Rally of Morocco: Peterhansel in great shape

Thursday, the rally was back near Erg Chegaga, for a 155 km loop to be completed twice of course. On this ground already covered two days before, but in another direction, the tracks were numerous, and many teammates were caught in them. “There were quite a few dunes, and some quite tricky off-piste sections,” said Peterhansel. “The navigation was not easy, and on the tracks taken in reverse, you had to be vigilant. We drove the two laps at a good pace, trying to get to the limits of the car. » As reliable as ever, the BMW

For Novitskiy, on the other BMW François Lethier, on the Schlesser buggy, experienced engine problems and short-circuited part of the first loop, receiving several hours of penalty. Finally, Davoy-Jourdan's MD Sport buggy lost half an hour at the top of a dune, engine stalled. As a result, it was the astonishing Bowler de Lachaume-Brucy, fifth in the previous stage, who achieved the second fastest time of the day! A performance to be put mainly to the credit of Jean Brucy, an ex-biker who became an experienced teammate?

And who was the big beneficiary of all these incidents? It was the “Megane Silhouette” with a Chevrolet V8 engine from Julien and Crespo! One of the best bakers and pastry chefs in Paris, Jean-Noël Julien saw a splendid third place on the horizon.