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[AL14]

Another one. What a tragedy. RIP

[fegh]

RIP Frédéric Comte. I hope His wife (co-pilot) will get well, apparently she s seriously injured.

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[AP-Racing]

No words

[rage82]

A sad day again. RIP Frederic Comte!

[Jeppe]

Oh dear! Such a lost. RIP Fred!

[Tom206wrc]

Condolences to Frédéric Comte's family...R.I.P. Fred, and I hope Angélique will get out from hospital soon ;(

[Francis44]

Condolences to all family and friends. Again horible news :(. R.I.P.

[fegh]

A tribute message to Fred Comte from Roger Feghali and Joseph Matar participating in Rally of Lebanon
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[vino_93]

RIP Fred :(

The rally ended by a large victory of Sarrazin. New podium for Bonato with the 208.

1 Sarrazin (Fiesta WRC)
2 Cuoq (C4 WRC) 1'19
3 Bonato (208 T16) 2'24
4 Chavanne (997 Cup) 2'30
5 P Roche (Fiesta WRC) 2'44
6 Mauffrey (208 T16) 5'40
7 Lacomy (Fiesta R5) 6'42
8 Young (GBR, Fiesta R5) 7'50
9 Bect (207 S2000) 8'02
10 Guigou (Clio R3T) 8'09
...

[Zigz]

Is the prize award for the 208 cup again a program with the 208 t16 in the ERC?

[vino_93]

It's not exactly writen like this. The winner, if he is less than 28, wins a "program with a 208 T16 to Peugeot Sport colours".
And, there's a junior price too. The contenders are less than 23. The must finish between 2nd and 5th place overall, and 5 drivers must compete during the year. It's a "program with a 208 R2 to Peugeot Sport colours".

If the winner is more than 28, he wins a race with an official 208 T16 for a race in french championship (gravel or tarmac).

But even without the price, I'm quite Suarez will do ERC next year. He is entered by Peugeot España (as Lopez), and I'm quite sure they aren't doing this just for the fun.


For the moment, Suarez is leading. He is almost champion.

There's a bigh fight for the junior title.
Jordan Berfa is 2nd overall, 1st junior with 37.
Then we have belgian de Mévius with 25 (6th), Monaco's Riberi with 21 (8) and spanish Lopez with 18 (10). (same point system as in WRC)
All can change ...

[mousti]

RIP Fred :(

The rally ended by a large victory of Sarrazin. New podium for Bonato with the 208.

1 Sarrazin (Fiesta WRC)
2 Cuoq (C4 WRC) 1'19
3 Bonato (208 T16) 2'24
4 Chavanne (997 Cup) 2'30
5 P Roche (Fiesta WRC) 2'44
6 Mauffrey (208 T16) 5'40
7 Lacomy (Fiesta R5) 6'42
8 Young (GBR, Fiesta R5) 7'50
9 Bect (207 S2000) 8'02
10 Guigou (Clio R3T) 8'09
...

Maurin voluntary retired out of respect for Frederic Comte

[JTGANG]

Unfo it seems one more fatal accident at Rallye Vosgien.....

http://www.ffsa.org/article.php?id=30833

[AP-Racing]

Unfo it seems one more fatal accident at Rallye Vosgien.....

http://www.ffsa.org/article.php?id=30833

http://remiremontinfo.fr/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/rallye1.jpg

[SpeedEstRacing]

the photo was really necessary ??

If not here is my video to rally: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tICzvVdagDM

[vino_93]

Entry list for the Finale of French Cup : http://finalesdesrallyes2015.fr/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Liste-des-engag%C3%A9s-modernes-avec-N%C2%B0-de-course-et-horaires-de-convocation.pdf

Only 145, which is quite low for a finale (around 170-190 usually). It's due to the location, in the North. It costs too much for the guys with small cars from the South.

But there's quality with top contenders. A lot of guys can win ... Morin (Fiesta R5), Pustelnik (208 T16), Longépé (208 T16), Beaubelique (Fiesta R5), Puppo (Fabia S2000), Pruvot (Fabia S2000), Galpin (207 S2000), Mortier (Impreza GT), Deraedt (Celica GT-Four), or even Vanson (Lancer Evo VIII) ... It's open !

If you are from Belgium, UK, Netherlands, ... and you want to travel and discover it, that will never be so closed ! :)
It's in Samer, close to Boulogne sur Mer. Something like 50 km south of Calais and 100 km west to Lille (Rijsel :) )

[dupanton]

Entry list for the Finale of French Cup : http://finalesdesrallyes2015.fr/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Liste-des-engag%C3%A9s-modernes-avec-N%C2%B0-de-course-et-horaires-de-convocation.pdf

Only 145, which is quite low for a finale (around 170-190 usually). It's due to the location, in the North. It costs too much for the guys with small cars from the South.

But there's quality with top contenders. A lot of guys can win ... Morin (Fiesta R5), Pustelnik (208 T16), Longépé (208 T16), Beaubelique (Fiesta R5), Puppo (Fabia S2000), Pruvot (Fabia S2000), Galpin (207 S2000), Mortier (Impreza GT), Deraedt (Celica GT-Four), or even Vanson (Lancer Evo VIII) ... It's open !

If you are from Belgium, UK, Netherlands, ... and you want to travel and discover it, that will never be so closed ! :)
It's in Samer, close to Boulogne sur Mer. Something like 50 km south of Calais and 100 km west to Lille (Rijsel :) )

I'm goign, first time I go to the Finale. Really curious what the level of competition will be!

[vino_93]

That's mixed.
You have some good drivers, who can do well in the tarmac championship (like Galpin, Longépé, Pustelnik, ...).

You can see some young guns at the beginning of their career. I remember Gilbert did it with a Clio RS.

And some aren't really good ... they just have the money to run a lot of French cup events to qualify ... or they are smart enough to drive in a category where there's not a lot of opponents to take points :)

[tommeke_B]

Coming to see the finale too, only on saturday. I was at the finale in Dunkerque in 2009, but it was quite disappointing (mostly due to the stages)... Hoping for better this year, the list looks good. :)

[vino_93]

Stages will be different. Dunkerque looked more like typical flanders road.
Samer is more like Normandy. Some stages were used by Le Touquet a long time ago. There's some hills. That's quite unique in Nord Pas de Calais.
But maybe it will be difficult to spectate due to the hedges between the fields. I need to study maps :p

[vino_93]

Stages will be different. Dunkerque looked more like typical flanders road.
Samer is more like Normandy. Some stages were used by Le Touquet a long time ago. There's some hills. That's quite unique in Nord Pas de Calais.
But maybe it will be difficult to spectate due to the hedges between the fields. I need to study maps :p

[Tom206wrc]

Tomorrow saturday starts the Rallye terre des Cardabelles, penultimate round of the french gravel championship: new duel between Cuoq(C4 WRC)and Baud(Fiesta WRC) ;)

It will be also the penultimate round of the Peugeot 208 Cup...I guess Antonio Suarez can be winner of the overall competition this coming week-end ;)

Result will be on http://www.brennusinfo.fr/

[Tom206wrc]

Currently is running the Final de la Coupe de France des rallyes, the traditionnal event that gathered all the "best" drivers during the french rallies season ;)

This year the Finale is running in northern France(Pas-de-Calais, in the city of Samer) :)
Weather terrible(rainy, muddy, slippery)...lots of drivers on the retirements list since yesterday evening friday :s

First unlucky driver was also favourite for the win: Bruno Longépé(208 T16)crashed and had a puncture on SS1, apparently too much damage to the car to continue ;(

For now after SS5 Dominique Rebout and Jérôme Galpin are leading in their 207 S2000s, but Jean-Charles Beaubelique is only 11" off behind the leader and three stages remain ;)

http://www.patricksoft.fr/

[vino_93]

Haha, terrible conditions yes. Fortunately I didn't drown :p

Quite nice stages, but mixed experience. My first pass was nice, with terrible conditions - gravel roads with some ruts. We could see the guys who attacked and the others ...
Then a 90 corner with S corners after, with mud in the S. A lot of 2WD were too cautious, quite disappointing, probably due to the rain.
And finally, I saw a stage more or less without rain. Fast corners on a way down from an hill, with a 90 corners ending it. Here you saw why most of them where here, much more attack.


The rally ended with drama, as Rebout (leader) and Beaubelique (3rd) retired during the last stage ! So Galpin won :) But he had mechanical problems, and there was a lot of suspens if he was able - or not - to come back to Samer !

[Atob WRC]

Hello all,

Here our video from Rallye Cardabelles, that made Cohete Suarez winner of 208 Cup!

