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Loong time no posts here... Though the Belgian championship has been very exciting so far. In the last 5 rounds the difference between the first and second at the end of the rally has never been...

Many teams were actually already on the spot for shakedown for South Belgian Rally. Now the Rallye-Sprint Estinnes is also cancelled, leaving only Hemicuda Rally left (for now). There Tänak and Breen...

South Belgian Rally is cancelled due to covid-19, the local mayors don't allow the rally to run anymore. Same goes for the JMC Rallye which was planned on sunday. So, without cancellations, we still...

Normally Breen and Tänak as first two (don't know who will run first) and then the R5 cars. I'll try to post a link to the start list and live results here, when available.

Yes, all tickets (1200) are sold out. Same for the South Belgian Rally, as it's in a different area (different rules) in the country, 5000 tickets were available, all are sold out.

Entry list for this weekend's South Belgian Rally is out: https://southbelgianrally.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/SBR-20-Entry-List-1014.pdf

Very strong list with both Tänak and Breen in i20 WRC....

So the Aarova Rally was won by Breen (no surprise). Fastest Belgian was Adrian Fernémont. The event was very short (only 92km of SS, never seen before in the Belgian championship), but almost...

Next weekend there's the Aarova Rally in Oudenaarde indeed. It's a small rally organized by SuperStage (organizers behind Ypres), due to the many events dropping from the calendar, they made it to...

I think it could be Johan Dekens. https://www.ewrc-results.com/profile/16093-dekens-johan/

I don't think there's any team in Belgium that has 4 of them for rent. Most GT3's in Belgium are privately owned by the drivers themselves. I think BMA still offers one for rent. Also Johan Dekens...

New date for Spa Rally, December 12-13. If the championship can restart in september (Omloop van Vlaanderen) it would mean a championship of 5 events, in case the cancelled events aren't rescheduled....

Design of Mikkelsen's Polo R5.
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Same things are being said about the Skoda Fabia R5 Evo. Apparently the old Fabia R5 gives more confidence in slippery conditions.

http://www.sparally.com/sites/default/files/files/SR%2020%20Liste%20engag%C3%A9s%20BRC.pdf

Complete entry list. 17 R5 cars, 6 GT cars and many more...

I don't know why, but it looks like he lost his confidence some time ago. Also the Polo looked quite delicate to drive, the back end looked very nervous in comparison to other R5 cars. It was the...

Had a great day yesterday! The stages in Haspengouw are usually the least interesting of the championship, when dry. When it's wet and muddy as it was yesterday, the road becomes a big mess and makes...

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Well... He had a few punctures already, and on SS16 he had a double puncture. He returned on service on one rim and arrived 14 minutes late, so 140s time penalty on top of the time loss he already...

Had a good event. It's nice to see that some other drivers (Bédoret, Demaerschalk and Cracco) start to match and even beat time of the well-known top drivers in Belgium. Demaerschalk with the Fiesta...

So Ypres is over, not the best edition for sure. The entry list was one of the weaker in the last few years, and after lots of crashes and retirements, there wasn't much left to fight for in the last...

Few photos from free practice and qualifying.
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Breen is using a car from BMA indeed, funded by local sponsors.

Timing is quite tight this year, indeed. I think 30 cars is a lot, if I do it, it'll be for maximum 20 cars. Also keep in mind that traffic (even without rally-traffic) is quite busy at that moment...

https://www.ewrc-results.com/entries/53946-renties-ypres-rally-2019/ - Here with numbers in the right order.

Abbring has entered with Véronique Hostens (former codriver of Verschueren), normally with VW Polo R5.