Tour Auto 2020 - Some favourite cars

 

Tour Auto regulars, MR JOHN OF B / SIBEL, in their 1965 Porsche 906
also known as a Porsche Carrera 6,

My final post on the 2020 Tour Auto features some favourite cars that did not appear in my main posts. Particulary, the wonderful Porsche competition cars, such as the 906 and 904, that were honoured in this year's event.  If you missed the other posts then the links are below:

Tour Auto 2020 - Regularity

Tour Auto 2020 - Competition Group G

Tour Auto 2020 - Competition Groups H/I

Tour Auto 2020 - Competition VHC

Tour Auto 2020 - Competition Index of Performance

The 1961 Lotus Elite of Antoine BLANC/Didier VEST.

The 1960 Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta of Alexis de BEAUMONT/Maïté de BEAUMONT.

I couldn't resist including a picture of a British Racing Green 1958 MGA Twin Cam. 
The crew was Aurélien LETHEUX/Gerry BLYENBERG

Another 1965 Porsche 906. 
This one crewed by Romain ROCHER/Jean-François PENILLARD

Pierre MACCHI/Isabelle MARTROU in a 1961 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Speciale.

The 1969 Chevrolet Corvette C3 of Eric EXCOFFIER/Clément EXCOFFIER

The 1973 Ford Capri 2600 RS of Eric FAURE/Alain MANDELLI 

Always a joy to see Jean-Marc BUSSOLINI/Patricia BUSSOLINI in their
1963 Porsche 904 Carrera GTS.

The 1972 Alpine Renault  A110 1600 S of Loïc DUVAL/Jean-Baptiste MAYER. 
Nice to see Loïc compete in this A110 again.

Another 1966 Porsche 906.  This the one of Franck TROUILLARD/Frauke FEESS

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The 1969 Alfa Romeo  Giulia 1750 GTAm of Lucien GUITTENY/Olivier GUITTENY 

Tour Auto 2020 - Competition - Group G

Very good to see this lovely 1970 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 amongst the ten finishers in Group G on this year's Tour Auto.  It was crewed by Richard KOLLE/Matthieu MESSEAN

One of the highlights of my year is attending the Tour Auto, a historic rally in France that commemorates the old Tour de France Automobiles that ran from 1951 to 1986 starting as more of a race and ending up as a rally. The competition cars in the Tour Auto are divided into four categories of which one is Group G that caters for cars from 1966 to 1971.  As this was the era of my first experience of attending motor sport events it has to be one of my favourite groups.  The winner was a BMW but lovely to see Philippe Vandromme's Ford GT40 competing as always and the lovely Chevrolet Camaro Z28 above.

This year the Tour Auto Optic 2000 was delayed until September but I still attendcd the first day's running as usual. All of the cars were photographed as they passed through the town of Gien that is situated on the River Loire.  The positions referenced are the classification within Group G.

The winner of Group B was this 1969 BMW 2800 CS
crewed by Richard DEPAGNEUX/Arnaud ANJORAS

Runner up in Group G was this 1969 Ford GT40 of Philippe VANDROMME/Frederic VIVIER

The third placed 1971Alfa Romeo Giulia 2000 GTV of 
Patrick BAIGNERES/Christophe CHAPONdriving through Gien.

The fifth placed 1972 BMW 2002 Ti of Jean-François BARRE/Christophe de BOUET DU PORTAL

The sixth placed 1969 Austin Mini Cooper 1275S of Guillaume BRAJEUX/Guy PAILLON

The seventh placed 1966 Alfa Romeo Giulia 1600 Ti of Pierre ADAMSKI/Nabila CHAUSSEGROS

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The eighth placed 1970 BMW 2002 Ti 0fStéphane WIMEZ/Julien VAGNER

More from the 2018 Tour Auto Optic 2000

Loic Duval in a 1972 Alpine Renault A110 1600S on the first special stage.

It came to my attention that I had not yet posted most of my Tour Auto pictures.  So here they are!  An A to Z compilation of the cars in this year's Tour Auto.  Such a lot of variety for one event.

A is for Autobianchi A112

The Finkensteins in their 1975 Autobianchi A112 Abarth on the first special stage.

B is for BMW 2002 Turbo

1974 BMW 2002 Turbo on the first special stage.

C is for Chevrolet Corvette C3

1969 Chevrolet Corvette C3.

D is for Daytona Coupe

Great to see a 1964 Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe on the Tour Auto.  Here it is in Nuits-Saint-Georges.

E is for Eva Peron

1953 Porsche 356 Pre A.

F is for FIAT 2300S Abarth

1963 Fiat 2300S Abarth on the first special stage.

G is for GTV

1972 Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV understeering on the special stage.

