Supercars star Shane van Gisbergen is 'living his dream' after making an impressive start to his maiden WRC outing at his home event. RallySC
The New Zealander has this year turned his hand to rallying alongside his Supercars commitments, competing in the Australian Rally Championship, before electing to join the WRC2 class at his home WRC round.
Van Gisbergen managed to pilot his Skoda Fabia to third in class, 35.5s behind WRC2 regular Kajetan Kajetanowicz in second, while former factory Hyundai driver Hayden Paddon leads the WRC’s second tier. The 33-year-old clearly enjoyed his first taste of WRC action, labelling his run through the iconic Whaanga Coast stage as “among the most fun I’ve had in a race car”.Reflecting on his first full day of WRC action, he added: “Man, what an awesome day. I’m just having ball and living my dream.
Van Gisbergen ended the day sitting 12th overall with Hyundai’s Ott Tanak leading the field by 0.2s over Toyota’s Elfyn Evans, while eight-time world champion Sebastien Ogier sits third, 6.7s adrift.
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