We will wait the Var Rallye for the Junior Title, between Berfa and López.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3l-C2u1b5M


Tomorrow saturday starts the Rallye terre des Cardabelles, penultimate round of the french gravel championship: new duel between Cuoq(C4 WRC)and Baud(Fiesta WRC) ;)

It will be also the penultimate round of the Peugeot 208 Cup...I guess Antonio Suarez can be winner of the overall competition this coming week-end ;)

Result will be on http://www.brennusinfo.fr/

[Tom206wrc]

Entrylist of next week's Critérium des Cévennes(penultimate round of the french tarmac championship)available on http://www.asaherault.fr/#Criterium_des_Cevennes.C ;)

Not a big entry for big cars though...the victory should be to either Pierre Roché or Yoann Bonato :mark:

[vino_93]

Every year the same here ... time to put it in D2 and let another event going into first division.
Nice opportunity for Bonato. I hope he could win.

[Tom206wrc]

Video of today shakedown in Critérium des Cévennes ;)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvCCjHuhCIs

[irish_tiger]

I know this is not on for a few weeks , but will there be a better entry for Rallye Du Var ? and if so who ?

[vino_93]

Rallye du Var always has a good entry list. But for this year ... I don't know. Cuoq could be titled this week end, so he won't go to the Var. Maurin will do Vaucluse (gravel), so he won't go to the Var too. Expected "top" entries are Salanon (Fiesta WRC), Brunson (Fiesta WRC), Roché (Mini WRC), Magnou (206 WRC), Bonato (208 T16), ...

You can follow entries there : http://www.var-rallye.fr/
(Concurrents Nat --> Liste des engagés)

Only the beginning, let's wait.

[Tom206wrc]

Jean-René Perry, official Opel France driver had a huge crash in Cévennes this friday morning in the SS1(he rolled above the roads in the trees)...impressive :eek:
Fortuneately he and his codriver Joshua Reibel are unhurt(except Perry suffers a little to his back and has been carried to hospital for a check) :mark:

Watch that very quick video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_DorXaqMQs

SS1 has been interrupted and most of the drivers will get notional time...

Also SS2 saw a huge crash from a driver of a BMW F2000 and has been interrupted too :mark:

[Tom206wrc]

And another crash on the current SS5 in Cévennes(Fred Raynal who was leading the trophée Michelin in his Fiesta R5 and was 2nd overall) :mark:

Stage interrupted again, the lateness of this leg will be huge this evening :(
Fortuneately only the car disturbs the road, no harm to the crew...

[Tom206wrc]

Endurance driver Pierre Ragues at the wheels of a Skoda Fabia R5(from Germany of Wallenwein Team)this week-end at the Rallye d'automne La Rochelle ;)

[dimviii]

https://scontent-cdg2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xap1/v/t1.0-9/12193321_910916072316741_4809254916010973452_n.jpg ?oh=153f9453eda6f3f7448b152e7e6bcc93&oe=56C5E877
https://scontent-cdg2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/t31.0-8/12183736_910951462313202_4390540563391912137_o.jpg

[vino_93]

No one talked here, but Bonato won Cévennes. A great rally from him, easily beating Roché (Mini WRC). His year is incredible :) And ... it seems some manufacturers are interested by him now. Citroën ? Peugeot ? come back with Opel France when the Corsa R5 will be available ? Who knows ...

[dimviii]

Gilbert rally Var

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CURZtIwWUAEWrcC.jpg:large

[JTGANG]

This weekend we have the last round of French Tarmac for 2015....Seems will have a big fight in the R5 category

http://www.rallye-sport.fr/liste-des-engages-rallye-du-var-2015/

[irish_tiger]

What happened Yoann Bonato ? Any proper website which shows drivers and cars in the results ?

[Mirek]

Bonato had unfortunately an engine problem and had to retire yesterday. he is anyway the far fastest R5 driver in the event.

I use the new FFSA site but I don't like it at all...
http://www.ffsa.org/Pages/home.aspx (direct on the right side)

[irish_tiger]

Bonato had unfortunately an engine problem and had to retire yesterday. he is anyway the far fastest R5 driver in the event.

I use the new FFSA site but I don't like it at all...
http://www.ffsa.org/Pages/home.aspx (direct on the right side)

Yeah was using that - fairly crap alright , maybe here :
http://www.ewrc-results.com/results.php?e=20001&s=103064&t=Rallye-du-Var-2015

[CivEngine]

I recommend you Patricksoft.fr

[dimviii]

impressive times from Bonato.

[vino_93]

He definitly shows that he can have an european role ... I hope Peugeot to hire him in place of Breen for ERC :)

[Mirek]

On the other hand Charles Martin has been nowhere. I doubt he would continue with Peugeot. Bonato seems to be the man, yes.

[mousti]

Bonato - Suarez would be a great team!

[dimviii]

Bonato on pirelli

http://i68.tinypic.com/avlqmu.jpg

[Mirek]

Loix is definitely on Michelin as his team 2C and him are both Michelin developemtn partners. Gilbert shall be on Michelin too.

[dimviii]

Loix is definitely on Michelin as his team 2C and him are both Michelin developemtn partners. Gilbert shall be on Michelin too.

thats why i mentioned pirellis,also some long stages with 32km distance( ss 5)

http://www.ewrc-results.com/results.php?e=20001&s=103062&t=Rallye-du-Var-2015

Loix
http://img905.imageshack.us/img905/1429/ggRqv5.jpg

Gilbert

http://img908.imageshack.us/img908/5011/ZnSbMo.jpg

[JTGANG]

This young man Sylvain Michel seems pretty fast with the Peugot S2000...If he hadn't lost 1 min in the night stage would be very close with everybody.....Anything about him ???

[Mirek]

Good question :) Also does anybody know what problem Loix had on the last stage? It was an awesome battle with Gilbert all the time until the last stage where Loix lost a lot of time.

1. Salanon (Fiesta WRC) 2:19:5,6
2. Gilbert (DS3 R5) +1:39,8
3. Roche (Mini WRC) + 1:42,0
4. Loix (Fabia R5) +2:01,0
5. Amourette (DS3 R5) +2:50,6
6. Michel (207 S2000) +3:34,9
7. Leandri (208 T16 R5) +4:51,6
8. Hirschi (208 T16 R5) +5:29,2
9. Raoux (Fabia R5) +7:26,7
10. Guigou (Clio R3T) +8:09,1

Mauffrey, Martin (both 206 T16 R5) both crashed. Bonato, the fastest R5 driver by far, retired on SS4 with engine problem. Brunson (Fiesta WRC) also retired with technical problems.

[vino_93]

On the other hand Charles Martin has been nowhere. I doubt he would continue with Peugeot. Bonato seems to be the man, yes.

Yes, it's over for Martin. Unfortunately Peugeot didn't treat him really well (more or less no tests, from the beginning of the year you could see they weren't interesting by him), but he never shows something really good...

[vino_93]

This young man Sylvain Michel seems pretty fast with the Peugot S2000...If he hadn't lost 1 min in the night stage would be very close with everybody.....Anything about him ???

He is a high-rated young guy. One of the most promising now.
He has 24, and is from the Alps.
He started in 2011 in french cup with a C2 GT with some good results. Then he went to Switzerland and did some good drive with a C2 R2. He was the winner of R2 in Valais 2012.
In 2013 he drove the Citroën Racing Trophy Switzerland and won it.

In 2014 he did JWRC round in Portugal, but that was his first gravel event. He had some troubles, but shows some good times on some stages. He progress a lot all the week end.
He had nothing precise to do this year ... but finally Nantet helped him, and he drove his old Porsche (GT10). He was quite fast with it, but had mechanical troubles. As he did good job with yhe Porsche, he was nominated for the "Espoir Echappement", an autosport contest to elect the most promising frenchman of the year - but he wasn't elected.

This year he did a few more events with the Porsche, and then swith to a 207 S2000. He finished 5th in Antibes, but fought for the podium. He crashed in Rouergue, and so was here in Var.

I think he should focus on one-make cup ... in order to win an official drive at least for one year. Because I can't see what he is doing. Driving Porsche is fine, but that's not this way you could launch an international career.

[dimviii]

https://youtu.be/86yBYfFHgOg

[dimviii]

Sylvain
https://youtu.be/fjl7MzGH2dU

[dupanton]

Good question :) Also does anybody know what problem Loix had on the last stage? It was an awesome battle with Gilbert all the time until the last stage where Loix lost a lot of time.

1. Salanon (Fiesta WRC) 2:19:5,6
2. Gilbert (DS3 R5) +1:39,8
3. Roche (Mini WRC) + 1:42,0
4. Loix (Fabia R5) +2:01,0
5. Amourette (DS3 R5) +2:50,6
6. Michel (207 S2000) +3:34,9
7. Leandri (208 T16 R5) +4:51,6
8. Hirschi (208 T16 R5) +5:29,2
9. Raoux (Fabia R5) +7:26,7
10. Guigou (Clio R3T) +8:09,1

Mauffrey, Martin (both 206 T16 R5) both crashed. Bonato, the fastest R5 driver by far, retired on SS4 with engine problem. Brunson (Fiesta WRC) also retired with technical problems.


