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[vino_93]

It's not exactly writen like this. The winner, if he is less than 28, wins a "program with a 208 T16 to Peugeot Sport colours".
And, there's a junior price too. The contenders are less than 23. The must finish between 2nd and 5th place overall, and 5 drivers must compete during the year. It's a "program with a 208 R2 to Peugeot Sport colours".

If the winner is more than 28, he wins a race with an official 208 T16 for a race in french championship (gravel or tarmac).

But even without the price, I'm quite Suarez will do ERC next year. He is entered by Peugeot España (as Lopez), and I'm quite sure they aren't doing this just for the fun.


For the moment, Suarez is leading. He is almost champion.

There's a bigh fight for the junior title.
Jordan Berfa is 2nd overall, 1st junior with 37.
Then we have belgian de Mévius with 25 (6th), Monaco's Riberi with 21 (8) and spanish Lopez with 18 (10). (same point system as in WRC)
All can change ...

[mousti]

RIP Fred

The rally ended by a large victory of Sarrazin. New podium for Bonato with the 208.

1 Sarrazin (Fiesta WRC)
2 Cuoq (C4 WRC) 1'19
3 Bonato (208 T16) 2'24
4 Chavanne (997 Cup) 2'30
5 P Roche (Fiesta WRC) 2'44
6 Mauffrey (208 T16) 5'40
7 Lacomy (Fiesta R5) 6'42
8 Young (GBR, Fiesta R5) 7'50
9 Bect (207 S2000) 8'02
10 Guigou (Clio R3T) 8'09
...

Maurin voluntary retired out of respect for Frederic Comte

[JTGANG]

Unfo it seems one more fatal accident at Rallye Vosgien.....

http://www.ffsa.org/article.php?id=30833

[AP-Racing]

Unfo it seems one more fatal accident at Rallye Vosgien.....

http://www.ffsa.org/article.php?id=30833

[SpeedEstRacing]

the photo was really necessary ??

If not here is my video to rally: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tICzvVdagDM

[vino_93]

Entry list for the Finale of French Cup : http://finalesdesrallyes2015.fr/wp-c...onvocation.pdf

Only 145, which is quite low for a finale (around 170-190 usually). It's due to the location, in the North. It costs too much for the guys with small cars from the South.

But there's quality with top contenders. A lot of guys can win ... Morin (Fiesta R5), Pustelnik (208 T16), Longépé (208 T16), Beaubelique (Fiesta R5), Puppo (Fabia S2000), Pruvot (Fabia S2000), Galpin (207 S2000), Mortier (Impreza GT), Deraedt (Celica GT-Four), or even Vanson (Lancer Evo VIII) ... It's open !

If you are from Belgium, UK, Netherlands, ... and you want to travel and discover it, that will never be so closed !
It's in Samer, close to Boulogne sur Mer. Something like 50 km south of Calais and 100 km west to Lille (Rijsel )

[dupanton]

Entry list for the Finale of French Cup : http://finalesdesrallyes2015.fr/wp-c...onvocation.pdf

Only 145, which is quite low for a finale (around 170-190 usually). It's due to the location, in the North. It costs too much for the guys with small cars from the South.

But there's quality with top contenders. A lot of guys can win ... Morin (Fiesta R5), Pustelnik (208 T16), Longépé (208 T16), Beaubelique (Fiesta R5), Puppo (Fabia S2000), Pruvot (Fabia S2000), Galpin (207 S2000), Mortier (Impreza GT), Deraedt (Celica GT-Four), or even Vanson (Lancer Evo VIII) ... It's open !

If you are from Belgium, UK, Netherlands, ... and you want to travel and discover it, that will never be so closed !
It's in Samer, close to Boulogne sur Mer. Something like 50 km south of Calais and 100 km west to Lille (Rijsel )

I'm goign, first time I go to the Finale. Really curious what the level of competition will be!

[vino_93]

That's mixed.
You have some good drivers, who can do well in the tarmac championship (like Galpin, Longépé, Pustelnik, ...).

You can see some young guns at the beginning of their career. I remember Gilbert did it with a Clio RS.

And some aren't really good ... they just have the money to run a lot of French cup events to qualify ... or they are smart enough to drive in a category where there's not a lot of opponents to take points

[tommeke_B]

Coming to see the finale too, only on saturday. I was at the finale in Dunkerque in 2009, but it was quite disappointing (mostly due to the stages)... Hoping for better this year, the list looks good.

[vino_93]

Stages will be different. Dunkerque looked more like typical flanders road.
Samer is more like Normandy. Some stages were used by Le Touquet a long time ago. There's some hills. That's quite unique in Nord Pas de Calais.
But maybe it will be difficult to spectate due to the hedges between the fields. I need to study maps