Haha, at least you posted other ones and a different website offcourse! ;)
Thanks, but the link is not working ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by stefanvv
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Haha, at least you posted other ones and a different website offcourse! ;)
Thanks, but the link is not working ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by stefanvv
Yeah, I editted it as coudn't find the picture link.Quote:
Originally Posted by MartijnS
EDIT: But on facebook I can:
https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.n...b7a3a79fed5666
Yves Matton @Yves_Matton · 19 λεπ.
Before flying to China for #WTCC, I'm glad to announce that @krismeeke will enter @CondrozRally with a #DS3 R5! #WRC
Heard a lot of rumours about a massive pack of Citroen WRC's driving there.
3x DS3 WRC
2x C4 WRC
2x Xsara WRC..
But like every year, we have to wait what's really driving there ;)
It could be interesting to see how he does against Loix-Fabia S2000 and Cherain-Fiesta R5. :) For Cherain it is his home-event, I think it's the 10th time he participates. In Ypres he was really fast but it was only his 3rd Ypres Rally.Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
The car Meeke is driving is from MY Racing by the way, it should be the car Chardonnet has been driving this season.
https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.n...6fce5ee3d92192
Petter Solberg is going to drive the Rallye du Condroz, with this C4 WRC! Another world star after the confirmation of Meeke (DS3 R5). Strong rumors concerning a participation of François Duval in a Citroën WRC car as well... To be continued. :)
Is anyone able to help me with a few questions about visiting Rallye du Condroz from the UK? Is it an easy rally to spectate at? Do you need a car or can you rely on taxis/public transport etc? Any advice appreciated.
It's an easy rally to spectate, and due to the weather conditions and the season of the year, probably the most spectacular event in Belgium. Youtube is full of videos for proof. :) You definitely need a car, public transport is very poor outside big cities in Belgium, and a taxi is for sure more costly than renting a car. Centre of the rally and service park are in the city center of Huy. It's very likely that all hotels nearby will be completely booked already, they already are fully booked several months before the event. The rally consists out of 22 stages (245km SS) on 2 days. It is very easy to see 4 stages on both saturday and sunday (so 8 stages in total), I think we will be going for 10 stages (6 on saturday, 4 on sunday). The distance between stages is quite small, but I can't stress enough that you must take your time, as there is a lot of traffic, and all people are moving between stages. I don't know any rally with bigger traffic jams than Condroz. Nowadays it's one of the most crowded rallies in the world I think, maybe not in numbers, but it feels like that when you're on the stages. Luckily most of the stages exist out of open fields, so there's no worrying about not finding a place with a good view. When the rally's getting closer (let's say 10 days to 1 week before the event) you can always mail me (you can find my adress on my website) for some spectating points and maps. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by pettersolberg29
You're a star tommeke, thank you! :) I assume it's possible to sleep in the car overnight near the stages? If so I can just drive over and not worry about accommodation!
K.Abbring on Ford Escort
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqcwwL9I9Yo
Video Hemicuda Rally online
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xH67weljho
More entries coming for Rallye du Condroz. Small list with drivers in top categories (WRC/R5/S2000).
Petter Solberg (Citroën C4 WRC)
Yves Matton (Citroën Xsara WRC)
David Bonjean (Citroën Xsara WRC)
Bertrand Grooten (Citroën DS3 WRC)
Eric Cunin (Skoda Fabia WRC)
Alexandre Busin (Skoda Fabia WRC)
Kris Princen (Subaru Impreza S12 WRC)
Chris Van Woensel (Subaru Impreza S5 WRC)
Bob De Jong (Mitsubishi Lancer WRC)
Kris Meeke (Citroën DS3 R5)
Cédric Cherain (Ford Fiesta R5)
Pieter Tsjoen (Peugeot 208T16 R5)
Vincent Verschueren (Citroën DS3 R5)
Freddy Loix (Skoda Fabia S2000)
Neil Simpson (Skoda Fabia S2000)
François Kicq (Skoda Fabia S2000)
Hermen Kobus (Ford Fiesta S2000)
Davy Vanneste (Peugeot 207 S2000)
More good news from Belgium. Davy Vanneste's sponsor sold his Peugeot 207 S2000 and bought a Ford Fiesta R5 (ex Cracco), he will drive it for the first time in Rallye du Condroz.
Also starting in Condroz with a Ford Fiesta R5 is Xavier Baugnet. In my opinion he's one of the most forgotten and underestimated drivers in Belgium at the moment. For those who don't know him, he's from the same generation as Neuville and Boon and has always been driving FWD cars (Fiesta ST and later on R2 cars), last year he did an amazing job in Ypres by winning the R2 category. I don't think he ever drove in the perfect circumstances (especially regarding budget), let's hope for a change for him... :)
In Condroz we will see 3 Renault Clio R3T's as well, they will be driven by Cedric de Cecco, Ghislain De Mevius and Manuel Canal-Robles. They are probably participating with an eye on next season, as there will be a Renault Clio Trophy in Belgium.
@pettersolberg29, maps are becoming available on this page: http://www.condrozrally.be/m30-FR-Ca...ales_2014.html Some are already online, others should follow soon.
