Geraldine driver Hayden Paddon set some front-running times and improved his overall position to 11th at the season-ending Rally of Wales after the second day.
Hayden Paddon's Hyundai I20 WRC Photo: PHOTOSPORT
Paddon set the second-equal quickest time for the 19.98-kilometre special stage 12 and is four minutes off the leader and reigning world champion Sebastien Ogier.
There are six more short stages to complete the final round of the 2014 World Rally Championship to come overnight, with just 46.12 competitive kilometres split into six special stages.
With the running order determined by reversing Saturday's overall classification, Paddon will start fourth on the road, while Ogier starts 14th.