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    Mark Champeau

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rk2vPGUm8MY

    Can some one on here, maybe from France tell me more about Mark Champeau, he seems to have astounding car control and I know he did Rally Catalunya in 1999 but retired with an accident. Did he have many victories in the French National series and do people think he could have gone further in the WRC if he had not met an untimely end

    Any info would be appreciated

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    Big fan of Champeau's driving, only on video of course. He certainly had a big fan base in France, fantastic car control.

    Here he is on the 99 Rallye du Limousin:

    http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xa8...usin-1999_auto

    (there's also some kid in a yellow Saxo but don't think he went too far......)

    Chatting with Philippe Bugalski, Marc on the right:
    http://membres.multimania.fr/mchampe...s/Roue9862.jpg

    And the famous ex Panizzi P 100 All on Lyon Charbonnieres :
    http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/4179/lyoncharbo991.jpg

    And at the start of Rouergue:

    http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/246...rezawrccha.jpg

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    Thats some amazing driving, would love to see some more vids!

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    Apparently he did some top 10 times before early retirement on Catalunya Rally '99.

    http://www.ewrc-results.com/driver_i...2&driver=10575

    Makes you wonder if he would've got as far as say Loeb, a same generation driver. Defenitly prefere his driving style to say the least.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Josti
    Apparently he did some top 10 times before early retirement on Catalunya Rally '99.

    http://www.ewrc-results.com/driver_i...2&driver=10575

    Makes you wonder if he would've got as far as say Loeb, a same generation driver. Defenitly prefere his driving style to say the least.
    I had quite the same feeling after seeing footage, pity that we did not see more from him

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    That is awsome video! Coupe Impreza is one of the best looking rally car in the history of WRC
    Waiting for Subaru to come back to be :champion:

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    amazing driving!

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