Video: Onboard | Claerhout - Vandeputte (Porsche 997 GT3) | SS6 Ondank | TAC Rally 2016: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpLLKUWhn0M
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Video: Onboard | Claerhout - Vandeputte (Porsche 997 GT3) | SS6 Ondank | TAC Rally 2016: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpLLKUWhn0M
I still owe you all a little report, but I don't have much time. So very briefly:
We started in a cup, called the Pinto Cup, 7 Escorts MKI/II were at the start, all with a Pinto 2l engine.
We decided to take it easy the first loop as it was my first rally as a co-driver. But we managed to take the lead from the first stage! First 2 loops were very close, after 8 stages and +-90km we had a lead of just over 12s on second place. Overall, we were in the top 10 Historic too, in front of several faster cars (Porsches, top Opel 2.4l, Escort BDA etc)
In the third loop, our opponent made a mistake and we were able to bring our advantage to 45s, despite some mechanical troubles in the last 2 stages.
We managed to fix these in service but left with the wrong tyres. Rain came on the last 2 stages. First one we went off, damaging the car but we were able to continue. We had 18s advantage before the last stage, but a broken windscreen wiper right from the start, meant we lost first place by 4.1s...
A disappointment, but we have to be happy with 7th overall in Historic. It was my first, but certainly not my last rally!
Congratulations ;)
Congrats mate! cracking first rally!
Dupanton-hads off...I'm happy for you.
Video: Onboard | Princen - Kaspers (Peugeot 208 T16) | SS2 Ondank | TAC Rally 2016: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7tlQ5_6pdE
Last weekend there was also a historic and regional event, named "Rallye Salamandre", the stages were in the region of the old "Bianchi Rally", a well-known event back in the 80's and 90's. The historic event counted for a British tarmac historic championship, which was nice. Swiss driver Florian Gonon won with his Escort MK1, only 1s ahead of Stefaan Stouf (Porsche 911).
Steve Perez with his Stratos.
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Well-known driver Paul Lietaer with his Escort MK2, as you can see we had some changeable weather during the day...
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And here, small crash of Gevers with Alfa GTV, which Dupanton from the forum was codriving. The day before I joked that we would help to push him back on the road if he went off... I shouldn't say that again, but at least we helped. :D
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A few more pics: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...2364109&type=3
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Originally Posted by tommeke_B
He totally jinxed me... :(Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
Very nice onboard with the winner, Florian Gonon:
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This is the last stage, where he took back 16s on a 13k stage, to take the victory with 1s!
Also in Belgium this weekend was the rallysprint of the Monteberg. It's a small rally with 4x1ss. The rally takes place in Dranouter, not far from Ypres. Some parts from the ss are also used during the Ypres rally (most in opposite direction).
Not so many talented drivers at the start. We had Snijers with a Mini WRC, Delplace (last year in Ypres/Barum with a Swift S1600) with the Porsche that Snijers drove in 2015, some locals with Lancers, some british/dutch teams and a lot of rwd (bmw, escorts,...).
During the second round Snijers had problems with the mini and lost a lot of time. Pyck (evo 10) won the rally. Nice 3rd place for Calcoen with an escort rs 1600.
As a promotion for the Ypres rally you could win a drive with Loix in a Opel Kadett when you bought a ticket for the Ypres rally. The orange Opel Kadett is famous in Flancers because it's used in a popular tv show (about farmers who grow weed :)). A lot of public showed up (taking the bad weather into account), nice promotion for the rallysport.
Loix mentioned during a interview that they don't have to be afraid from the foreign drivers during the Ypres rally. 'The level off rallying in the brc hasn't been that high since years.'
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Videos:
RS Monteberg 2016 + Mistakes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6FNx1IZ12o
Onboard | Minne - Gaeremyn | Ronde 1 | RS Monteberg 2016 (Citroën Saxo VTS): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnQA6wScCbM
Onboard | Snijers - Dethier | Ronde 4 | RS Monteberg 2016 (Mini John Cooper Works WRC): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7kt43yqcHs
This weekend, there is the 4th round of the Belgian Championship already, Rallye de Wallonie.
Entrylist: http://www.automobileclubnamur.be/rallye/news.php
13 R5 cars:
Loix (Fabia) and Princen (208) are the big favorites.
Verschueren and Bouche (Fabia), Duval, Dilley and Demaerschalk (DS3) and Baugnet (Fiesta) are the outsiders
Fernémont (Fiesta, first time in 4WD), Scaillet (DS3, first time in 4WD), Leonard (DS3, first time in R5), Steveny and Van Rompuy (DS3 too).
Other outsiders: Van Woensel (Lancer WRC), Bonjean (C4 WRC) and Allart (Fabia WRC).
Other main competitors: Serderidis (C4 WRC), Lemaire (Fabia S2000), 3 Porsches, Hermann with his Punto, Collard, Albert, Bécaert (Lancer grA), the Historics and some fast FWD cars.
This evening rally starts with 2x SSS which will determine the road order for tomorrow (although R5/S2000, GT and WRC cars will stay together)
Saturday 3x5 stages
Sunday 2x4 stages
Results: http://164.132.161.189:8080/wall2016/specialList.jsp
Stages are fast and flowing, looking forward to what should be a great rally. This rally is always one of the best in the Belgian Rally Championship.
Is Princen starting with the evo 208?
Yes! I think he is the first driver to use it in competition?Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
Might be, I posted a pic in the R5 topic of his test. Will be interesting how much of a difference it will make. Dilley and Duval are supposed to have the Evo kit for their DS3s too, don't they?Quote:
Originally Posted by dupanton
No information about that...Quote:
Originally Posted by TWRC
Duval, as in Francois Duval?
Yes.
That's good, is he doing a full belgian season?
Yes! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
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Probably not.Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
It's a 1-shot (for now)Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
A bit of a surprise, Duval is leading with almost 10s on Loix, Princen and Bouche.
Princen fastest on the first real stage. Is the Peugeot update working? I hope so for an exciting 2016 championship!
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Even Bouche faster than loix, Loix must be sleeping!
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Princen off the road :-(
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Duval is impressive. Did anyone confirm whether he has the evo upgrades on his DS3?
What's wrong with Loix?
I don't know. It's the "retired" Duval who wins most of the stages! He leads with almost 40-second advantage over Fast Freddy. But is Freddy still fast? ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
What happened to van Woensel?
That's why I'm asking. His times are barely better than those of drivers he used to easily defeat in previous events.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jarek Z
Settling for points with Princen out I think.
Duval-what a surprise!
Duval still leads after 15 stages. But it's a long rally - 10 stages still to go. The crazy Hermann and his Punto HGT already in 10th position, in front of many GT, R5 and WRC cars! :)
Duval has done it again... he crashed in SS17. Also Verschueren and Dilley loosing over minute.
I guess Loix decided it was the easiest way to win this rally - wait until everybody else crashes ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
Pity :-/
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