Brunson had brake problems, Loix spun.

Didn't expect such a pace from Gilbert! And Bonato, this guy really deserves a good program, although he is too old now to really get a career. Maybe he could do ERC or at least French Championship with a top car.

Suarez won 208 cup again, really curious what he will perform next year! Berfa is best Junior this year, but I don't know if he is ready to perform in jERC.

[dimviii]

https://youtu.be/_wXTz2m2q9g

[Rally Power]

I don't get why WRC are allowed in French champ. If FFSA chose R5 and RRC as main categories, it'd probably be the most competitive championship around Europe.

[Francis44]

I don't get why WRC are allowed in French champ. If FFSA chose R5 and RRC as main categories, it'd probably be the most competitive championship around Europe.

Probably because there are several WRC machines in France needing to be rented and a lot of teams not wanting to get burned with cars stuck in the shop.

[Rally Power]

Probably because there are several WRC machines in France needing to be rented and a lot of teams not wanting to get burned with cars stuck in the shop.

Ok, but 1.6WRC could be converted to RRC and the old 2.0 cars could still be allowed in french regional series. Maybe they'll change something in 2017 as WRC cars will get even more expensive.

[vino_93]

That will probably change in 2017, to focus on R5. There's a lot of talks about it.
But now that there's less and less top WRC drivers to do the whole champ, I think the WRC cars will be banned from the tarmac championship (no reason to ban it from gravel and cup).

[Loïc.D]

My video of the Rally of the Var 2015, French championship of the Rallies:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shAXxRk6hE4

[Loïc.D]

Jean-Michel Chol with Simca Rallye 3:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5VchztyscU

[Loïc.D]

Hi everyone, a small video Kit Car to pass the end of year celebrations. Happy holidays to all and see you next year.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlgiDjwThN0

[Loïc.D]

Hello, here's a video of the Andros Trophy 2016 race held at Isola 2000 in France.
Good viewing to all.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3Y-AGB8fHg

[Loïc.D]

Test François Delecour Rally Monte-Carlo 2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5byvYhr6gl0

[vino_93]

Sylvain Michel will drive in tarmac championship a Fabia R5 from 2C Compétition. That will be nice battle with Bonato in R5 - depending how much races Bonato will do.

[JTGANG]

Sylvain Michel will drive in tarmac championship a Fabia R5 from 2C Compétition. That will be nice battle with Bonato in R5 - depending how much races Bonato will do.

Good news !!!

[itix]

I'm subscribing to this thread due to interest!

[SpeedEstRacing]

my video of French Rally : Pays Avallonnais with a lot of show:
good viewing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqjUV2g8EhM

[vino_93]

First tarmac champ entry list - Le Touquet : http://www.ewrc-results.com/startlist.php?e=28134&t=Rallye-Le-Touquet-Pas-de-Calais-2016

Quite disappointing. It's usually better there.
No local guys with top WRC machine - except Stievenart, whereas there's a lot there. And a few guys are able to do well with it, as Bayard and Pruvot.

Brunson and Salanon will fight for win.
R5 has quality, but finally not so many starters. Let's see what Michel can do. He should beat Mauffrey, Tanghe and Ragues, but it will be his first race with the Skoda.

And a nice surprise with a good field in DS3 R3 cup.

It will be too first race of new French Historic Rally Championship, with Delecour starting.
http://www.ewrc-results.com/startlist.php?e=30020&t=Rallye-Le-Touquet-Paris-Plage-VHC-2016

[dupanton]

First tarmac champ entry list - Le Touquet : http://www.ewrc-results.com/startlist.php?e=28134&t=Rallye-Le-Touquet-Pas-de-Calais-2016

Quite disappointing. It's usually better there.
No local guys with top WRC machine - except Stievenart, whereas there's a lot there. And a few guys are able to do well with it, as Bayard and Pruvot.

Brunson and Salanon will fight for win.
R5 has quality, but finally not so many starters. Let's see what Michel can do. He should beat Mauffrey, Tanghe and Ragues, but it will be his first race with the Skoda.

And a nice surprise with a good field in DS3 R3 cup.

It will be too first race of new French Historic Rally Championship, with Delecour starting.
http://www.ewrc-results.com/startlist.php?e=30020&t=Rallye-Le-Touquet-Paris-Plage-VHC-2016

I think (and hope) Tanghe will beat Michel.
Very good entrylist in DS3 R3 cup, previous years this cup was in the shadow of the 208 cup.

[vino_93]

I' not so sure about Tanghe ... but Touquet is one of his favorite events. He is already fast there. So maybe he can do it, as Michel comes from the mountains. But for me, Michel is top national class driver. Still young, coming from cups, with the possibility to do an international carrier. As Tanghe is a very good but only gentleman driver.

[SpeedEstRacing]

test day for some regional pilots: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrTIAtqj4ek

[Rally Power]

As expected, WRC’s are leading Rallye du Touquet ahead a pack of R5’s. Brunson leads 21s ahead of Salanon in an identical Fiesta WRC. Sylvain (Fabia) is in flying mode, dominating R5 field and beating Roche (Mini WRC) for 3rd overall. Roulliard in a restricted 3.8 911 is far away, fighting with last R5’s guys.

Like usual, fine coverage from http://www.rallye-sport.fr/es16-touquet-2016/

[JTGANG]

Amazing performance from Michel in his debut with R5,has already won 5 stages.....Great battle also between the Citroen DS3's ,strange that were ahead of Guigou prior of his accident

[Mirek]

Final results:

1. Brunson (Fiesta WRC) 1:46:40,4
2. Salanon (Fiesta WRC) +21,1
3. Michel (Fabia R5) +30,9
4. Roche (Mini WRC) +46,6
5. Tanghe (Fiesta R5) +3:20,2
6. Ragues (DS3 R5) +5:07,5
7. Mauffrey (208 T16 R5) +5:27,5
8. Rouillard (911 GT3) +5:42,2
9. Raynal (Fiesta R5) +5:53,0
10. Rossel (DS3 R3T) +6:10,4

Very impressive debut from Michel indeed! Other R5 drivers were nowhere close to him. In the end he won 6 out of 18 stages against the WRC drivers.

[Rally Power]

With WRC's running on RRC's specs (but with 30mm restrictor) french championship would be amazing.

[Mirek]

Nobody would drive them then. They would be just very expensive toys.

[vino_93]

I think WRC will be banned from main championship for next year. Running second division and gravel onyl.
Or they will be able to run the event, but without taking points - you know, why do it easy ... politics story to follow this year.


So, amazing Michel, nice to see him so strong. It will be nice battle with Bonato all the season :)
Other great race has been done by Rossel, dominating Citroën Cup. Don't know if he will do JWRC this year, or only focus on CRT.
CRTJ has been won by Loïc Astier, a guy with a lot of experience (4th season).

[Rally Power]

Nobody would drive them then. They would be just very expensive toys.

Current owners would, for sure. The initial investment it's already made and running cost must be very similar as they are more reliable than R5's.

The 30mm restrictor proved to be a good way to match RRC's and R5 speed. It's a mystery why FIA imposed the 28mm.

[Mirek]

No, the running cost of RRC cars is approximately double to R5. R5 aren't more expensive to run than S2000 (in some cases they are even cheaper - Fiesta R5 compared to Fiesta S2000). You can check M-Sport website, service intervals and prices shall be available there. Some prices for WRC/RRC cars are ridiculously high. If I remember standard engine rebuild for Fabia S2000 was 11 thousand Euro but for Mini WRC/RRC it was nearly 30 thousand and Fiesta wasn't much cheaper.

[Rally Power]

Double seems to be a bit exaggerate. RRC's parts are for sure more expensive but you won't have to replace them so frequently as on R5's. It's amazing to see how often R5 top teams replace their cars for new ones, while RRC's teams use them for several seasons.

[Mirek]

I believe it's more than double but maybe somebody has some real data available. Anyway if I remember Fiesta WRC parts had very short service intervals, for gearbox it used to be only 400 km (it was before last evolution).

I was told by a man running several Fiesta R5 and before several Fabias S2000 here in CZ that the running costs are circa same. Afaik normally it was around 100 Euro/km. I can't imagine how You can push WRC car under 200 Euro. Some very old WRC cars for sure yes but modern ones?

[Rally Power]

I believe it's more than double but maybe somebody has some real data available. Anyway if I remember Fiesta WRC parts had very short service intervals, for gearbox it used to be only 400 km (it was before last evolution). I was told by a man running several Fiesta R5 and before several Fabias S2000 here in CZ that the running costs are circa same. Afaik normally it was around 100 Euro/km. I can't imagine how You can push WRC car under 200 Euro. Some very old WRC cars for sure yes but modern ones?

The announced R5's service intervals look like a rally myth. From what I've heard, R5 winning teams tend to use shorter intervals to prevent R5 reliability issues.

