Road rallies – Patrick Curtat wins the Ultimate Rally 2009! – 2009 balance sheet, 2010 rankings and outlook

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Patrick Curtat wins the Ultimate Rally 2009 !

Road rallies - Patrick Curtat wins the Ultimate Rally 2009! - 2009 review, 2010 rankings and outlook

After the application of (multiple!) Penalties, it was finally Patrick Curtat who won this first edition of the Ultimate Rally 2009 ahead of Nicolas Derrien and David Morgan. Back on this last crazy day !

2009 review, rankings and 2010 outlook

After this first edition of the Ultimate Rally – a new “old-fashioned” rally won by an “old”, Patrick Curtat -, the organizer Patrick Bournisien is already thinking of a next edition by erasing the “too many” and the “ not enough "… Assessment and outlook !

"Originally, the goal was not to eliminate as many pilots from the start but to make a hard rally, in the old way, where the linkage parts are not there to only make mileage but to weigh in the race classification", explains to Site Patrick Bournisien, organizer of this first Ultimate Rally (see also our video interview opposite).

At the time of the assessment, it seems desirable that this first link be shortened, by lengthening the break between the arrival in the central city and the start of the lap race, just to make the event more secure..

Because for this first edition, only 35 drivers – out of nearly 180 registered! – achieved the feat of crossing the classified finish line, after completing the entire Ultimate rally 2009 !

A real achievement for each of them and in particular for Patrick Curtat, not only a remarkable driver but also an emblematic figure of the rally world: "I really shit serious from serious !", he exclaims from the top step of the podium,"I even thought of burning the bike about fifteen kilometers from the finish so I was fed up … Still, this is the first time that I find myself perched on this first step !"

The Ultimate Rally is therefore a "real" road rally that goes back to the origins of the discipline, when tight connections required a sustained pace and concentration. This does not necessarily mean "driving at crazy speeds", because the "quality" of the roads taken does not often allow to exceed 90 km / h !

Complete rankings

Scratch ranking

  1. Patrick Curtat (KTM 990 Supermoto, departure from Montfavet)

  2. Nicolas Derrien (KTM 690 SM, start from Le Mans)

  3. David Morgan (KTM 990 SM, departure from Montfavet)

  4. Etienne Godart (Ducati 1100, departure from Marsac)

  5. Wilfried Tallone (Yamaha 450 WR, departure from Marsac)

  6. Michael Pefaure (Yamaha 450 WR, departure from Le Puy)

  7. Frederic Ber (Yamaha R6, departure from Le Puy)

  8. Benoit Salzard (Yamaha FZ6, departure from Le Puy)

  9. Pascal Leger (Triumph 675, departure from Ornans)

  10. Julien Vezzuti (KTM 990 Superduke, departure from Montfavet)

  11. Arnaud Sajoux (Moto-Morini)

  12. Bruno Vezutti (BMW)

  13. Benoît Legendre (Suzuki)

  14. David Magnan (Triumph)

  15. Eric Caillot (Triumph)

  16. Michel Bonneau (Triumph)

  17. Renaud Fanon (Honda)

  18. Morgan Govignon (Kawasaki)

  19. Nick Ayrton (Yamaha)

  20. Michel Mellenotte (Triumph)

  21. Emmanuel Gaillard (Ducati)

  22. Joachim Bonnard (Buell)

  23. Dominique Wils (Honda)

  24. Nicolas Lemonier (Kawasaki)

  25. Bruno Seminel (Suzuki)

  26. Pierre Gautier (Triumph)

  27. Quilbault / Bulot (Honda)

  28. Robert Degaudez (Honda)

  29. Laurent Streiff (Kawasaki)

  30. Patrick Schmuck (Honda)

  31. Olivier Dahan (Kawasaki)

  32. William Ullern-Manguin (Suzuki)

  33. Michel Maire (Honda)

  34. Bruno Perlinski (Yamaha)

  35. Eric Philippe (Yamaha)

Monos podium

  1. Nicolas derrien

  2. Wilfried Tallone

  3. Michael Pefaure

Multi-cylinder podium

  1. Patrick curtat

  2. David Morgan

  3. Etienne Godart

Classics Podium

  1. Dominique Wils (Honda 600 XLM)

  2. Robert Degaudez (Honda 600 XLR)

  3. Bruno Perlinski (Yamaha)

Side-cars

  1. Team Timmy Quilbault / Eric Bulot (Honda): the only one still in the race at the finish of the rally !

While waiting for a more human but equally ultimate edition of the Ultimate Rally 2010, the entire Site team once again congratulates the 35 valiant knights of modern times who have crossed the line. !

Marcus HIMSELF

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