Todeschini, Margaillan, Pellier, a very determined trio at the Castine rally

Laurent Pellier (Hyundai I20) va se rapprocher des deux favoris. – ALAIN LAURET ECHAPPEMENT

La bagarre va faire rage ce vendredi et samedi à Brétenoux, deuxième manche du championnat de France. 

The second round of the French gravel rally championship, which will take place this weekend in Brétenoux (Lot), Saturday and Sunday, promises to be particularly competitive, if we refer to the fight between Florent Todeschni (C3 Rally2 CHL) and Matthieu Margaillan (Skoda Rally2. AMD), at Terre des Causses, with only 6 tenths separating them at the end of this 1st round.

Pre-race testing was disrupted by the weather and the third protagonist with his sights set on the championship, Laurent Pellier (Hundai I20 Rally2 2C), waited on Thursday for the sun to return, in Auvergne . "The car has evolved in terms of the engine but we will surely be forced to test everything in the race", specified the Savoyard, who had played on an equal footing with the first two, from the outset, in April.

The pack on the trail

Last year, Margaillan won but after an impressive back-and-forth. Benjamin Clémençon (Polo Rally2), FX Blanc (Skoda Rally2), Jean Sébastien Vigion (Skoda Rally2), Manu Gascou (Skoda Rally2) and Sarah Rumeau (Ford Fiesta Rally2) will have their sights set on the top 5.

In two-wheel drive, Pablo Sarrazin (208) will face the pack of Clio 5s in the cup, led by Tom Pellerey and the Catalan Benjamin Boullenc. Jean Luc Morel will try to keep the advantage against the Bekaerts, father and son in the National Yacco challenge. In Historical, François Delecour is at the start against Kenis, Battut, Théron or Héran…