n
Thunderstorms bringing torrential rain have forced the cancellation of Thursday’s shakedown for the Acropolis Rally, but World Rally Championship event organisers have no plans to cancel the entire rally.Greece has been subjected to flash flooding this week after receiving record-breaking rainfall courtesy of Storm Daniel.The storm has hit Lamia, the host city for the Acropolis Rally, which has resulted in several roads being flooded around the service park.
The disruption to the recce schedule had resulted in officials reducing shakedown to a minimum of one run for Rally1 crews, with shakedown optional for other competitors, before a call was made on Wednesday evening to abandon Thursday's shakedown completely. “We had to cut down the Power Stage by 10 kilometres because it was very difficult and dangerous, the first part for the drivers. The clerk of the course has issued a new itinerary and we have shortened the Power Stage, but apart from this all the stages have been recced and the drivers are ready to start the rally.”The rally is due to start on Thursday evening with a super special stage held in Athens city centre, some 200 kilometres southeast of Lamia.
Rally officials will continue to monitor the weather to ensure the safety of drivers, teams, organisers and spectators, but Athanassoulas is confident the rally will go ahead. “As we speak Friday stages look safe and as for Saturday we have two days in front of us for those to dry as much as they can and they will provide a different challenge to the drivers than what they expected.
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