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Sunday was the first day of ranking : «Valence-Valence» (roughly 364 km ) with 4 regularity zones, the first one ended with the well known stop in front of «la Remise», property of Yves Jouanny, in the city of Antraigues ( and his famous apple pie ) !
This mythical inn was a compulsory passage for pilots and crews for more than 46 years, and now a great opportunity, due to the passage of Rallye Monte-Carlo Historique, to perpetuate a half century tradition.
For the greatest happiness of all.
La Remise ? «the place to be !» for any real pilot…
© Jo Lillini
The first screws leaved yesterday from Glasgow, Scotland, ( 12 cars) and Oslo, Norway, ( 18 cars ). Today the 4 others Starting Cities ( Reims, Bad Hombourg, Barcelone and Monaco ) welcome the crews for admistrative checks and scrutineering.
All the news of the 21st Rallye Monte-Carlo Historique in “Le Quotidien”
Please note that the electrical cable you have to fit in your vehicle in order to supply the Tripy-R time keeping system has changed and is not the same as the one requested in previous years. As you will read in detail in the Tripy technical annex, the power cable you need to supply must arrive in the cockpit, near the windscreen, on the co-pilot side. This cable must be terminated with a specific connector. Please mount this connector taking care to respect the polarity when you insert the two female terminals in the plastic housing of the connector.
If the Tripy-R system cannot be mounted due to a failure in the power cable you need to provide, you will not be able to start the concentration leg.
Some cars have marked their times, in a specific way. Renault 8 Gordini is one of them, so Renault decided in 2017 to enter four of them in this rally. One of the most popular sportscar ever produced, Renault 8 Gordini guaranteed a top speed of 175 km/h at a very affordable price.
Born in 1964, it allowed awhole generation of drivers to start enjoying a very sportyway to drive. Because the «Gorde» (its nickname) was ready for it, thanks to a pack of changes brought to its road car base, the Renault 8 Major. Amédée Gordini, nicknamed the “Sorcerer”, doubled the power avaiable, thanks to a new cylinder head and two superb Weber carburettors.
Suspensions, steering, brakes and additional equipment go well with the top speed of 175 km/h. They fully justify the round dials and the white stripes on the legendary blue livery. Born with a 1,108 cc engine, this little bomb was equipped with 1,255 cc in 1966, as well as two extra round lights giving it a famous look.
The same year, the “Gordini Cup” was launched, in order to make themyth evenmorepopular.
Many drivers started racing in a R8 Gordini and remember it well. In 1970, the Renault 8 Gordini was replaced by a Renault 12 Gordini.
Renault enters four Renault 8 Gordini in Rallye Monte-Carlo Historique 2017.
The Renault Classic crews start from Barcelona on Friday January 27, aiming to reach the chequered flag in Monaco on Wednesday February 1st.
• Crew #5 : Manu Guigou / Jean-Pierre Prevot
• Crew #8 : Jean Ragnotti / Sebastien Delanney
• Crew#12 : Michel Leclere / MichelDuvernay
• Crew#14 : Guillaume Chancel / François-Paul Forgeoux
The four Renault 8 Gordini entered by Renault Classic this year in the Rallye Monte Carlo Historique are using Michelin tires X M+S 89 (135×15) which proved their worth along previous editions.
(extract of The Quotidien#3)
To all competitors
The use of Xenon or Led lights is forbidden.
Penalties for non-conformity will apply as for a Highway Code infringement (i.e. Art 14.1.a)
Christophe Allgeyer
Clerk of the Course
