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
