French ERC.

schanche · 4 Apr 2005, 20:07 (Ref:1270200)

Hi there Fellow members!
Are there many forum fellows making the Trek to the french round of the ERC,as there could well be a few of our top drivers taking part.
Alll our crossings and places to stay are sorted, it would be nice to see a few more english and irish flags waving at the event. This year looks to be one of the best ever cant wait.

ief · 6 Apr 2005, 15:00 (Ref:1271767)

the france ERC is the best a man can get

it was previous year the first time that I went to the French ERC and that was fantastic........ never never seen so much action and cars. and the circuit is overlook entirely

sorry. for my bad English.

greetings from Belgium. see you in essay.

ief

Stephen H · 7 Apr 2005, 18:54 (Ref:1272701)

Never been before, was hoping to go this year.

How easy is the track to get to from the channel ports?

fullcircle · 7 Apr 2005, 19:35 (Ref:1272733)

Alencon is well worth visiting. From Cherbourg its about 3 hours and from Calais 4 hours. Great circuit for viewing as you can practically see all the circuit from anywhere. Plus the fact there are usually about 25,000 french shouting for all there national drivers.

Out of all the ERC events its definetley one of the best to visit

**silver bullet** · 7 Apr 2005, 20:23 (Ref:1272773)

Essay is a great circuit we were there in 95 for the Internations Cup.
We went via Portsmouth-Caen, It took us well under 2 hours from Caen to Alencon.

Barrie · 8 Apr 2005, 18:32 (Ref:1273544)

I'd love to go over, just can't talk any of my mates into make the trip. Supposed to be at least 50 high quality Div 1 cars entered already.

lancaster · 14 Apr 2005, 11:57 (Ref:1277958)

Having decided to go to Essay (for the first time), I just booked P&O from Portsmouth (Fri 2230) to Le Havre (0800) returning Le Havre (Sun 2330) to Portsmouth (0600) for car plus 2 people including cabins for 200 quid all in. That seems like a very good price to me.

Any suggestions for nearby hotels for the Saturday night would be appreciated as I don't know that area at all.

Ta..

schanche · 14 Apr 2005, 20:28 (Ref:1278337)

there are loads of travel in type places try this link aswell its the circuit website with info regarding places to stay,you will have to navigate through carefully as its in french. We are staying in a Hotel Formule1 at Alencon very cheap.http://www.als-france.com http://www.hotelformule1.com/formule1/index.html

chris cake · 15 Apr 2005, 08:25 (Ref:1278642)

Make sure the room is made up , as last time we used one the room was just left from the last user ! Perhaps thats why they are cheap?

ief · 16 Apr 2005, 08:36 (Ref:1279475)

you kan follow tomorrow the Dutch race (Eurocircuit Valkenswaard) with live results @ OTRT.BE

a half hour after each round the score will be update.

schanche · 16 Apr 2005, 10:12 (Ref:1279511)

Thanks for the tip off Chris!
Depending on how the weekend pans out and if we get to enjoy the bar at the circuit then we may just end up a kip in the car.What are your plans for this year, after your impressive outing in the Saab at croft such a shame it didnt hold together.

Barrie · 23 Apr 2005, 10:26 (Ref:1284969)

Early entry list is up, includes Gollop, Doran and Evans, well worth the trip for British and Irish fans,

DCS · 24 Apr 2005, 20:33 (Ref:1286234)

I am going to Essay aswell, it is 750 km from where I live in Holland. I hope to see a lot of English and French car's, because that seems ages ago!

Stephen H · 26 Apr 2005, 20:42 (Ref:1288096)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Barrie

Early entry list is up, includes Gollop, Doran and Evans, well worth the trip for British and Irish fans,

Help, where?

**BertMk2** · 27 Apr 2005, 08:47 (Ref:1288329)

The entry list is up on www.rallycross.nl and very impressive it is too!

lancaster · 27 Apr 2005, 08:47 (Ref:1288330)

The entry list is here ...

http://www.als-france.com/Rallycross/2005/Championnat%20d'europe/Liste-des-engage-tot.htm

I thought I read in the press that McLuskey was also entering with support from Kenneth Hansen's team. Don't see him in the list though....

