Duigou prophet in his country at the Basque Country Rally

Christophe Duigou now runs little, but successfully. Subscribed, with his Mitsubishis, to A8 class victories in recent years, last weekend he competed in his 2^e rally of the season on a Fiesta R5 that he discovered. The adaptation was quick as he took turns in this very technical event, playing squarely at home. The Basque left only two scratches for Béarnais Jacob, back after two and a half months off, and one for Lourdais Wagner, who is making meteoric progress. The 3^e The podium was disputed: Dantiacq was expelled from the start on Sunday by Wagner. In the final time trial, Jézéquel (207 S2000) lost around 16'30 following a mechanical problem and falling in the scratch even though victory in A/FA was possible; Lembeye conquered it valiantly, surrounded by the two Clio R3s of Hirigoyen and Orillac. Note the withdrawals of Lacouture (BMW 318- F2) and Delage (Opel Speedster -GT) who should have been in the final Top 10. The understudy rally reserved for VHC returned to the rapid Morel (Porsche 911 ex-Beghin) with a comfortable lead. J. Teitgen

Ranking : 1. Duigou-Nicaise (Ford Fiesta) 1h06'11'' (1^er Gr. R), 2. Jacob-Marotte (Peugeot 206 Maxi) to 34''(1^er Gr. F2000), 3. Wagner-Fouqueux (Subaru Impreza) at 1'24''(1^er Gr. N/FN), 4. Dantiacq-Laborderie (Renault Clio RS) at 1'45'', 5. Hirigoyen-Palacio (Clio R3) at 2'22'', 6. Lembeye-Le Quéau (Clio Williams) to 3''(1^er Gr. A/FA), 7. C. and Chr. Orillac (Clio R3) at 3'23'', 8. Radet-Nicolau (208 Vti) at 4'10'', 9. Idiart-Arnaudeau (Citroën Saxo Vts) at 6'16'', 10. Berrueta- Altuna (Clio RS) at 6'29'', ... 26. P. & L. Augé (Audi TT 180) at 18'9''(1^er GT), etc.