Back to the French championship: why ban WRC's if they can continue to be competitive in 30mm RRC's specs? Why should a Fiesta or a Mini WRC owner have to sell his car at an unfair price (outlawed cars are always hugely depreciated) just because there's a rally monopoly that obliges everyone to get a R5?

Take Italy case. If 30mm RRC’s would be allowed at CIR the series would be much stronger and run CIWRC alongside CIR would become redundant. Having different series for different rally classes isn’t the way to promote national rallying, especially when it’s not that difficult to put all classes together in a competitive way.

Probably that has been FFSA major fault: being unable to get a proper BOP in order to match all top rally classes allowed at CFR.

[Mirek]

The announced R5's service intervals look like a rally myth. From what I've heard, R5 winning teams tend to use shorter intervals to prevent R5 reliability issues.

I don't speak about theoretic stuff. I wrote the experience from real team doing real rallies (even winning some international ones).

[dimviii]

http://forum-rallye.com/uploads/monthly_03_2016/post-328-0-94054100-1458420625.jpg
http://img4.hostingpics.net/pics/737341P1150297.jpg
http://forum-rallye.com/uploads/monthly_03_2016/post-50-0-71654400-1458412412.jpg
http://img4.hostingpics.net/pics/225202IMG9840Copier.jpg

watch how stupid can be somebody.
https://youtu.be/aKiwKAhLT78


Sylvain moment
https://youtu.be/wPXoUZtJhIk

Brunson mistake
https://youtu.be/uOXVH9zKEAM

[dimviii]

SébastienLoebRacing ‏@LoebRacing

1er rallye pour le team et 1ère victoire :-) @QuentinGiordano remporte le Rallye de Meuse avec six scratchs sur six.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CeAdw93W4AAhiv0.jpg

[SpeedEstRacing]

Here is my video of the rally of the Meuse in 2016

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dPpAA5EKVI

[Rally Power]

watch how stupid can be somebody.
https://youtu.be/aKiwKAhLT78

Driver remain pretty cool. Very lucky escape for the "she's stupid or what? bit**" marshall!

[Rally Power]

Touquet video from FFSA

https://youtu.be/XE9EMWFS9JM

[Fly]

Entries Terre des causses so far. Ghislain de Mévius warming up for WRC2 Portugal
http://www.rallye-des-causses.org Click ENGAGES

[SpeedEstRacing]

French regional rally held today:
Rallye franche-comté 2016

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJMRc3Z5X4Q

[Rally Power]

Entries Terre des causses so far. Ghislain de Mévius warming up for WRC2 Portugal
http://www.rallye-des-causses.org Click ENGAGES

Almost 150 entries on the final list. Lefebvre in a C4WRC and more than 30 crews on 208 Cup.

[vino_93]

Some of my pics from Epernay (first round of D2 championship). First time I went there ... just amazing ! My pics aren't that good to tell this, because I wasn't really well placed to take it - and I'm not a top photographer ... but that was amazing to spectate. You can see the cars running of very long distance thanks to hills.
The roads are quite strange, very slippery and bumpy in the vineyards. That's not like in Germany. Here it's a kind of yellow roads with gravel inside, and what is interesting it's that these roads aren't flat - I guess to drain away water. + there's metal gate on the roads, for water too. That creates some jumps. + there's hills, who can be very very sloped.

Sébastien Loeb Racing was here ... and Loeb too, in his helicopter. I think he may be happy, as yesterday Giordano - Rebout were 1-2. Unfortunately Folb was in rally 2 -mechanical trouble in front of me, but he did well therefore, easily leading 2WD. But it seems this morning Giordano had troubles. Rebout is now leading, Bayard with his old Corolla is 2nd and Giordano 3rd.

And for my portuguese friends : look at classification, and you will understand why I said Pereira is slow.


So, a few pics ...
http://www.ewrc.cz/images/2016/photos/rallye_national_epernay_vins_de_champagne_2016/tbr_rallye%20depernay%202016%20061.jpg

http://www.ewrc.cz/images/2016/photos/rallye_national_epernay_vins_de_champagne_2016/tbr_rallye%20depernay%202016%20219.jpg

http://www.ewrc.cz/images/2016/photos/rallye_national_epernay_vins_de_champagne_2016/tbr_rallye%20depernay%202016%20771.jpg

http://www.ewrc.cz/images/2016/photos/rallye_national_epernay_vins_de_champagne_2016/tbr_rallye%20depernay%202016%20140.jpg

http://www.ewrc.cz/images/2016/photos/rallye_national_epernay_vins_de_champagne_2016/tbr_rallye%20depernay%202016%20681.jpg

http://www.ewrc.cz/images/2016/photos/rallye_national_epernay_vins_de_champagne_2016/tbr_rallye%20depernay%202016%20756.jpg

http://www.ewrc.cz/images/2016/photos/rallye_national_epernay_vins_de_champagne_2016/tbr_rallye%20depernay%202016%20801.jpg

http://www.ewrc.cz/images/2016/photos/rallye_national_epernay_vins_de_champagne_2016/tbr_rallye%20depernay%202016%20691.jpg


More here : http://ewrc-results.com/foto.php?e=28258&t=Rallye-National-Epernay-Vins-de-Champagne-2016
http://ewrc-results.com/foto.php?e=33316&t=Rallye-National-Epernay-Vins-de-Champagne-VHC-2016

[dimviii]

Lefebvre at Rallye Terre des Causses
https://www.facebook.com/149923448456848/videos/947943525321499/

[Mirek]

Rallye Terre des Causses:

1. Lefebvre (C4 WRC) 1:25:44,2
2. Margaillan (Fabia R5) +3:18,6
3. Maurin (Fabia R5) +3:30,8
4. Cuoq (C4 WRC) +3:45,3
5. Chieusse (307 WRC) +4:36,8
6. De Mevius (Fabia R5) +5:38,0
7. Falco (Evo IX) +6:55,0
8. Mordacq (Evo X) +6:57,9
9. Carbonaro (Xsara WRC) +7:03,9
10. Vila (207 S2000) +9:40,4

[Mirek]

Crazy shot of Lefebvre: https://www.facebook.com/v/947943525321499/

[Jeppe]

Crazy shot of Lefebvre: https://www.facebook.com/v/947943525321499/

For me this link leads to a way another things than rally ;) ;)

[tommeke_B]

https://www.facebook.com/149923448456848/videos/947943525321499/ This will work. ;)

[SpeedEstRacing]

My video of the rally epernay vins de champagne 2016.
French championship of the rallies 2nd division
of rapids ; of technique and a pin, in brief some beautiful passages to the program.

Good Viewing!!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yPQJD_4rqE
Facebook page: www.facebook.com/SpeedEstRacing/

[Rally Power]

Lefebvre in flying mode, nice 2nd from Magaillan and big fight on 208 Cup (Lopez first win).

FFSA Terre des Causes video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ommK-y4Z5ow

[SpeedEstRacing]

Here is my video of the rally of the river drugeon 2016 held yesterday in France
On the program: 1 small jump with some heat and 2 pretty fast passages.

Good viewing !!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=b08a_0W5xJ8

[Tom206wrc]

Entrylist for next week's rallye Lyon-Charbonnières now in seeded order available ;)
http://www.rallye-sport.fr/liste-engages-rallye-lyon-charbonnieres-2016/

[vino_93]

Good to see more R5 than in Touquet. So few WRC's in this rally, whereas there always was a lot there. Their time seems to be gone ...

Trojani maybe for podium, with the top R5 guys : Michel vs Bonato.

[SpeedEstRacing]

Video French rally (Rallye du cristal 2016) is online!
The thick rope; of slide ; spin and a little crash of maxime brash (Clio RS) are in this video program

Enjoy the show and feel free to share.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImTzyAzVxI8

[tommeke_B]

Entrylist for next week's rallye Lyon-Charbonnières now in seeded order available ;)
http://www.rallye-sport.fr/liste-engages-rallye-lyon-charbonnieres-2016/

It seems like it's time to ban WRC cars from the national tarmac championship, would be better for everyone.

[vino_93]

So as espected, the first day shows a great fight between Salanon and Brunson for the lead. Then Trojani, Bonato, Michel and even Roché were there for the podium.

But during day 2, a lot of things changed. Whereas Bonato was amazingly fast, and coming back on Salanon, he went off. So Salanon was quite alone, as Brunson doesn't seem to be as fast to overpass him. But on SS12, Brunson came back by 16" ! But on last stage, he had a puncture, and lost his 2nd place to Michel, who did the best result of the week end.

1 Salanon (Fiesta WRC)
2 Michel (Fabia R5) 54"
3 Brunson (Fiesta WRC) 1'12
4 Roché (Fabia R5) 2'06
5 Trojani (C4 WRC) 2'39
6 Raynal (Fiesta R5) 3'46
7 Mauffrey (208 T16) 4'13
8 Despinasse (Fabia S2000) 6'06
9 Guigou (Clio R3T) 7'25
10 Bect (207 S2000) 8'14
...

