To be mentioned in the same article as Vic Elford, winner of the 1968 edition the Rallye Monte Carlo and who will participate this year with the same navigator David Stone! Thanks to Carchannel and Etienne Visart.
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Here is the same article after translation for those who do not speak French...
By signing this Sunday January 27, 2008 a fifth victory in Monte Carlo Rally in seven years, Sebastien Loeb and Daniel Elena sign a new record, one more. It was unclear today who can prevent the "Schumi" rally to beat others still at the wheel of his extremely efficient Citroën C4 WRC. Hirvonen, the second is over thirty two minutes, while the third and fourth are almost three minutes. The suspense, however lasted until the very last meters, the gap between Atkinson, third, and Francois Duval, who delivered a race simply fabulous winning several stages special when he discovered a new car, a new teammate and part of the journey, being just a little over one second at the end of the nineteen sections timed. Too bad there has been this first night in terra incognita! And practically no snow. No snow? Not quite! Spectators were unconscious again "fun" to be transported to snow at the exit of corners masked, fortunately without consequences, which has not always been the case. Example among many others, in 1968, there is just forty years, holding the head of the race from Monaco, Gerard Larrousse paved road, fell into the trap and crashed his Alpine scenery in the… In 1968 Specifically, the plateau of entrants was absolutely incredible: 236 cars were at the start, among whom many were directly supported by factories, eight in all. Another time, by way of comparison, in 2008, there was only fifty cars on the docks of the port of Monaco! In 1968, the battle at the top was magnificent. Four brands are delivered to bottom: Alpine, the Mini, Lancia Fulvia Porsche 911 and took the lead in turn by special steps take place on roads extraordinary, in the mountains, without a parapet. At the time, Vic Elford had finally put his Porsche 911 head after realizing the fantastic times in the passes of Couiolle and Turini. It was the first victory for a Porsche 911 and Vic Elford in Monte Carlo, but the German mark will win again in 1969 and 1970 with Bjorn Waldegaard while the British driver was called a few days later in the 24 Hours Daytona aboard a Porsche 907 before taking part in a few large Prix Formula 1 Cooper… What about health! This driver eclectic to say the least, still lives in the United States, and, for the record, he will participate in the end of this week at the Monte-Carlo history on a Porsche 911 with David Stone, his teammate at the time, forty years after his victory… And, unlike Francois Duval who was our sole representative in 2008, the Belgians will be a good twenty (about three hundred crews involved), including several in a position to win the race. Or to win the Cup Ladies as did Pat Lambert in 2006 on a Porsche 356 without heating or washer fluid… Bonne route to all! A follow from 1 to 6 February on www.acm.mc…
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