First stage we saw, the showstage at Fays. A short loop every car shoud do 3 times before driving to the finish, so should be good!
And a nice view too!
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And nice cars!
_DSC1883 bewerkt by G C, on Flickr
The fastest cars were ofcourse starting the earliest, so first all of the R5's
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I was just telling my sister about Cherain (you'll remember him from the crazy jumps last year) and his crash during the Haspengouw. Because his Skoda R5 wasn't repaired in time, he was using a Fiesta R5 as a replacement that day. During his first pass everything was business as usual: fast, aggresive,... "Hmmm, he should have passed for the second time by now already now, no?"
Cue the ambulance, tow truck and police speeding of... "Cherain, race over". And with that, the stage was put on hold because it would take some time.
Bummer, but most importantly the crew was okay (after a checkup in the hospital).
Back to our car, better luck at the next stage! On our exit we walked through the waiting cars:
The 911 GT3 of Snijers, utter legend but by that time the 3 other cars in his class were either out of the race fully or restarting the rally after mechanical failures on the first day. No real competition, but he still wows the crowd and tried everything to keep up with the R5's. And that sound, my god
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The Fiat 124 Abarth, which was no match for the 911, but still a crowd favourite. 1,8 litre with 385hp, and it just looks cool
_DSC1937 bewerkt by G C, on Flickr
Arriving at the next stage, the legendary "La Clémentine" with it's offroad finish after numerous switchbacks. Walking up the stage all of a sudden about 50 people walk towards us...big crash, stage cancelled. On to the next one!
In the meantime we heard that the Fays stage was live again, so we could have stayed there and actually seen some cars...
Luckily the next stage was only a short walk away (so yes, the new stages did have some advantages )
Not a Classic Impreza, but how often do you see a Scooby STI with the original exhaust?
_DSC1939 bewerkt by G C, on Flickr
And a nice view too!
_DSC1894 bewerkt by G C, on Flickr
And nice cars!
_DSC1883 bewerkt by G C, on Flickr
The fastest cars were ofcourse starting the earliest, so first all of the R5's
_DSC1896 bewerkt by G C, on Flickr
_DSC1920 bewerkt by G C, on Flickr
_DSC1925 bewerkt by G C, on Flickr
I was just telling my sister about Cherain (you'll remember him from the crazy jumps last year) and his crash during the Haspengouw. Because his Skoda R5 wasn't repaired in time, he was using a Fiesta R5 as a replacement that day. During his first pass everything was business as usual: fast, aggresive,... "Hmmm, he should have passed for the second time by now already now, no?"
Cue the ambulance, tow truck and police speeding of... "Cherain, race over". And with that, the stage was put on hold because it would take some time.
Bummer, but most importantly the crew was okay (after a checkup in the hospital).
Back to our car, better luck at the next stage! On our exit we walked through the waiting cars:
The 911 GT3 of Snijers, utter legend but by that time the 3 other cars in his class were either out of the race fully or restarting the rally after mechanical failures on the first day. No real competition, but he still wows the crowd and tried everything to keep up with the R5's. And that sound, my god
_DSC1936 bewerkt by G C, on Flickr
The Fiat 124 Abarth, which was no match for the 911, but still a crowd favourite. 1,8 litre with 385hp, and it just looks cool
_DSC1937 bewerkt by G C, on Flickr
Arriving at the next stage, the legendary "La Clémentine" with it's offroad finish after numerous switchbacks. Walking up the stage all of a sudden about 50 people walk towards us...big crash, stage cancelled. On to the next one!
In the meantime we heard that the Fays stage was live again, so we could have stayed there and actually seen some cars...
Luckily the next stage was only a short walk away (so yes, the new stages did have some advantages )
Not a Classic Impreza, but how often do you see a Scooby STI with the original exhaust?
_DSC1939 bewerkt by G C, on Flickr