Clio R3T Trophy :
1 Vaillant
2 Jouines 41"
3 Chavanne 1'03
4 Martin 3'02
5 Corneau 4'26
...

DS3 R1 Trophy
1 Jamet
2 di Fante 19"
3 Boulenc 2'33
4 Chancel 3'52
5 Gagniere 5'38
...

[Jarek Z]

It seems like it's time to ban WRC cars from the national tarmac championship, would be better for everyone.

Yes, I agree, it's high time. I'm surprised some national championships still allow WRC cars. It's nonsense.

[Rally Power]

Maybe they don't need to be banned, at least the 1.6T cars. They can run in RRC specs (with 30mm restrictor) and still be competitive, helping to provide a more diversified field. And current owners wouldn't be forced to sell their car at unfair prices.

[Loïc.D]

Rally Sainte-Baume 2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8I4_dirKk9k

[SpeedEstRacing]

rallye national viviers pays haut 2016:

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

[Tom206wrc]

Entrylist Rallye d'Antibes(round of tarmac championship) !!!! :)
http://www.rallye-sport.fr/liste-engages-rallye-dantibes-2016/

Will be a great battle ;)

[Jarek Z]

Entrylist Rallye d'Antibes(round of tarmac championship) !!!! :)
http://www.rallye-sport.fr/liste-engages-rallye-dantibes-2016/

Will be a great battle ;)

Interesting entry list. It's good to see such guests as Roger Feghali (I didn't even know he still competes!) and Matteo Gamba!

[PLuto]

Roger is not doing Antibes for first time. And for Gamba it is very close from Italy.

[dupanton]

Also a lot of Belgian drivers, but I think they will suffer a bit as the stages are not like anything in Belgium. But Tanghe and Casier might finish in the top 10 and Debock (Van Parijs is the name he uses in Belgium) might be 2nd fastest GT (behind Rouillard)

It will be interesting to see where the Belgians will finish in the cups. Wagner and De Mevius have already proven to be quite fast, Wagemans and certainly De Ridder lack experience in the 208 Cup. Radoux in DS3 cup discovers that type of roads so will not be very fast.

[Wim_Impreza]

Interesting entry list. It's good to see such guests as Roger Feghali (I didn't even know he still competes!) and Matteo Gamba!

Roger Feghali won this rally last year. He had 6 wins in 2015 with 3 different cars: http://www.ewrc-results.com/profile.php?p=1404

[Jarek Z]

Roger Feghali won this rally last year. He had 6 wins in 2015 with 3 different cars: http://www.ewrc-results.com/profile.php?p=1404

See how little I know about the rally scene in Lebanon? ;)

[Lousada]

See how little I know about the rally scene in Lebanon? ;)

Feghali was also Lebanese Hillclimb Champion in 2015 with two victories and a second place.

[Rally Power]

Feghali’s max attack at Lebanese hillclimb champ:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSI7Uau3dd0
video: biser3a.com

[fegh]

Roger testing the DS3
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1022760897809829&id=113116898774238

Sent from my SM-N900 using Tapatalk

[dimviii]

cant see it,you have to be logged at facebook.

[fegh]

Here u go
https://vimeo.com/166994456

Credit: mmsrally.com

[fegh]

And here's another video
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=u8qOpWdhbpg&sns=fb

Sent from my SM-N900 using Tapatalk

[nafpaktos]

Nice one

http://www.rallye-magazin.de/int/videos/2016/special/summer-col-de-turini/

[nafpaktos]

From Feghali's fb

After a strong battle and comeback , we finished Rally Antibes Côte d'Azur in 2nd overall , only 12.7 s from the lead !
Thank you all for your outstanding support !

[fegh]

Roger had a puncture in ss3 and lost around 40s, and after that he pushed hard (despite some intercom problems in 3 ss) to try to catch Salanon who pushed as well very hard. The fight was amazing. Sylvain Michel was excellent as well in his R5.

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[Loïc.D]

Good evening to you all,

Here's the video of Show Racing this Rallye d'Antibes Côte d'Azur 2016.

The program crashes, the slides and plenty of attack.

Good viewing to all and to all, please feel free to share.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsPA4D8j7fo

[SpeedEstRacing]

french race (slalom franche comte): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pUl81XTDAM

[nafpaktos]

What kind of race is this?the road is public?it sems to some places like go-kart circuit.

[vino_93]

That's a slalom. It doesn't count as a rally or hillclimb. You have various kind of events ... sometimes it's run in cities, as in industrial zones. Sometimes it will be on big parking or something like that ... and you have some on small tracks.
Here it was a motorbike track (supermoto track, but there's a part too for the MXGP).

[SpeedEstRacing]

I present my video of french rally: Rallye de lorraine with the gliding program which has 3-4 mistakes and few start:


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

[SpeedEstRacing]

Second video of the weekend with the Rally of Val d'orain:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZFb7za7Fts

[SpeedEstRacing]

rallye de la luronne: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gdyDrgTuMc

1 MOUGIN Antonin DIOTTIN Florent
PEUGEOT 207 S2000 A7S

2 HENRY Patrick LOMBARD Magalie
FORD Fiesta WRC A8W 00:30:0

3 DELOY David BELOT Olivier
MITSUBISHI Lancer Evo9 N4 02:45:6

4 VIANA Laurent GALMICHE Isabelle
CITROËN DS3 WRC A8W 03:10:7

5 HINGER John-Henry MECHET Stéphane
SUBARU Impreza Sti R4 04:09:3

6 CARITEY Guillaume DURGET Vincent
PEUGEOT 207 S2000 A7S 04:14:0

7 STIRLING Jean-Bernard DUCHANOY Laurence
SUBARU Impreza Sti N4 05:27:0

8 FAIRISE Vincent FAIRISE Delphine
SUBARU Impreza N4 05:51:0

9 CHOLLEY Patrick CHOLLEY Paul
B.M.W. M3 FA8 06:11:5

10 CORBERAND Yoan CHRETIEN Jérôme
CITROËN C2 F213 06:35:5

[vino_93]

Nice to see Henry doing his home event. Remember mid 2000's days :)

[SpeedEstRacing]

french championship second division: rallye vins de macon 2016

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYDbjliR5dA


1 DESPINASSE Kévin SICARD Isabelle
SKODA Fabia S2000 A7S

2 LECKI Laurent LAMUR Jérémy
PEUGEOT 207 S2000 A7S 00:52:2

3 CUNIN Eric TOUBON André
SKODA Fabia WRC FA8W 01:33:5

4 PEZZUTTI Yves MURCIA Corine
PEUGEOT 306 Maxi FA7K 01:54:8

5 LOBRY Mickaël PARADE Gaëtan
MITSUBISHI Lancer EvoX R4 02:28:3

6 GREIFFENBERG Philippe FOURCADE Laurent
CITROËN DS3 R5 R5 02:50:4

7 ODDOUX Cyrille GIROUX Julien
FORD Fiesta R5 R5 05:21:0

8 BISSON Loïc FILDIER Yoann
RENAULT Mégane RS N4 05:27:5

9 ROUX Nicolas ROUX Nathalie
SKODA Octavia WRC FA8W 05:50:8

10 AUDET Dimitri AUDET Patrick
PEUGEOT 106 S16 F213 06:11:2

[Fly]

http://www.rallye-sport.fr/es13-limousin-2016/

Sylvain Michel is good. Step up to international level would be great. Hello FFSA!!!

[Tom206wrc]

Rallye terre de Langres, third event of the french gravel championship and third event of the Peugeot 208 Rally Cup this saturday afternoon ;)

http://www.brennusinfo.fr/

PS: Julien Maurin in his Skoda Fabia R5 won the previous event(Diois)in front of favourite Jean-Marie Cuoq(Citroën C4 WRC)but Matthieu Margaillan(also driving a Skoda R5)was by far the most impressive, unfortuneately hampered by an off or a puncture...

Let's see the action in Langres :cool:

[giù tutto!]

What's going on at Terre des Langres with 208 Cup? Stage times are little bit weird especially on ss 2...

[giù tutto!]

Ok, now the times looks more like normal, some issue maybe?

