News from France

[Tom206wrc]

Fantastic run by portuguese driver Diogo Gago in the french 208 Cup this week-end(Rallye terre de Langres/gravel event)
http://www.ffsa.org/res_rallye.php?i...&catCourse=ral

3rd overall in the cup and fastest time on SS7 this sunday morning

[Tom206wrc]

Crazy jumps from this week-end's Rallye terre de Langres
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPiCXYgolxg

[tommeke_B]

https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.n...19533820_n.jpg Nice livery for Quentin Gilbert, he will drive the DS3 WRC of Pereira in Rallye de Rouergue next week. Wondering what he can do against Maurin-Fiesta WRC...

[mousti]

Maurin with Fiesta R5. Gilbert will be the man to beat.

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[tommeke_B]

Pitty... At least there is quick local driver Da Cunha with a DS3 WRC as well...

[vino_93]

It's really a strange year for tarmac champ, as no one really wants to be champion.

It wasn't Maurin's goal, but as he is leading ... he will take the point, and I think he will be for a second year champion.
Nantet is there only because he was banned of French cup ...
Salanon don't do a full year.
Cuoq don't care about tarmac.
Brunson stopped rally.
Beaubelique's goal is amator championship.

So ok, there is still Pierre Roché ...


But as each time, entry list is really beautiful.
For Rouergue, still really good, with Gilbert and da Cunha for a DS3 victory. Lets count on Roché's Mini to be there in the top of the race, and let's see how good will be Marty with a Focus WRC (finished 4th in Lyon with a Mini WRC).
What can do Maurin with R5 ? For sure a podium, Rouergue is a difficult race, so if he finishes ...
Great S2000 field too, with fast south of France drive Franck Lions, Feghali from Lebanon, Ragues from ELMS, ...

[dupanton]

Nantet is there only because he was banned of French cup ...

Why is he banned from the cup?? Saw him in a result of a rally last weekend (or 2 weeks ago)

[vino_93]

It's quite a strange regulation, done last year. A driver can't compete in the final of the french cup if he finished in the top three of the last french championship.
To be honest, this regulation was done only to prevent Nantet to take part to it ...

[dupanton]

It's quite a strange regulation, done last year. A driver can't compete in the final of the french cup if he finished in the top three of the last french championship.
To be honest, this regulation was done only to prevent Nantet to take part to it ...

Owkay, so he can take part in every rally but the final? It's not such a strange rule I think...

[vino_93]

Yes right, he is not allowed to take part to the final.

It's a strange rule, because drivers in france championship are all amator drivers, and they can do what they want. And why Top 3, not top 5, top 10, ... ?
This rule was done only after that Nantet announced he would leave french championship and come back to the cup with his GT10 Porsche ...

You can banned cars, as it's done (WRC, GT+ and for next year RRC can't take point), but why drivers ? There's no professionnal drivers, so let's them do what they want.