An event that could have been the best of the year, incredible cars with legendary drivers, how can it ever go wrong? Text & Photos: Thomas Z.
The Race
Located in France, this race took place in the ‘Col de la Faucille’, close to Gex. Known as one of the best road in the region, it was a perfect choice for a hillclimb. The length of race is of 6.4 km and a height difference of approximatively 600m.
Col de la Faucille
The Cars & Drivers
The famous (and legendary) drivers who participated was the main reason of the success of that event (20-40’000 spectators for a first event!), among them, Sebastien Loeb (driving the Peugeot 208 T16 and Peugeot 306 Maxi), Ari Vatanen (driving a BMW M3 E30, unfortunately not a 405 T16, being the ambassador of BMW could have something to do with it…) and Romain Dumas (driving a Porsche 911 996 GT3 RS Spa Freisinger). Some incredible cars were also present but we will let you discover them in the gallery in page 2.
Renault RS 01 Peugeot 205 T16 Peugeot 208 T16 BMW M3 E30 Lancia Stratos Porsche 996 GT3 RS Spa Freisinger
Conclusion
Great location, legendary drivers, incredible cars, how can it ever go wrong? Easy, the organization. They were not able to fit the huge amount of spectators in the place provided for this purpose, resulting in a removal of one uphill trial and waiting time between two event of around 2-3 hours! Who was to blame? According to the speakers, the public was disorganized and stayed in unauthorized area, therefore blocking the race. For what we have seen there was clearly not enough space for the amount of participants, it’s true somewhere in restricted area but they could not fit anywhere else… Too many ticket sold (for profit?) or rookie mistakes ? Let’s not forget this was a first time event and lessons have been learned by the organization. At the end of the day, Ari Vatanen suggested that a second edition could take place and is hoping this event to be a ‘French Pikes Peak’ with more and more participants over the years.
Welcome to our gallery of the 1rst Montée des Légendes. Photos : Thomas Z.
Renault RS 01 Lancia Stratos Catherhan Catherhan Dodge Viper Renault 5 TDC Renault 5 TDC Peugeot 308 TCR Citroën C4 WRC Loeb Peugeot 3008 Andros Audi Quattro Audi Quattro Mercedes SLK 340 moteur JUDD Mercedes SLK 340 moteur JUDD BMW M3 BMW M3 BMW M3 & Porsche GT3 RS BMW M3 & Porsche GT3 RS BMW M3 Peugeot 208 T16 Peugeot 205 T16 Peugeot 205 T16 Peugeot 205 T16 Yamaha Yamaha Kawazaki Z1000 Kawazaki Z1000 Kawazaki Z1000 Peugeot 3008 DKR Peugeot 208 T16 Peugeot 208 T16 TracKing RC01b Dallara 304 Lancia Delta S4 Porsche 911 R Renault R.S 01 Radical RXC Dodge Viper Lancia Stratos Alpine A110 McLaren 720s McLaren 720s McLaren P1 McLaren 720s McLaren 675 McLaren 675 McLaren 520 Ferrari F12 Audi R8 RWS Aston Martin Vantage Ferrari 599 GT0 Lamborghini Diablo & Ferrari 458 Speciale Ferrari F40 Ferrari F40 Lamborghini Huracan & Aventador SV Lamborghini Aventador SV Norma M20FC Dallara F312 Merced Lancia Delta S4 Peugeot 308 TCR Porsche 935 Catherham Radical RXC Radical RXC Peugeot 306 Peugeot 306 Peugeot 306 Lancia Stratos BMW M1 Procar Citroën DS3 WRC Citroën DS3 WRC Peugeot 3008 DKR Porsche GT3 RS Peugeot 306 Maxi Peugeot 306 Maxi Porsche 996 GT3 RS Spa Freisinger McLaren MP4-12 C Dodge Viper Citroën C4 WRC Loeb & Renault R.S. 01 Dallara 304
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