[SpeedEstRacing]

French championship of the rallies on gravel: terre de langres 2016

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wB8u9-GNrPI

[SpeedEstRacing]

french regional rally: Rallye du 14 juillet 2016 ( Big jumps and attack )
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztk9X97oPRQ

[SpeedEstRacing]

French national rally: rallye de la plaine 2016

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLLbA8Q3-6c

[Loïc.D]

Rally Gap Racing 2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EY98ybGrpDg

[SpeedEstRacing]

Rallye du Sel 2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYOCwl8wFdk

[JTGANG]

Famous Rallye Mont-Blanc this week (assume nobody can forget Raggnoti's videos) with 169 entries !!!

http://www.ffsa.org/_layouts/15/FFSA.Web/Popins/PopinLiveRallye.aspx?course=12293582&defaultview=resetapes

[vino_93]

For english readers, you nead to click on "engagés".
Great field of R5, times are changing here.
It will be a nice battle between Michel (now officialy french champion), Bonato on his own roads, and Gilbert. I guess Baud with the Fiesta WRC could fight for victory too. Let's see what can do outsiders, even if I don't think that Tanghe (BEL) or Carron and Ballinarri (SWI) could do something for the victory.
About outsiders, there's the comeback of Daniel Barry. He did a few IRC events in 2010 with his Lancer Evo. Here he is with a 207 S2000.

[vino_93]

After first day, Bonato leaded by only 2" on Michel ! Gherardi (WRC) is third at 27", and Gilbert 4th at 30". Then there is a fight for 5th between Baud (48") and Roché (54").

[vino_93]

And finally ... victory for Bonato :) Michel had punctures and couldn't fight for victory up to the end.

1 Bonato (DS3 R5)
2 Baud (Fiesta WRC) 57"
3 Roché (Fabia R5) 2'12
4 Rouillard (997 Cup) 2'35
5 Caron (SWI) (Fiesta R5) 3'15
6 Despinasse (Fabia S2000) 3'40
7 Mauffrey (208 T16) 4'32
8 Perrin (Fiesta R5) 4'44
9 Raynal (Fiesta R5) 5'49
10 Michel (Fabia R5) 5'55
...

Clio R3T France :
1 Martin
2 Pitot 1'28
3 Berard 1'55
4 Perriat 3'44
5 van Deijne (NED) 4'22
...

Clio R3T Alps :
1 Chavanne
2 Courtois 2'34
3 Althaus (SWI) 3'41
4 Gatti 7'24
5 Broussoux (SWI) Rally 2

CRT Junior (DS3 R1)
1 Jamet
2 Astier 53"
3 di Fante 1'16
4 Chagot 6'45
5 Rambaud 9'12
...

[Rally Power]

Strange, it seems Michel managed to be the new French champion...http://www.rallye-sport.fr/classement-championnat-asphalte-2016/

[dupanton]

Strange, it seems Michel managed to be the new French champion...http://www.rallye-sport.fr/classement-championnat-asphalte-2016/

What is strange about that?

[Rally Power]

What is strange about that?

It’s a bit strange to have a champion without a single rally win and a point system that allows class leaders to score more points than overall winners (http://www.ewrc-results.com/season.php?s=2016&nat=6).

Despite this, no doubt Michel is one of the fastest and more consistent guys around. Congrats to him, his codriver and team.

[vino_93]

That was clear since the beginning of the season. If a class had less than 6 (i think that was 6 ?), then class points were half cut. So of course, the WRC guys weren't happy ... but they start knowing there will never be 6 guys in their category. Of course, finally they leave the championship.

I don't agree with FFSA who choose this system. To be honest, that would have be fair to ban WRC to take point - or to let them one last year.

[garais22]

What happens here? Crew is ok??
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imPVXmnqw00&feature=youtu.be

[Loïc.D]

Rally Vésubie 2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrS0MfejFcw

[Fly]

What happens here? Crew is ok??
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imPVXmnqw00&feature=youtu.be

According to the comment from owner of the video, crew ok.

[BleAivano]

A photographer was killed today during a rally in Corsica. http://www.expatica.com/fr/news/Rallying-Photographer-killed-by-rally-car-in-Corsica_828404.html

The photographer is supposed to have been standing in a forbidden/non approved spectator area.

[JTGANG]

Will be nice to see Panizzi at Rally Du Var with a 208 T16 R5 !!! I hope this time Abbring will not mess it up and win....Entry list is already very good

[Rally Power]

Will be nice to see Panizzi at Rally Du Var with a 208 T16 R5 !!! I hope this time Abbring will not mess it up and win....Entry list is already very good

Indeed! http://www.rallye-sport.fr/liste-des-engages-rallye-du-var-2016/

[Jarek Z]

Indeed! http://www.rallye-sport.fr/liste-des-engages-rallye-du-var-2016/

Wow! It's a great entry list! Although without WRC cars it would have been even better. They will only spoil the competition.

Over 200 crews on the entry list!!! :O

It's nice to see 4 Polish drivers - numbers 144-147. For Lukasz Habaj it must be the biggest starting number ever :)

[dimviii]

Abbring pet for Var.Is the speed of the video right when you watch? For me its faster than normal.
https://youtu.be/P7u7JJwYmqI

[irish_tiger]

Whats the weather like down there for this ?

[JTGANG]

wow !!! amazing time from an 18 yrs old guy Ciamin amongst super fast R5 French guns.....Abbring faster in the 1st stage

[dupanton]

Whats the weather like down there for this ?

On SD yesterday it was raining

[dupanton]

wow !!! amazing time from an 18 yrs old guy Ciamin amongst super fast R5 French guns.....Abbring faster in the 1st stage

Same for Margaillan and Ancian. Battle for the top 3 in R5 should be interesting!
Also curious to see what Astier will do against Lefebvre and Salanon once he learns the car. Not a bad start at all!
And ifcourse, there are a lot of R3 and R2 cars too.

[Mirek]

Abbring has been so far way faster than other R5 guys.

[EightGear]

Abbring has been so far way faster than other R5 guys.
2nd overall now.

[irish_tiger]

Stéphane Lefebvre - J'ai cassé un cardan .......I have broken a universal joint ....After SS6 Abbring now leading

[Jarek Z]

It's nice to see 4 Polish drivers - numbers 144-147. For Lukasz Habaj it must be the biggest starting number ever :)

Rallye du Var must be much more difficult than the Polish championship. Polonski out already on the second stage.

Abbring and his Hyundai are leading!

http://www.autoklub.pl/news/foto/201611/news20161125_72367h.jpg

[dimviii]

Lefebvre crash and Delecour spin
https://www.facebook.com/Top-Passion-Rallye-392708604269485/?hc_ref=NEWSFEED

edit Lefebvre retired

[dimviii]

Salanon crashed while leading,now Abbring is the new leader,but Bonato is faster from him at last stages.
Lets see if Abbring can go faster,and if the ds3 r5 will handle till the end.

[focus206]

Nice pace by Panizzi, so far 4th behind current French champion Michel.

[dimviii]

lol

Stéphane Lefebvre ‏@SLefebvreRallye · 12m12 minutes ago


Dommage que nous n’ayons pas pu terminer ce Rallye du Var… Différentiel cassé dans l’ES7… #WRC #Rallye

Too bad we were not able to finish this Rally of Var ... Differential broken in the ES7 ...


differential problem from another camera
https://twitter.com/mounirem974

[dimviii]

Abbring mistake
https://twitter.com/juusojalovaara

[Mirek]

The overshoot was ok but I think he could have easily damaged the tyre when he run over the concrete corner.

[pucky54]

Panizzi out??? :(

[fegh]

Panizzi out??? :(
No, he finished the 1st SS of today in 4th place

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[dimviii]

yesterday Panizzis dad pashed away,thats why they were talking about retirement.

[fegh]

yesterday Panizzis dad pashed away,thats why they were talking about retirement.
may he rest in peace

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[raybak]

Last stage delayed.

[br21]

Abbring won, congrats for him and Hyundai!

[dimviii]

yeap congrats to Abbring,Lefebvre not good for another time.

[EightGear]

yeap congrats to Abbring,Lefebvre not good for another time.
Lefebvre btw said he tried a new setup for Monte Carlo, so that may he a sign he will be in the '16 car there.

Very happy with Abbring's victory. Pretty important for the i20 as well I think.

[Jarek Z]

Congratulations to Kevin Abbring! A great victory!

http://www.autoklub.pl/news/foto/201611/news20161127_72392h.jpg

Final results of the 62nd RALLYE DU VAR:
1. Kevin Abbring/Seb Marshall (NL/GB) Hyundai i20 R5 2.20,10,5
2. Yoann Bonato/Benjamin Boulloud (F) Citroën DS3 R5 +59,4
3. Sylvain Michel/Jérôme Degout (F) Skoda Fabia R5 +1.43,2
4. Gilles Panizzi/Audrey Orphelin (F) Peugeot 208 T16 +2.19,9
5. Pierre Roché/Martine Roché (F) Skoda Fabia R5 +6.01,2
6. Florian Bernardi/Nicolas Bagnis (F) Peugeot 208 T16 +7.08,8
7. Matthieu Margaillan/Mathilde Margaillan (F) Skoda Fabia R5 +8.00,1
8. Nicolas Ciamin/Thibault de la Haye (F) Ford Fiesta R5 +9.01,2
9. Romain Dumas/Denis Giraudet (F) Porsche 997 GT3 RS 4.0 RGT +9.45,6
10. Emmanuel Guigou/Cathy Derousseaux (F) Renault Clio R3T +9.50,2

Where are all the WRC cars?! ;)

[dimviii]

https://youtu.be/auYI5_ugng4

[EightGear]

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161128/b2fe08275759795f65178644f6879ca5.jpg

[Rally Power]

Fanatstic list for French series 1st event:
http://rallyedutouquet.fr/spectateurs/engages-2/rallye-moderne/liste-des-engages-avec-n-de-course_page_1/

[br21]

Fanatstic list for French series 1st event:
http://rallyedutouquet.fr/spectateurs/engages-2/rallye-moderne/liste-des-engages-avec-n-de-course_page_1/

Yes, looks interesting!
I'm going there on Thursday, looking forward and hoping for good result!
If some forum members will also attend let me know so we can meet!

