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28.04.2008
A difficult stage for Team DESSOUDE at Optic 2000 Tunisia Rally 2008 Monday 28th April : AL QARYAT / IDRI 623 Km Liaison : Al Qaryat - Shuwayrif 154 Km Special Stage : Shuwarif - Idri 459 Km Liaison : Ass – Bivouac Idri 10 Km Like yesterday, today’s stage, between Al Qaryat and Idri, was definitely not a mere formality. Over t his mixed route, the crews needed a m ix of pr udence and daring, as well as watching out for the last 100 km, which took place in the sand. It was no picnic for Christian Lavieille and François Borsotto, who conceded 24 m inutes in the overall classifi cation, dropping from second to fourth positi on. I n the T2 category, it was a problem-filled day, and at the time of writing, all three Team Dessoude Pathfinders are still out on the trails. As the sun rose, all those still in the event set off to face the many technical difficulties contained in the stage between Al Qaryat and Idri. The sand made its first appearance at the end of this difficult stage, and the first sand dunes saw the gaps between the com petitors lengthen. Today was a difficult day for Christian Lavieille and his Proto Dessoude. « We went around a bit at the start of the st age, due to an imprecision in the road-book, and found ourselves at the fr ont. Up until the 200 km mark, we were totally alone. We were driving on wide salt lakes and plateaus when we were suddenly overtaken by Dominique Housieaux, going at t he speed of light… and then by Terranova and Vigouroux. In the sand from the 300 km mar k, we lost som e time, as we had not let our tyres down. It was a pity, as we had to do 160 km in those conditions. And then, rather stupidly, I got myself beached on a small dune. We lost bet w een 15 and 20 minutes, before getting going. Unfortunately, today was not a good day… » Christian Lavieille and François Borsotto are now in fourth position in the overall classification. Not hing is lost, and everything is still possible. Results SS4 – 459 Km : Shuwarif - Idri 1 203 T1 1.1.1 HOUSIEAUX DOMINIQUE POLATO JEAN MICHEL SCHLESSER ORIGINAL SCHLESSER AVENTURES 4:05.50 2 202 T1 1.2 TERRANOVA ORLANDO PALMER LEE BMW X3 CC X-RAID + 05.00 3 207 T1 1.1.1 VIGOUROUX ERIC WINOCQ ALEXANDRE CHEVROLET SILVERADO PRO SYSTEM RACING + 14.06 4 204 T1 1.1.1 MONTERDE JOSE LUIS LURQUIN JEAN MARIE SCHLESSER ORIGINAL SCHLESSER AVENTURES + 18.25 5 211 T1 1.1.1 ERRANDONEA BERNARD GARCIN JEAN PIERRE SMG BUGGY SMG + 27.23 6 220 T1 1.1 SHINOZUKA KENJIRO FORTHOMME JEAN PAUL NISSAN PATHFINDER TECNOSPORT - ITALIA + 33.48 7 214 T1 1.1 TRAGLIO MAURIZIO BARTHOLOME MARC NISSAN PATHFINDER TECNOSPORT - ITALIA + 38.39 8 218 T1 1.1.1 LELOUP LUDOVIC DRISS SOFIANE BUGGY VW CHOUPET TEAM SIKA + 38.46 9 200 T1 1.1 LAVIEILLE CHRISTIAN BORSOTTO FRANCOIS DESSOUDE PROTO N05 TEAM DESSOUDE + 38.53 … General Overall Classification after Leg 4 1 202 T1 1.2 TERRANOVA ORLANDO PALMER LEE BMW X3 CC X-RAID 11:26.30 2 203 T1 1.1.1 HOUSIEAUX DOMINIQUE POLATO JEAN MICHEL SCHLESSER ORIGINAL SCHLESSER AVENTURES + 03.48 3 207 T1 1.1.1 VIGOUROUX ERIC WINOCQ ALEXANDRE CHEVROLET SILVERADO PRO SYSTEM RACING + 08.35 4 200 T1 1.1 LAVIEILLE CHRISTIAN BORSOTTO FRANCOIS DESSOUDE PROTO N05 TEAM DESSOUDE + 24.16 5 211 T1 1.1.1 ERRANDONEA BERNARD GARCIN JEAN PIERRE SMG BUGGY SMG + 31.50 6 208 T1 1.1 HOLOWCZYC KRZYSZTOF FORTIN JEAN MARC NISSAN NAVARA OVERDRIVE + 39.48 7 204 T1 1.1.1 MONTERDE JOSE LUIS LURQUIN JEAN MARIE SCHLESSER ORIGINAL SCHLESSER AVENTURES + 57.29 … As for the three Team Dessoude Pathfinders, they are still out on the route. Laurent Rosso, Jean-Pierre Strugo and Thomas Loussier have still not reached the finish line of the special stage. André Dessoude joined the rally yesterday evening, from Portugal, where Miguel Barbosa took his third consecutive victory in the Portuguese Cross-Country Championship, driving a Proto Dessoude. Tomorrow’s stage is full of danger … sand, sand and more sand, over 359 km. Three quarters of the distance will be off-track, in the heart of the Oubari Erg. Possibly the most beautiful stage of this edition of the rally.
-André DESSOUDE - Géraldine DESHAYES -
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