XION Rally ArgentinaRecce Notes The pre-event recce was the first chance for competitors to see the stages they will tackle this week. We drove them too, to give you a driver’s eye view of the challenge ahead. Here are five of our recce highlights: 1: Water splashes. Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville counted more than 30 in this year’s route - double the number from last year. The one pictured below is about 15km into Friday’s Villa Bustos - Tanti stage (SS3/SS5). The water was about 30cm deep, but might be higher by the weekend if the sluice control 50 metres upstream is opened. This has been known to happen… 2: Bedrock. February’s torrential rain and floods have rinsed some sections...
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