I've seen many ypres rally's by now. I've seen many big names pass by, and only very few have been able to follow the locals.
Only wrc level drivers like breen, meeke or neuville have been able to beat the locals the last couple of years. And off those, i think only meeke could do it on his first try.
But perhaps the lack of rhitm could be a big problem, since we have had next to no rally's here this year.
We'll see in a few weeks.