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Freddy Loix wins Geko Ypres Rally 2013. Two cars in fire in the last stage.
Posted by ERC - 29/06/13 08:35PM - 0 Comments - European Rally Championship - 1/52/53/54/55/5

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Freddy Loix takes the rally lead from the first stage and keep in all 20 stages to the end of the rally as rally leader. In the second day there are total 14 stages to run. Freddy Loix advantage to Bryan Bouffier after the first day was 1:36.2 enough time to drive carefully to the end of the rally.
It is reporting for rain, wet and mud in the stages.
Craig Breen wins the first 4 stages today. With these stage wins Breen moved to third position ahead Paddon.
In SS 8 Craig Breen comments:  It was strange, on the crossing of the roads in the field we could see Hayden going towards us, but it was OK, just strange a bit.
In the next stage Loix comments: We were on the limit yesterday, today we are controlling the situation.
After the service break Craig Breen wins another stage SS 11. Boffier successfully takes two stage wins in SS 12 and SS 14 while Freddy Loix make the first stage win today in the shortest stage SS 13 (1.88 km).
In the next 4 stages at the top was Bryan Bouffier with 3 stage wins, while Breen takes one stage win. Freddy Loix control the situation and driving carefully as lost 10 seconds for all 12 stages.
After the last service park there are two stages to run. In the first one SS 19 Heuvelland 2, Bryan Bouffier again finished at the top while Loix comments: We aren´t there yet. We have big gap so isn´t reason show how fast we are. I want to be with car in the finish line - it´s the most important.
In the last SS 20 Hollebeke 2 (28.82 km) it was a disaster stage for many drivers. Two cars are in fire these cars are of Mikko Pajunen and Davy Vanneste (Current 4th position). Craig Breen was stuck in a ditch. Breen delay with more than 13-minutes. In the stage before the Breen disaster he was at comfortable third position. The stage is stopped due too the car fires.
Loix comments: Fantastic! Belgian rallye's are similar so it was for me maybe more easy than for other guys.
Bouffier: Second place in Ypres, I´m very happy. It was fantastic weekend and car worked well. Many thanks to my team.
Due too the stage cancel the final results are not ready but the top 3 positions are as follow:
1. F. Loix
2. B. Bouffier
3. A. Lefevere
 



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