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It's the first rally in the Swedish Championship 2013 and we're here at Göransson Arena in Sandviken.
We've had a fantastic day.
Good conditions, nice weather and a lot of people.
It started with a 10 km stage where we found the rythm right away.
Then we moved on to a 20 km stage, where we had some drama.
We had too little air in the tyres and already in the second corner we hit a snow bank pretty hard.
That made a tyre slip off the rim a bit.
We thought we had a puncture, but after a while we realized we didn't.
Then we had to find the speed again and we managed to set a pretty good time after all.
Back at service, it was just to recharge and get some more air in the tyres.
Then off to a new stage, where it worked great driving wise.
Unfortunately we felt a problem with the clutch, but we made it through.
Following stage was a spectator stage at Göransson Arena and it was really fun.
At service the team couldn't find what was wrong with the clutch so we were pretty nervous before the two final stages.
But we stayed cool and got through despite the problem and it was actually not so bad.
So we're very pleased.
The communication with my co-driver worked really well and the team has done a great job with the car.
Now we're looking forward to Rally Sweden, which will be so much fun for all of us, partners and everyone that helps me.