[dupanton]

Fanatstic list for French series 1st event:
http://rallyedutouquet.fr/spectateurs/engages-2/rallye-moderne/liste-des-engages-avec-n-de-course_page_1/

A lot of fast drivers in the R5 cars. Only a pity they will normally not be able to fight with the 2 WRC cars.
Also, stages there are not great.

[Jarek Z]

A lot of fast drivers in the R5 cars. Only a pity they will normally not be able to fight with the 2 WRC cars.


Yes, how stupid is it to allow WRC cars to spoil such an interesting competition?

[Tom206wrc]

Pre-entrylist Rallye terre des Causses(first event french gravel championship)available today on http://www.rallye-des-causses.org/ (engagés) ;)

Note that Julien Maurin changed his program(he did WRC2 with Fabia R5 last year)and will run full french gravel championship in a DS3 WRC :D
He could be main opponent to Jean-Marie Cuoq ;)


Edit: let's not forget this week-end the first event of the swiss championship held in France(Rallye Pays du Gier) :)

[Rally Power]

Fantastic fight! Till SS7 R5's were ahead WRC's on Touquet Rally, now Brunson's laeading, 1s ahead Bonato: http://www.rallye-sport.fr/es7-touquet-2017/

[dimviii]

Brunson won

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C7Q32NkXQAAbcMN.jpg

[Sub_Skoda]

Loeb make a great rally with his Peugeot 306 Maxi!

http://www.lemagsportauto.com/rallye-sebastien-loeb-victoire-306-maxi/22109/

[Rally Power]

Brunson won

But R5 guys were the real heroes. Amazing performance from Bonato and Amourette on their DS3, always on the limit!
Even if the series point system undermines WRC driver’s title chances, it’s a shame that WRC cars are still admitted without a 30mm restrictor and RRC specs.
Btw, as always, nice coverage from rally-sport.fr
Top10:
1. Brunson/Gallier- Fiesta WRC 1h58m44s2
2. Bonato/Boulloud - DS 3 R5 + 15s7
3. Amourette/Lemoine - DS 3 R5 + 27s8
4. Salanon/Forgez - Fiesta WRC + 41s1
5. Dubert/Coria - Fabia R5 + 1m17s5
6. Lo Fiego/Roche - Fiesta R5 + 1mn42s8
7. Wagner/Parent - Fiesta R5 + 1mn45s6
8. Ragues/Pesenti - Fabia R5 + 2mn08s8
9. Tanghe/Cuvelier - Fiesta R5 + 2mn50s8
10. Roché/Roché - Fabia R5 + 3m40s7

[Jarek Z]

it’s a shame that WRC cars are still admitted without a 30mm restrictor and RRC specs.

Oh yes, that's disgusting!

Congratulations to Bonato and Amourette!

[Mirek]

Seb Loeb with historic 306 Maxi destroyed all opponents in two decades newer cars in Rallye de Haute Provence winning 7 of 8 stages and the rally. Fanguiaire (Fiesta WRC), Stéphane Consani (Fiesta R5) or Margaillan (Fabia R5) didn't have a chance.

[Ucci]

Seb Loeb with historic 306 Maxi destroyed all opponents in two decades newer cars in Rallye de Haute Provence winning 7 of 8 stages and the rally. Fanguiaire (Fiesta WRC), Stéphane Consani (Fiesta R5) or Margaillan (Fabia R5) didn't have a chance.
Awesome! I thought the Mr.Loeb forgot how to drive proper rally, but obviousley this is a huge mistake. Congrats!

[Rally Power]

Touquet videos:
FFSA TV https://youtu.be/SVx1H_XU1y8
C.O.R https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IaeivQ2WV8
RallyStart https://youtu.be/cDip8YEDhbs

[dimviii]

Sebastien Loeb has concretized a wish that he has been pursuing for some time: to line up at the start of a race at the wheel of the Peugeot 306 Maxi. Now the official driver of the Lion brand, the world champion of the rallies took advantage of the roads of the Rallye de Haute Provence to compete in the famous Kit-Car that had shone in the 90s with Gilles Panizzi and François Delecour.
On this appointment where he was co-driver by his wife Séverine, the Alsatian won on arrival, but admits not having had the easy part.
"The objective of this weekend was above all to have fun, and we can say that it is successful," recalls Loeb. The stages resembled what can be found on a Monte Carlo or a Var, with a good level of grip, on bumpy, fast and somewhat wide roads. It's typically the kind of profile where it's nice to drive a kit-car.
It was all the more fun because Eric Fanguiaire, the regional of the stage, gave us a good contrast with his Ford Fiesta WRC. We had to tear ourselves to be in front! It was in the sixth special of Esparron that we managed to make a difference: it was technical, with very fast portions downhill and I think I really rode well. "
Used to four-wheel drive since the Xsara WRC, Sébastien Loeb has found the steering of a two-wheel drive after making a few preparatory rounds. "Originally, I was not sure what to expect as to the performance level of the car. In the end, she is really healthy to fly, and goes great in the fast!
It is obviously necessary to type in, and to open trajectories to go for traction, but it is in no way vicious. I gradually managed to be finer in my driving, unless saturate the front end.
It is also that with my team, we fine-tuned the settings to erase the understeer which was suffering a bit at the beginning of the rally. In other words, I am particularly pleased with my new acquisition and I am already looking forward to relocating to my car. "
Find the report of the Rallye de Haute-Provence in the AUTOhebdo n ° 2106, available this evening in digital version and from this Wednesday in kiosks.
Pierre Tassel
Http: //www.autohebdo...ant-184109.html

[Tom206wrc]

9 WRCs + 7 R5s a record breaking entrylist for Rallye des Causses next week :eek:

22 entries for the first round of the 208 Rally Cup with the return of former junior winner Diogo Gago from Portugal ;)

Tomorrow friday entrylist will be published in seeded order on http://www.rallye-des-causses.org/

Jean-Marie Cuoq may have a very tougher gravel championship this season...can't wait for next week :cool:

[dupanton]

9 WRCs + 7 R5s a record breaking entrylist for Rallye des Causses next week :eek:

22 entries for the first round of the 208 Rally Cup with the return of former junior winner Diogo Gago from Portugal ;)

Tomorrow friday entrylist will be published in seeded order on http://www.rallye-des-causses.org/

Jean-Marie Cuoq may have a very tougher gravel championship this season...can't wait for next week :cool:

Very nice entry list. Last minute entry for me, codriving Joachim Wagemans in the 208 R2. First time in France, first time on gravel, first time with Joachim and first time in an R2. A lot to look forward to :D

[dimviii]

Nice video with Loeb at Rallye de Haute-Provence

https://youtu.be/B5vPVMw_s5Y

[mousti]

2 Onboards with Loeb

https://www.youtube.com/edit?o=U&video_id=f5wA25lNcoo

https://www.youtube.com/edit?o=U&video_id=jeuZvLQsQFY

[itix]

Very nice entry list. Last minute entry for me, codriving Joachim Wagemans in the 208 R2. First time in France, first time on gravel, first time with Joachim and first time in an R2. A lot to look forward to :D
I guess it's not your name on the entry list on the page then because that guy has co-driven Joachim many times before and also been in the 208 R2
;)

[dupanton]

I guess it's not your name on the entry list on the page then because that guy has co-driven Joachim many times before and also been in the 208 R2
;)

No, not changed yet on the entrylist.

[Tom206wrc]

So welcome in France Dupanton and have a nice rally :D

[br21]

I'm going there too, looking for nice event!

[dupanton]

I'm going there too, looking for nice event!

See you there then!!

[itix]

I see you made it 9th in category and 33d overall. How was the rally?

[Fly]

Entry list Lyon Charbo
17 R5's
4 WRC's
19 208 cup
20 Fiesta junior
http://www.rallye-sport.fr/liste-engages-rallye-lyon-charbonnieres-2017/

[Jarek Z]

Entry list Lyon Charbo
17 R5's
4 WRC's
19 208 cup
20 Fiesta junior
http://www.rallye-sport.fr/liste-engages-rallye-lyon-charbonnieres-2017/

And 5 GT cars :)

Good to see Charles Martin and Jeremi Ancian still in action. They were both Peugeot Rally Academy drivers in the ERC a few years ago, if memory serves me...

