1er Slalom régional de Saint-Genis-de-Saintonge, 2024

 

Runner-up in the first ever Slalom at Saint-Genis-de-Saintonge was Arthur Bodin in this F3 Dallara F302

I was very pleased this year to find a new motor sport event just 15 minutes away from where I live in France.  I have only been to one slalom before but they are very enjoyable amateur motor sport events.  This one was at Circuit Kart Extrem in Saint-Genis-de-Saintonge.  

This slalom was around a karting track with a bollard chicane on the main straight and with other bollards stopping competitors cutting the apex too tight or exiting corners too wide.  Each competitor is timed over a single lap but in effect with the warm up lap do two laps each time.  There are three competitors on track all the time but not on the same part of the course and as one leaves the track another joins. The winner is the competitor who records the fastest lap.  There are lots of groups and classes of car so that you can compete against similar performance cars.

The paddock at Circuit Kart Extrem in Saint-Genis-de-Saintonge.

All the photos in this particular blogpost were taken on a compact camera - a Panasonic Lumix DMC TZ80.  Lightweight and inconspicuous but it still takes pretty good shots of the cars in action or in the paddock.  It seemed appropriate as this was the type of camera I used 10 years ago when I started this blog in April 2014.

The winner was Benoît Taviaux in this GBC single seater (a short wheelbase car ideal for slaloms).

Third was this F3 Dallara F399 Evo 301 driven by Yoan Filiatre.

Fourth was David Gorin in this F3 Dallara F399.

Romain Pezot was fifth in this Formula Renault Tatuus F4R.

Sixth was Didier Latreille in a F3 Dallara F398.

Seventh and first in the CM group was Sébastien Gaston in this Speedcar GTR.

Eighth overall was this Orion Fast Original single seater of Denis Busato.

This PRM FUN Boost driven by Tristan Rigommier was ninth overall.

Tenth overall was this BRC 05 Evo of Raphaël Carvalho.

Eleventh overall was Emily Chatellier in the GBC.

Twelfth overall was this Dallara F301 of Aurélien Tessier.

This Caterham Seven R300 won the GT Group driven by Christophe Cledat.

The FC Group was won this beautiful Jidé Original of Geoffrey Desmereau.

First of the production touring cars and first in Group F2000 was this Peugeot 106 of David Faveretto.

Winner of Group FA was this Citroën Saxo VTS of Jérémie Bacquie.

Winner of its class and second in Group FA was this Simca Rallye 2 of Franck Vigneux.

Winner of Group FN was this Renault Clio Williams driven by Aurélien Sanchez.

This Secma F16 won Group Loisir driven by Philippe Petitjean.

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A Ford Escort Mk1 RS2000 that had mechanical issues.

A Peugeot opposite locking its way through one of the turns.