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Toyota prospect Jasper Vaher made a dream start to the ERC round in V\u00e4rmland by setting the fastest times in both qualifying and Friday\u2019s opening stage. On Saturday, the 19-year-old Estonian showed no intention of slowing down. After eight special stages, he and co-driver Rait Jansen hold an 8.8-second advantage at the top of the leaderboard.<\/p>\n

\u201cOverall, it has gone really well. We\u2019ve followed our rhythm and driven according to our feeling throughout the day. On the second loop we had a puncture, but luckily we didn\u2019t lose too much time. Apart from that, it has been a very good day,\u201d<\/em> said Vaher.<\/p>\n

Behind them, a quartet of drivers is locked in a fierce battle for the remaining podium places.<\/p>\n

Finnish driver Teemu Suninen claimed several stage victories throughout Saturday and holds second place overnight, 5.5 seconds ahead of fellow Finn Mikko Heikkil\u00e4, with both crews driving \u0160kodas. Just outside the podium positions are M\u0101rti\u0146\u0161 Sesks, only 3.2 seconds behind third place, and local favourite Isak Reiersen, who sits 5.9 seconds off the podium.<\/p>\n

All signs point to an intense fight on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Reigning Junior ERC champion Calle Carlberg enjoyed a solid day in his Toyota and set the third-fastest time on SS3 Stensj\u00f6n. He ends Saturday in seventh overall.<\/p>\n

Much of Saturday\u2019s attention was focused on the legendary Colin\u2019s Crest near Sunne. This year, title sponsor BAUHAUS had raised the stakes by offering an extraordinary prize to the driver who jumped the furthest: a mini excavator. On the first pass through the stage, Canadian driver Brandon Semenuk laid down the benchmark with a 42-metre leap.<\/p>\n

However, it was on the second and final pass that the limits were truly pushed. Last year\u2019s winner Eyvind Brynildsen jumped 43 metres before being surpassed by Philip Allen with a 45-metre effort. None could match Patrik Hallberg, who equalled Mads \u00d8stberg\u2019s long-standing record with a remarkable 47-metre jump. Hallberg and co-driver John Stigh therefore claimed both the excavator and the prestigious 2026 Colin\u2019s Crest Award.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought about it before the stage and said to John that if I got a good line before the jump, I would go flat out \u2013 and I did. So it was a really great feeling,\u201d<\/em> said Hallberg.<\/p>\n

In ERC3, Ville Vaatanen leads the category after Saturday\u2019s stages, while Aatu Hakalehto tops both Junior ERC and ERC4.<\/p>\n

The BAUHAUS Royal Rally of Scandinavia concludes on Sunday with eight stages east of Karlstad around V\u00e4se and \u00d6lme. The rally finishes with SS16 \u00d6lme, this year\u2019s Power Stage, at 17:05, followed by the prize-giving ceremony in Karlstad city centre at 19:00.<\/p>\n

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