[Fly]

And 5 GT cars :)

Good to see Charles Martin and Jeremi Ancian still in action. They were both Peugeot Rally Academy drivers in the ERC a few years ago, if memory serves me...

You're right.
Note also Julien Saunier, spiritual son of Jean Ragnotti, switching from Clio to Fabia R5.

[mousti]

Also Badel will be interesting to see how he does it in his R2 debut in his home rally

[vino_93]

That's the best french championship since sooo long. Good to see so many young - or not so young now :) - talented drivers having R5. Now we have :
- Yoann Bonato (34 y/o) : former Citroën & Opel official drivers, winner of Swift Cup & Adam Cup
- Vincent Dubert (24 y/o) : winner of Citroën Trophy 2015
- Fabiano Lo Fiego (37 y/o) : two times third of Citroën Challenge (2005 & 2006)
- Quentin Giordano (30 y/o) : top contender of various french trophies, podiums in JWRC, one podium in WRC2
- Charles Martin (28 y/o) : winner of Twingo Trophy 2012, winner of 208 Racing Cup 2014, official Peugeot driver in ERC 2015, winner of Clio Trophy 2016
- Yohan Rossel (22 y/o) : winner of french junior champ in 2014, winner of CRT 2016
- Jérémi Ancian (33 y/o) : winner of Suzuki Cup 2009, winner of Peugeot cup 2012, official Peugeot driver in ERC 2013, then Nothing
- Bruno Riberi (25 y/o) : some good results in Peugeot Cup (5th in 2015)

+ some good gentlemen (Roché, Mauffrey, Gal, ...)

The 30+ drivers never had the opportunity to drive good 4WD cars, even when it was S2000 time. Now they are here. That's great.

[Passion Rallye]

Test Rallye Lyon-Charbonnières 2017 TEAM SébastienLoebRacing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0O-d2OtUfs&feature=youtu.be

[dupanton]

Entry List for Lyon-Charbonnières:http://www.asarhone.com/site/pdf.php?f=fichiers/charbo/2017/liste_des_engages_modernes.pdf

Friday there are 5 stages (2x2 stages + SSS) and on saturday another 8 (2x4 stages).
Stages are fast and mostly wide, although some parts are a bit Barum (bumpy broken tarmac with gravel, fast and in a forest). When wet, there are some very slippery black patches on the tarmac. Stages for the brave drivers, I think the leading 208s will be high up in the general classification again!.

[dimviii]

fatal accident at Lyon-Charbonnières

rip

http://www.leprogres.fr/rhone/2017/04/21/la-rallye-de-charbonnieres-endeuille

[focus206]

fatal accident at Lyon-Charbonnières

rip

http://www.leprogres.fr/rhone/2017/04/21/la-rallye-de-charbonnieres-endeuille

Terrible day for rallysport, fatal accidents at Targa Florio and Lyons-Charbonnieres :( RIP to all the victims.

[WUff1]

And 5 GT cars :)

Good to see Charles Martin and Jeremi Ancian still in action. They were both Peugeot Rally Academy drivers in the ERC a few years ago, if memory serves me...

By the way ... can you tell why Robert Consani nearly stopped rallying? I saw at ewrc-results.com he did some few small rallies in 2016, none till now in 2017. Lack of budget?

[Rally Power]

Sad news from Italy and France. RIP.

[Rally Power]

Despite the tragic SS3 accident, Lyon Charbo Rally continued and eventually was won by Salanon WRC Fiesta. A puncture took Bonato chances of victory and despite a strong comeback he wasn’t able to recover P2 from Rossel on the other R5 DS3. Efren Larena, spain’s new talent, won 208 Cup ahead of Pellier and Magnout. http://www.rallye-sport.fr/es13-lyon-charbo-2017/


By the way ... can you tell why Robert Consani nearly stopped rallying?
He started in circuit racing and, apparently, he’s back to it. https://pt-pt.facebook.com/robert.consani/

[dimviii]

incar Salanon with braked steering column
https://www.facebook.com/271456289978394/videos/281090732348283/i

[Jarek Z]

Shocking news from France! Anthony Puppo won Rallye d'Antibes in his first ever rally in the French championship! Until now Puppo was only competing in Coupe de France (second league championship), but decided to have a try at the highest level and won! Many people say that Yoann Bonato, Quentin Giordano and Charles Martin are one of the most talented drivers in France, but it was the unknown Puppo, who beat them all! Congratulations!!! :)

Final results and some videos can be found here:
http://rajdy.autoklub.pl/news/debiut-marzen-anthony-ego-puppo,76320

http://www.rallye-sport.fr/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Rallye_Antibes_2017_D3-2927-Puppo.jpg

[dupanton]

Little side mark, Puppo was born and lives on the Antibes stages. But still, very strong result!

[br21]

Anyone will be present at next gravel round - Terre du Diois?

[sanglier usapiste]

Shocking news from France! Anthony Puppo won Rallye d'Antibes in his first ever rally in the French championship! Until now Puppo was only competing in Coupe de France (second league championship), but decided to have a try at the highest level and won! Many people say that Yoann Bonato, Quentin Giordano and Charles Martin are one of the most talented drivers in France, but it was the unknown Puppo, who beat them all! Congratulations!!! :)

Final results and some videos can be found here:
http://rajdy.autoklub.pl/news/debiut-marzen-anthony-ego-puppo,76320

http://www.rallye-sport.fr/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Rallye_Antibes_2017_D3-2927-Puppo.jpg


c"est un pilote qui monte et qui a une tres bonne sloda

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrtjS10-OU4

[dimviii]

Rallye Sport‏*@RallyeSport
.@HaydenPaddon au départ du rallye du Rouergue @FFSportAuto (6-8 juil.) au volant de la I20 R5 #WRC ! => http://bit.ly/2rnEfMk

[Munkvy]

Rallye Sport‏*@RallyeSport
.@HaydenPaddon au départ du rallye du Rouergue @FFSportAuto (6-8 juil.) au volant de la I20 R5 #WRC ! => http://bit.ly/2rnEfMk

Interesting, what is the level of the French championship these days? Will he have as good, or better competition as he had in Italy?

[Rally Power]

Less direct competition than in Italy. A couple of drivers still using WRC cars, with fastest R5 drivers trying to reach them. Bonato (DS3R5) is the benchmark for Paddon.

[dimviii]

Paddon spun and lost plenty of time at 1st stage

http://www.patricksoft.fr/

[Jarek Z]

A couple of drivers still using WRC cars, with fastest R5 drivers trying to reach them. Bonato (DS3R5) is the benchmark for Paddon.

I think there are no WRC cars in this rally, so all top drivers have equal chances:
https://ewrc-results.com/entries/37017-rallye-aveyron-rouergue-occitanie-2017/

[Jarek Z]

Bonato was nearly 30 seconds faster than anybody else on the first stage. Well done!
Paddon second overall.

[PLuto]

Results of the event are here: http://www.patricksoft.fr/Direct_choix.asp?db=1&meet=1655&type=0

[Mirek]

Paddon spun on the first stage, he was fastest on second one.

[leighton323]

Footage of Haydens Spin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rg6C9r_4940

[dupanton]

Paddon spun on the first stage, he was fastest on second one.

Fastest on second one, because Bonato spon ;)

[Mirek]

Paddon 46 seconds slower than Bonato in the second run of the long stage.

[dimviii]

Paddon 46 seconds slower than Bonato in the second run of the long stage.

puncture

[garais22]

What happened to Gryazin?

[dupanton]

What happened to Gryazin?

Also a puncture

[dimviii]

hard times for Paddon at france. Bonato slightly faster at first 2 stages.

[Mirek]

Bonato reasonably faster on the long SS7 now.

BUt it's pity that the rest of French drivers is so much slower than Bonato.

[dimviii]

Bonato won

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DEOYVbKXoAApRfm.jpg

[Mirek]

Perfect performance from Bonato!

[nafpaktos]

i find stages times up to stage 4 on the ewrc.where can i see the rest?

[Mirek]

http://www.patricksoft.fr/Direct_choix.asp?db=1&meet=1655&type=0

[dimviii]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBMzeEa3-Ag

[dimviii]

amazing clip with Paddon
https://twitter.com/RallyingUK/status/884391241517072387

[Rally Power]

Rouerge video by C.O.R. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmxqwEkZaGA

The new Ragnottii? Amazing driving from this Poizot fellow! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_VjJQ3Hl_k

[Munkvy]

That looks more like overzealous use of the hydraulic handbrake to me? Mind you, could be interesting in a 4WD if he drove like that then too.