Really looking forward to it all the same.

chunder · 27 Apr 2005, 09:57 (Ref:1288374)

This is proper rallycross, huge entries, big money backing from major manufacturers, I wonder what it is that the French team do that we can not seem to get to over here.
ALl their classes seem to be growing dont they! I think that some of the classes cater for French cars like the Saxo,106 and Clio kit cars but you cannt blame them for taking advantage.
Have never been to French meeting but on this evidence might make a special effort. If its anything like as well organised and laid out as Valkenswaard then should be a blinder

**silver bullet** · 27 Apr 2005, 10:32 (Ref:1288399)

Chunder, this is a European Championship event not a French Championship one.
The entrys for thier domestic events are very similar to ours in number, except in the first round of the French Champ's all the div 1. cars except one were French manufacturers.

Stephen H · 27 Apr 2005, 20:14 (Ref:1288865)

Thanks Bert MK2 & Lancaster for the entry list.

I`m hoping to make a first time trip abroad to see this round.

Hope to spend the Friday doing the sight seeing bit. Is there anything people would recommend going to see?

206180 · 27 Apr 2005, 20:49 (Ref:1288890)

Another English flag will be there as Im not racing at Croft thought I deserved a weekend away !!!
As for sight seeing if youre into old buildings/towns and countryside then Normandy/Mayenne are full of them and lots of D Day places on the coast.
But wherever you go sit outside a cafe and take in the pace of life because its a damn sight slower than at the circuit!

chunder · 28 Apr 2005, 10:05 (Ref:1289260)

I was only saying that the French seem to ahve a really good grasp on what works in their championships.
I have spent a while on their website and yes they have similar entries, but they cars in them are far more varied and most of the clases are for modified cars aswell. The rench seem to have caught the bug as we did over here in the eighties and the Scandinavians did before that, is weird how it goes around.

ief · 29 Apr 2005, 19:22 (Ref:1290312)

entry list (Essay-Alençon)

Division 1
No. Driver Car
1 Kenneth Hansen Citroën Xsara T16 4x4
2 Michael Jernberg Ford Focus T16 4x4
4 Morten Bermingrud Citroën Xsara T16 4x4
5 Per Eklund Saab 9-3 ASS T16 4x4
6 Lars Larsson �*koda Fabia T16 4x4
7 Sverre Isachsen Ford Focus T16 4x4
8 Guttorm Lindefjell Ford Focus T16 4x4
9 Jean-Luc Pailler Peugeot 206 T16 4x4
10 Pavel Koutný Ford Focus T16 4x4
11 Marko Jokinen Peugeot 206 T16 4x4
12 Tamás Révész Toyota Corolla T16 4x4
15 Patrick Van Mechelen Subaru Impreza T16 4x4
16 Harald Sachweh Opel Astra T16 4x4
17 Olivier Anne Citroën Xsara T16 4x4
18 Pat Doran Ford Fiesta T16 4x4
19 Laurent Terroitin Citroën Xsara T16 4x4
20 Martial Barbette Renault Mégane T16 4x4
21 John McCluskey Citroën Xsara T16 4x4
22 Jochen Coox VW Golf IV T16 4x4
23 Koen Pauwels Ford Focus T16 4x4
28 Will Gollop Ford Focus T16 4x4
33 Christopher Evans Opel Astra T16 4x4
77 Jan Huybs Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 7
99 Ronny Scheveneels VW Golf IV T20 4x4
?? Francis Marie Citroën Xsara T16 4x4
?? Jérôme Grosset-Janin Citroën Xsara T16 4x4

Division 1A
No. Driver Car
201 Ron Snoeck Seat Ibiza
202 Krzysztof Groblewski VW Polo
203 Marcin Laskowski Peugeot 106
205 Zdeněk Čermák �*koda Fabia
206 Jaroslav Kalný Peugeot 206
207 Davy Van Den Branden Citroën Saxo
209 Václav Veverka Peugeot 206
212 Willem Veltman Citroën Saxo
214 Jos Krijger Opel Corsa B
216 Jos Sterkens Ford Fiesta
217 Pavel Wimmer Peugeot 206
218 Octávio Nogueira Citroën Saxo
219 Jürgen Klaenhardt Citroën Saxo
220 Serge Pellerin Citroën Saxo
222 Morten Jespersen Peugeot 106
227 Patrick Sévin Peugeot 106
266 Peter Vingerhoets Peugeot 206
2?? Karsten Ney VW Polo
2?? Jan Veltman Citroën Saxo

