Who to referee the Régal / Petit duel?

On the magnificent Corniche road of the Cévennes, the battle of the leaders is already looming between the French champion Lionel Régal and his number 1 challenger, Sébastien Petit.

Published on 16/04/2009 à 10:45

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Two weeks after Sabran warmed up, the mountaineers returned to the Gard for an even more selective exercise. At 5280 meters, the Cévennes corniche road presents the whole range of difficulties: hairpins in the first third, rapid sequences on the plateau, and alternation of braking and restarting as the finish approaches.

Enough to make the difference between Régal and Petit, only 4/100ths apart last Monday at Chanaz. With their F3000 having barely recovered from serious touches, Schatz, Ritchen and Neveu will perhaps have more difficulty finding the rhythm than Fabien Frantz, Baudin, or Bouche, given confidence by their debut.

After their promising debut at Bagnols Sabran, the new Norma de Castellana, Cyrille Frantz and Cannata will undoubtedly step up their game again to chase down the F3000s and colonize the podium in proto sports against those of Bassora and Milesi.

With their Porsche Carrera cup, Werver et Soutrenon défient les supertourisme de Dosières (BMW 320) et Roudet (Audi A4) pour la victoire en « voitures fermées » avec Janioud (BMW M3) comme outsider. En 2 litres, la 306 maxi de Fritsch affronte la Megane maxi du régional Liron, vainqueur sous la pluie l?an dernier.