By ES
RE: VC's post. We have just had this year's R de P the w/e before the AGM. However both Rallystory and Promauto run non-licence w/e rallies/raids (and of course longer ones as well) throughout the year [see mention below of PCF). I will post details of what we could do as I am incidentally sure that the 'motorsport' board will totally support this initiative as it does not in anyway intrude on the existing race series nor the personnel running that side. In fact by pre-empting the formal discussion I am going to have a feel for what I can say when I put it to the 'board'. There are other organisers but it is better to (1) Work around people I know (2) Since recent changes to road rally sport in France it is better to work with established French organisers of precisely this sort of event. I have not discounted by any means asking to piggy back on Porsche Club France events but if you look at this advance copy of the Race Car Register notes for PP May edition you will see why I suggest a mixed marque rally... IOf the 200 entries this year 17 were pre-1974 Porsches and 12 were '74 to "˜87 and a staggering 42 ran in the GT Classes making a total of 71 Porsche entries. The models represented included 356 , 911 2.0l -2.4l , 2.7 RS, 3.0RS, 911SC, 911 3.2 & Club Sport, 911 Turbo, 964, 964 RS, 924 Carrera GT, 928, 944, 944 Turbo & Turbo Cup, 968CS, 993 & Turbo, 996, 996 GT3 & GT3RS, 997, 997 GT3 & GT3RS, Boxter and Cayman. There were only 40 pre-74 cars but these included a genuine Le Mans entered 1954 Triumph TR2, several Lotus, De Tomaso Pantera, E Type, and of the French marques Renault Dauphine, Renault Alpine, Citroen SM and the Sloan/McGirl Citroen GS 1220. Of the later cars notable (for me at least as these things are very subjective) were the Ferrari Challenge Stradale, an F40, the 612 Scaglietti, the F599 GTB Fioranos (3 in number!), a seriously fast Mercedes SLK 55 AMG and a frightenly fast BMW M3 CSL. Lamborghini were represented by Diablo VT, Gallardo and Murcielago. Maserati were out in force with Gransport and MC Victory.. rarer were the Dodge Viper and France's own Venturi (a 300 Atlantique).
Lots of Porsches yes, but the combination of that lot under the Eiffel Tower with wall to wall sunshine was a petrolheads treat. And lunch at Cafe Kleber (with its distinctly good position for 'ornthology') was a pretty good start to my 4th R de P.
so action on me to post a list of possibles.
Cheers
Eoin S
PS: (1) I'd like comment on the tarmac rally track day (for all models) and off roading for Cayennes. (2) In the meantime I know we are using the Early 911 forum slot so maybe I'd better see if I can set something up for this subject - leave that with me.
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