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Geko Ypres Rally, Barum Rally Zlin and Sanremo. The fourth round will be chosen according to the results obtained.Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
a small video presentation of the Skoda for Freddy & his 2010 program..Quote:
Originally Posted by RICARDO75
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5-HpgLqTa0
I hope you enjoy,
best regards,
K.
So he will drive for this team: http://www.s2000rally.com/car-detail.php?car=236Quote:
Originally Posted by karlzoro
http://www.rallye-magazin.de/index.p...d18ae2d7fc458dQuote:
Originally Posted by Sulland
Very nice livery !
no, he will drive wit hthe team of René Georges, that car came from kit-racing.cz just for the presentation, because the other cars were not "at home" :) )Quote:
Originally Posted by Sulland
Yes, that is correct, there wan't even an engine in this car for the presentation of the program. Freddy's car will only arrive later on, in time for his first rally of the season, wich will be Rally de Wallonie end of april. :)
Loix prefers another tarmac rally, as example one of the two rounds in Portugal.Quote:
Originally Posted by RICARDO75
Tarmac in Portugal only Rally Vinho da Madeira....(of course, thinking in the IRC series)Quote:
Originally Posted by Wim_Impreza
I think there is a good chance that you might see Loix coming to Madeira. :)
Ahh, understand. How many Fabias will RGRS have to rent out ?Quote:
Originally Posted by karlzoro
Thanks, I hope you are right ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by wwbroe
They have two for the moment and another two are ordered and will be delivered pretty soon. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Sulland
1820mm facelift models I presume?Quote:
Originally Posted by wwbroe
I don't think so.
Seems like Duval blew up his last ever change to become a rallydriver again, he refused an offer from Proton to do 13 rally's with them, gaining 125000 Euro's. He had to do some rally's in Asia and the rest in IRC, but Mr. Duval prefers to stay in his garage. Nobody understands him anymore, even his manager, his parents and his good friend Olivier de Wilde (from La Derniere Heure) don't know what he is trying to prove.
Here is the article from La Derniere Heure, unfortunally in French :( :
Duval devient le roi des occasions… manquées
(30/03/2010)
© LPR
Il préfère refuser un beau contrat Proton pour se consacrer à son garage. Le début de la fin…
CUL-DES-SARTS Sans volant officiel depuis quelques années après s’être grillé les ailes chez Citroën, Ford, Kronos et Skoda et s’être mis à dos des mécènes comme Christian Kelders ou Steven Vergalle (il a même encore décliné récemment une proposition de Geko pour rouler en Belgique !), François Duval a refusé ce week-end la dernière occasion sans doute de faire rebondir sa carrière internationale.
Peut-être encore marqué par ses accidents au Japon en 2008 (son équipier Patrick Pivato s’en remet seulement aujourd’hui), à Ypres et au Condroz l’an dernier, Dudu n’a plus le feu sacré. Au creux de la vague, il a maintenant touché le fond.
Après avoir surmonté des problèmes sentimentaux et récupéré sa compagne Marion à Paris, on le croyait mieux mentalement. Mais il n’en est, hélas! rien.
Lentement mais sûrement, le pilote de Cul-des-Sarts a continué à faire le vide autour de lui. Au point que même ses plus fervents supporters ne croient plus aujourd’hui qu’il puisse redevenir celui qu’ils ont adoré. Car si Obélix reste certainement un des cinq meilleurs rallymen de la planète, il n’a plus l’envie de le prouver. De s’investir. Le ressort est cassé.
Il vient de refuser un contrat en or avec le constructeur malaisien Proton qui le voulait à tout prix après un essai plus que concluant et lui proposait un contrat de 125.000 euros pour apparemment 13 courses dont les six du championnat Asie-Pacifique où il ferait équipe avec Alister McRae.
Pourtant pas en position de faire la fine bouche, Duval Jr préfère se consacrer au garage familial dont il est devenu le patron. À négocier des Auris d’occasions plutôt que de saisir cette magnifique opportunité de rebondir avec un constructeur.
“C’est difficile à expliquer,” confie un trentenaire à côté de ses pompes. “Ma décision est liée à tout un ensemble de choses. Il n’y a pas que le garage. J’ai dit que je voulais bien rouler en IRC mais pas en Asie. Je ne pense pas que cela puisse me servir d’aller gagner face à des Groupe N et des pilotes sans nom. Tout le monde trouvera cela normal. Cela fait beaucoup de voyages et de jours d’absence pour un championnat qui ne m’excite pas. Il y a cinq ans, je n’aurais pas hésité, mais depuis ma victoire en 2005 en Australie, je n’ai plus rien fait de bien. Et aujourd’hui, si je gagne honnêtement ma vie, c’est grâce à l’achat et la vente des voitures d’occasions.”
