Freddy breaks the law at the Ypres Rally

The six-time winner of the Rally d?Ypres takes a solid lead at the end of the first stage. With six special victories, Freddy Loix leads the Belgian event with a lead of 36??7 over Guy Wilks (Peugeot ), his closest pursuer. “I'm quite happy with this first stage, but I'm not happy because I'm missing some drivers for the fight”, comments the leader.

Pieter Tsjoen has achieved a good performance so far, placing his Peugeot 207 S2000 in provisional third place in the standings. ?Fantastic, I didn?t expect that. There are many professionals here and I am the first amateur”, comments the Belgian.

Bryan Bouffier (Peugeot) seems to be in a little more difficulty at the wheel of his 207 S2000, the Frenchman only being fourth. " This has not been easy. I tried to be on the attack while avoiding making mistakes. I can be satisfied because the car runs well. »

The crews will set off tomorrow for the second and final stage of the Ypres Rally, which will be spread over 12 special stages comprising a total of 192,11 timed kilometers.