Road rallies – 11th Dourdou rally: 1st victory for Filleton, 3rd title for Toniutti! – The Dourdou of the stakes!

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11th Dourdou rally: 1st victory for Filleton, 3rd title for Toniutti !

Road rallies - 11th Dourdou rally: 1st victory for Filleton, 3rd title for Toniutti! - The Dourdou of the stakes!

After a fight from another world in which Laurent Filleton (Aprilia 1000 Tuono) emerged victorious, the Yamaha official site rider Julien Toniutti (Yamaha MT09 Team 2B / Deletang) finished second and was crowned 2014 French champion.. Report.

The Dourdou of the stakes !

The eleventh edition of the Dourdou rally, organized by MC Villecomtal since 2002, was once again the setting for the final of the 2014 French road rally championship on July 18 and 19 in Villecomtal (12).

A summer event always very popular with its atypical festive atmosphere, and selective by its reverse sequence to other events starting with the night stage, which makes it even more physical…

Many titles will be played in this Aveyron edition of road rallies. We could have thought Julien Toniutti relaxed, reinforced by his substantial lead in points, but it was no more decided in advance than in certain categories where everything was still possible…

Indeed, despite the absence of Christophe Velardi (Ducati 1200 Multistrada) – second in the provisional scratch classification 41 points behind Julien Toniutti -, returned to Corsica urgently before the race for personal reasons, Julien is not in the shelter from a racing event that could melt his 43 points ahead of the third in the provisional, Laurent Filleton (Aprilia 1000 Tuono).

Except for the title of the "Classics" category acquired after the by Nick Ayrton (Suzuki 1100 GSXR) or that of the 125 category dominated largely by the 125 MZ of Kevin Cheylan a little alone in his category, it beats hard on the side of Sports between the first two of the provisional (Maxence Solinhac on Suzuki 650 SV and Sebastien Brugues on Kawasaki 650 ER6), tied on points (170) before this final: the third (Denis Jover on KTM 400 EXC), their "sucks the wheel "eight small dots behind…

In short, it will be hot this year in Dourdou !

On the side-cars side, the engine failure of the Choda KTM RC8 coupling of Herve Laur and Marie Laure Ferrieu in their very probably lost the championship. The parts necessary for the repair of the engine of the recalcitrant RC8 being blocked in Germany, it is also the participation in this 11th rally of Dourdou which could have passed under their noses, definitively burying any hope as slim as it is to be able to try Something !

But thanks to the legendary biker solidarity (which also works for sidecarists!) And the spontaneous gesture of "Simon", owner of a KTM RC8 and customer of the KTM Compte Tours Motos dealer in Six Fours (83), sponsor of Herve and Marie Laure, they will be able to race !

Simon, met by chance at Compte Tours Motos, did not hesitate for a second to lend them his engine … Nice, rally atmosphere. !

In the runner’s park installed as usual in the free area for campervans in Villecomtal, which has become a campsite again for the occasion, the atmosphere is nonetheless lazy, the summer heat of the moment being no stranger to it….

Some also take this rally as a pre-test, such as Christophe Bourdier who came to redo his hand (after a long season of abstinence) at the controls of his Choda 1000 Voxan team before the October !

As for the side Choda 1130 TNT Benelli of the Bruno Marlin / Diana Rauch crew, it shines brightly in anticipation of its crown of French champion in the category…

In short, under the scorching heat of this week in Aveyron, everyone is ready for the start of the rally Friday evening !

Marcus HIMSELF

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