3-5 – Rallye du Dourdou – Bruno Schiltz winner of the 15th Rallye du Dourdou – Program of the Rallye du Dourdou 2018

Bruno Schiltz winner of the 15th Rallye du Dourdou

3-5 - Rallye du Dourdou - Bruno Schiltz winner of the 15th Rallye du Dourdou - Program of the Rallye du Dourdou 2018

After a beating of anthology, the fifteenth edition of the Dourdou rally, third round of the 2018 championship, is won by the reigning French champion Bruno Schiltz, riding his JMP Racing Aprilia 1100 Tuono. Report.

2018 Dourdou Rally program

3-5 - Rallye du Dourdou - Bruno Schiltz winner of the 15th Rallye du Dourdou - Program of the Rallye du Dourdou 2018

Like most road rallies in the championship today, the route consists of several more or less different loops, with two specials per loop: Golinhac (3.2 km) and St Felix de Lunel (2.8 km).

Particularity of the Dourdou rally: the first stage is the night stage, while the other rallies generally begin with the day stage. It takes place on Friday evening in a "prologue" loop which allows a first untimed passage in the two specials, then two loops with passages in timed specials. Total length of the stage: 167 km with four timed specials (twice Golinhac and twice St Felix de Lunel).

3-5 - Rallye du Dourdou - Bruno Schiltz winner of the 15th Rallye du Dourdou - Program of the Rallye du Dourdou 2018

Start of the second stage the next day, Saturday, first driver at 10 a.m. (starts every 30 seconds) for three loops, i.e. a 235 km stage with 6 specials (three times Golinhac and three times St Felix de Lunel).

This program puts the pilots to the test more than a usual day then night schedule with an arrival around 2 am (or more): the night is short to start again the big day of Saturday !

Marcus HIMSELF

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