De Cecco seems to aim for the European Trophy next year, winner gets a free entry in MC, winning in MC means u can do a full WRC-3 season. If I'm right..
No Bob de Jong, seems both Lancer WRC will be sold soon.. Bouche still not sure what he will drive, normally he will start probably with a Focus WRC '10 or C4 WRC. We will see, tomorrow the seeded list will come public. If it goes online that's another thing... :p
No Bob de Jong indeed... Let's hope we see him with an R5 next year! ;) Xavier Bouche has been confirmed with a Ford Focus WRC '08. Last year he finished 2nd with a C4 WRC.
http://motorclub-huy.be/condroz/docu..._LIST_2014.pdf - seeded entrylist for Rallye du Condroz.
http://www.rally-image.be/foto/0438/ - My incredibly late album of the East Belgian Rally
http://www.rally-image.be/foto/0438/images/006.jpg
http://www.rally-image.be/foto/0438/images/027.jpg
http://www.rally-image.be/foto/0438/images/046.jpg
Busy workshop before the weekend:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B1HCCZwIQAAUWOH.jpg
https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.n...f8f5606a762ebc - Solberg's livery.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFRD...ature=youtu.be first testing-video of the Citroëns. Meeke by far most impressive!
https://scontent-b-ams.xx.fbcdn.net/...42&oe=54E11A84 - Focus WRC of Xavier Bouche.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48zMfH95t2Y
Nice video, Meeke very spectacular as always! I know the testing-stage quite well, been there during the rally a few years ago, and I was there when Loix used it as test-base in the beginning of the year. You need guts to take the corner at 1min39 flat out, also big moment at 3min30! When you drive it with a normal car you really realize how great the suspension of these modern rallycars is. About Solberg, not much footage from him, and what we've seen is a bit disappointing...
Also an interesting video for the sound. Does anyone agree on how boring the C4 WRC (not even talk about the Focus WRC) sounds compared to the DS3 R5?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wc63...ature=youtu.be Another video from the same test, again some on-the-limit action from Meeke.
Forgive my ignorance but why is the Condroz Rally such a popular event with all these big names entering ?
The main reason is because organisers pay the big names to enter. Remember last year Loeb was there. Also I believe Matton is a member of the organisation (not sure). But of course it's still quite a big rally, after Ypres the most important event in Belgium.
From spectator point of view it is spectacular Rally, always with lot of mud:)
@Eightgear, you're wrong with the organizers "pay the big names". For example some sponsor on the Citroën's is a big competitor of sponsor of the organisation. Yves Matton is NOT a member of the organisation, but he lives in the region. For sure Yves Matton is helping and is sealing the deals with sponsors and Citroën Belgium. Peugeot is "car-sponsor" of the event by the way.
Some background information about Rallye du Condroz:
After Ypres this is by far the biggest event in Belgium, and in number of spectators I'm sure that it's much bigger than Ypres. This weekend the weather will be relatively good for the time of the year. Last time it was similar (2011, year of the fatal accident) there were an estimated 120 thousand spectators. For many sponsors (such as Skoda, Citroën, Peugeot) this is THE event of the year, and commercially at least as important as Ypres. Also the Rallye du Condroz is covered on TV at least as much as Ypres. Last year 2 stages went live on tv, which is unique for a national rally.
Rallye du Condroz has been a big event for a long time, in the early 2000s there have been editions where Condroz had a entry list that wasn't any less than Ypres. The event has had coëff 10 (20 was the biggest, for those who remembered, then you had 10, 5 and 2 if I'm not mistaken) in the European championship. I'm convinced that without the competition of Ypres (being in the same country) Condroz would have been a big international event. Since 2006 the event counts for Belgian championship only, but never lost it's popularity. But still, being out of any international championship, they still keep the same "international" itinerary like an ERC event has. They have a shakedown the day before the event, and 2 full days of rallying. This year the event covers 22 stages (11 different each driven twice), enough for 243km of special stages. The length in km SS has always varied between 235 and 285km SS, which makes it longer than the average ERC event.
The only thing I don't like about the event is how poorly it is organized. Some stages are delayed sometimes in Condroz (in Wallonia in general in fact), also the safety measures for spectators are very poor (last years it improved a little, but not enough).
Ok my bad, thanks for the explanation.
Matton is indeed not part of organisation but is member of the club who organises it. But it's like Tom said many sponsors bring those big names to Huy, in the 90's we had Delecour, Aghini and many other big stars to Condroz Rallye.Quote:
Originally Posted by EightGear
Tom, Mousti, has Matton any connection to MyRacing?
I think that the letters MY mean Matton Yves :)
Yes he is founder and boss of MYracing and formerly known as ProRace.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
Out of interest which drivers (at least outside Belgium) are racing with MYracing? I find it bizarre is that Yazeed is part of MYracing, everyone else is using Citroen right?Quote:
Originally Posted by mousti
Very poor performance during the tests from petter.some people support that he should be be on the wrc.i think the videos from the test is the answer.he really disappointed me!