L’ex-numéro 1 belge préfère donc désormais disputer des courses de villages, faire du rallycross ou tourner à Mettet après ses heures ou quand le garage est fermé.
Avec un tel talent, on peut parler de réel gâchis, sans doute le plus grand du sport automobile. Une carrière nous rappelant l’ascension puis la descente aux enfers d’un certain Frank Vandenbroucke. En espérant que l’issue finale ne soit pas la même...
Olivier de Wilde
© La Dernière Heure 2010
Very disappointing :(
I was sticking with Francois through and through because he has a lot of natural talent and untapped potential, but maybe we have to give up on him now...
So now what will Proton do? Francois was probably the best option. I would try for Gardemeister or Atkinson.
I agree with you.. Duval is better then Garde and Atkinson..
IRC driver related news, Jan Kopecky will compete on the Italian Championship: http://skoda.rallye-info.com/article...id=6&stid=8536
"We started this project last year, it has been strongly developed in the last months and in 2010 we will take part in the Italian Championship with 2 cars. I would like to thank Škoda Motorsport for their support. We are proud to have this opportunity, and we are sure that Jan Kopecký will show his skills on the Italian roads too”.Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
Who is in the other car?
Rumours say Marco Signor, but it's not confirmed yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by noel157
I ran the Duval article through Google translate and it seems as if his main issue was that he did not want to compete in Asia but only in IRC. Especially seeing as he was being offered money to drive and not the other way round you would think he would have taken that deal! It's a pity, on the other hand it's also a shame that maybe Proton did not bow to those wishes.
Maybe Atkinson is a real possibility as I am sure he wouldn't have a problem with the Asian events? He probably wouldn't be as quick as Duval on asphalt events, but he would be quicker on gravel I suspect.
Gardemeister, IMO, would be a safe pair of hands for both surfaces but wouldn't be as quick as the top IRC drivers on gravel or tarmac.
Anyone else in the pipeline?
The young Spanish driver (19 years old) Jose Antonio Suarez "Rocket" in Azores with Mitsubishi Evo X.
http://translate.google.com.ar/trans...hl=es&ie=UTF-8
How good is he? what kind of driving style has he got?Quote:
Originally Posted by principe IRC
He's still too young to do something big in Açores (Which will be only his third or fourth gravel rally), but last year it was his first year, and he was doing C2 R2 times with a C2 GT... when I saw him, he was always on the limit.Quote:
Originally Posted by fmcv
Not only he is quick, but he has money, so let's hope he won't spoilt his talent...
Thanks! It's allways good to know somethig about our visitors. Two years ago another young driver from spain came and most of the people, including local media didn't have a clue about him. I'm talking about Yeray Lemes. Of course he could not battle for the lead but his driving was really thrilling.
Let´s see how many of all this names will come to Azores really. :D
Well, Lemes is another high-talented driver with two big problems:Quote:
Originally Posted by fmcv
- He is too much spectacular to do the best possible times
- He needs too many recce runs to be quick... (Let's say it's a massive problem for Spanish drivers...)
We will see what he can do in JWRC, and if "Cohete" doesn't adopt Spanish bad habits by racing outside our frontiers...
Mikkelsen is coming :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Luis Pacheco
Sometimes he read many intentions but in the end...Quote:
Originally Posted by fmcv
Look Goudezeune and his plans to compete in some IRC events announced at the end of last year. Now is sure he will not be here (Azores).
Mikkelsen's program was confirmed by Hankook.
http://www.rallybuzz.com/andreas-mikkelsen-2010-irc/
Completely different story!Quote:
Originally Posted by Luis Pacheco
First of all, I think Goudezeune is one of the only drivers who will come and contest such an international programme with his private team. Secondly, don't forget to mention there are two rallies on his program that are also IRC rallies (Ypres & Barum) next to ERC where the main focus of his programme lays.
For sure it is not as simple as some people may think to put up a realistic programme. Maybe some people will be happy to see a Polo S2000 back in the international stages...
Still a lesson to learn: one will only start a rally when the car passed the podium at the start, before that nothing is sure.
Like I said before Goudezeune will not compete in Azores. This is sure.
This is his programme: http://www.gabygoudezeune.be/?pagina=nieuws&id=11
Looking at PG's times in Jordan I think Proton should be chasing him!
http://formularali.wordpress.com/201...rallye-acores/
Hirvonen will test the Fiesta WRC at Azores! :D :D :D
This wins, best April fools joke :) .Quote:
Originally Posted by Luis Pacheco
Burcu Çetinkaya reveals her IRC program.
Sardinia
Ypres
Açores
Madeira
Barum
Sanremo
Scotland
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WRC Rally of Turkey
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