Division 2
No. Driver Car
101 Jussi Pinomäki Renault Clio RSR
103 Per Gustafsson Peugeot 206 RC
104 Roman Častoral Opel Astra OPC
105 Marcus Nilsson Peugeot 206 RC
107 Michaël De Keersmaecker Honda Civic Type-R
110 Jimmy Farsbo Honda Civic Type-R
112 Marcel Snoeijers Renault Clio RS
115 Lu�*s Monteiro Renault Clio Sport
116 Tommy Slåstad Opel Astra OPC
119 Frans Hoefnagels Citroën Xsara VTS
121 Claude Bertolini Peugeot 306 S16
122 Tomáš Kotek Renault Clio RS
125 Ronni Jensen Opel Astra OPC
126 Mads Leth Sørensen Peugeot 206 RC
127 Otakar Výborný Peugeot 306 S16
152 Laurent Chartrain Renault Clio RS
153 Jody Lannoye Opel Astra OPC
156 Danny Moreau Peugeot 206 RC
157 Marc Laboulle Honda Civic Type-R
161 Denis Rousse Renault Clio RS
164 Nazaire Quince Renault Clio RS
165 Thomas Lefrançois Peugeot 306 S16
166 Pascal Guillon Citroën Xsara VTS
169 Jean-Luc Supiot Peugeot 206 RC
170 Jessica Tarrière Peugeot 306 S16
171 Fabrice Desnous Renault Clio RS
172 Christophe Bertolini Renault Clio RS
174 Pascal Colon Renault Clio RS
175 Marie Agnès Lenôtre Renault Clio RS
176 Patrice Durand Seat Ibiza GTI 2.0 16V
179 Mikaël Pailler Peugeot 206 RC
181 Sébastien Guillemaud Peugeot 306 S16
182 Patrick Jarret Peugeot 306 S16
191 Yoann Hervé Honda Civic Type-R
192 Julien France Peugeot 206 RC
195 Pascal Zalesny Peugeot 206 RC
199 Henri Bourel de la Roncière Peugeot 206 RC

Challenge C2 Rallycross
No. Driver Car
1 Samuel Peu Citroën C2
2 Thierry Boulanger Citroën C2
3 Stéphane de Ganay Citroën C2
4 Bertrand Perraudin Citroën C2
5 Stéphanie Liger Citroën C2
6 Bertrand Divaret Citroën C2
7 Nicolas Gouriou Citroën C2
8 Bernard Riou Citroën C2
9 Ludovic Hamel Citroën C2
10 Véronique Patier Citroën C2
11 Eric Maillard Citroën C2
12 Arnaud Deniau Citroën C2
15 Marie-Laure Lemonnier Citroën C2
16 Ann-Sophie Lemonnier Citroën C2
17 Alexandre Mollard Citroën C2
18 Catherine Planche Citroën C2
19 Nicolas Delaunay Citroën C2
20 Guillaume Bergeon Citroën C2
21 Nicolas Vajsman Citroën C2
22 Alexandre Anne Citroën C2
23 Laurent Chasseuil Citroën C2
24 Julien Eberle Citroën C2
28 Christian Beaudré Citroën C2
29 Frédéric Souffez Citroën C2
32 Patrick Portier Citroën C2
?? Delphine Picoty Citroën C2

Barrie · 30 Apr 2005, 05:31 (Ref:1290470)

Its not just a big entry, its such a high class entry. In mainland europe there is a huge pool of top quality Div 1 rallycross cars, GB and IRE are getting towards that again, just need a few more additions to the Div1A and Div2, then we have an agument to have the ERC round back again, hopefully Lydden.

ebby · 30 Apr 2005, 17:42 (Ref:1290667)

Yes I agree, hopefully this is the start of bringing the European Championship back to GBR

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