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Belgian Rally News

Victory goes to Cedric Cherain, he was in the fight for podium since very first stage. Potty lost about half a minute with an off on stage 3. Before the last loop of stages Cherain was comfortabel in the lead with nearly half a minute advantage on the rest of the podium contenders Reynvoet, Potty and Bux.
However Cherain made a mistake on stage 10, loosing 17 sec and had puncture on stage 11 so the lead was reduced to just 5,3 sec to Potty and Reynvoet just behind. Bux was another 4 sec further. Everything to be dicided on the last stage, the powerstage. This one was won by Verstappen and Potty was 2,3 faster than Cherain, but Cedric took the overall victory after all. Third podiumplace went to Reynvoet, fourth Bux and fifth Verstappen, who lost too much time in first loop to content for victory, but had a strong finish and ended at 16 sec of Cherain.
It was a very nice and difficult rally to start the season, especially with the road conditions. Good work by organisers as well.
 
Nice rally to start the season.
The battle on the top was close, whit Cherain well deserved winner! The field is good here, whit i think 9 cars able to set top 5 times all rally (Potty, Cherain, Reynvoet, Bux, Miclotte, Ruard, Fernemont, Wartique, Verstappen, Verschuren).

I hope all these drivers wil keep there program running all year! We could see great battles in next rally's.

I was mecanic over there, i can tel you the cars where realy dirty when they came in service..
 
Jarek Z said:
Interesting. Jos Verstappen seems to be getting better and better at rallying. He was leading Rallye de Wallonie, against top Belgian rally drivers, already by 40 seconds, until the moment when he got 2 punctures and had to withdraw from the event.
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impressive pace at 52 years old.
also everybody with same tyre(michelins)
 
Sal yet again said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6jeMc13IEI

Turn the volume up and listen to that Porsche! Cherain might have been a minute off Verstappen in Wallonie but what a spectacle.
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He was leading untill he lost 2 minutes with an electrical glitch.
So the new Porsche 992 is very well born, although Cherain is a very good driver with a lot of experience on these stages and the rallye suits the Porsche. I don't think he can fight for the victory on many rallies.
 
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