H is for Healey

1955 Austin Healey 100/4 on the first special stage.

I is for Italian Supercar

1983 Ferrari 308 Grp.IV Michelotto.

J is for Jide 1300

A French 1972 Jidé 1300

K is for "Kornering" fast

The Cottingham/Smith 1965 Ford GT40 MkI trying hard on the special stage.

L is for Lotus Europa Special

1971 Lotus Europa Special JPS.

M is for MGB

1963 MG B on the first special stage.

N is for Nuits-Saint-Georges

The Limmer's 1965 Porsche 911 2.0L  in Nuits-Saint-Georges.

O is for OSCA

1958 OSCA Maserati 750 Sport waiting to refuel in Nuits-Saint-Georges.

P is for Porsche 904 Carrera GTS

The first special stage and the Bussolini's Porsche 904 Carrera GTS attacks the corner.

Q is for Queue

A queue of VHC cars driving around Dijon-Prenois.

R is for Renault Alpine

1972 Alpine Renault A110 1600S in Nuits-Saint-Georges.

S is for Shelby Cobra 289

Tight turn for a 1965 Shelby Cobra 289.

T is for TZ Alfa Romeo

1963 Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ.

U is for Undergoing Maintenance

Two Mini Cooper S undergoing maintenance at Dijon-Prenois.

V is for VHC winner

The winner this year of the VHC competition was the  1965 Lotus Elan 26R of Favaro and Badan.

W is for warm up lap

VHC cars getting ready to race at Dijon-prenois.

X is eXhaust smoke

Smoky 1974 Porsche 911 Carrera RS 3.0L.

Y is for Yellow

Alain Serpaggi in the 1975 Alpine Renault A110 1800 GrpV.

Z is for Zoom-in

Zooming in on the Merlin's 1972 Porsche 911 2.5L ST GrpIV

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Ludovic Careon and his 1963 Shlby Cobrra 289.

2018 Tour Auto - Index of Performance - Etape 1

This Austin Healey 100/4 was in the top twelve based on Index of Perfomance after day one.

Each year on the Tour Auto there is an Index of Performance to allow the older and lower powered cars a chance of a win.  This is achieved by multiplying all the race and stage times via a coefficient.  Thus it turns into a battle between the British saloons and sports cars and the Alfa Romeos and older Porsches. Below are the top dozen of cars classified as they were in the Index of Performance after the first day.  The pictures are from the ES1 Special Stage Sinotte near Auxerre, Dijon-Prenois Circuit and Nuits-Saint-Georges.

Leading the Index of performance after day one was this Porsche, seen here on the ES1 special stage.

1st - 160 - Porsche 356 Pre A - Jean-Francois Penillard / Chloe Penillard

The leading Porsche on ES1 going through a fast corner.

2nd - 181 - Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint - Luis Delso / Carlos De Miguel

An Alfa at a sharp uphill right hander on ES1.

3rd - 157 - Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Special - Pierre Macchi / Isabelle Martrou

Unusual Alfa Romeo.

Alfa Romeo getting the red carpet treatment at the Optic 2000 in Nuits-Saint-Georges.

4th - 152 - Jaguar Mk1 3.8L - Pierre Le Glohaec-Henanff / Guillaume Le Metayer

Jaguar MkI on the special stage.

5th - 171 - MG A - Olivier Mazoyer / Rachid El Bakkouri

MG A braking for a sharp right hander.

MG A at Dijon.

6th - 154 - Triumph TR4 - Stanislas Gurdjian / Gonzague Ruchaud

Triumph TR4 at speed.

Triumph TR4 leading a group at Dijon.

7th - 162 - Porsche 356 Pre A - Gilles Couraudon / Marielle Couraudon

Porsche in Nuits-Saint-Georges.

8th - 221 - Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTA - Daniela Ellerbrock / Jackie Rohwer

Alfa Romeo and spectators on the special stage.

9th - 211 - Lotus Elan 26R - Raphael Favaro / Yves Badan

Lotus elan making a good time on ES1

10th - 223 - Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTA - Ivan Vercoutere / Charles Rupp

Alfa Romeo in Nuits-Saint-Georges.

11th - 166 - Austin Healey 100/4 - Sébastien Berchon / Julien Chadenet

The Austin Healey at speed on the special stage.

12th - 153 - Jaguar MkII 3.8L - Simon Nobili / Emmanuel Drai

Lovely Jaguar MkII

For the top VHC Competition cars, click here.

For the top 1966 to 1971 Competition cars, click here.

For the top Seventies Competition cars, click here.

For the Regularity cars, click here.

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The Triumph TR4 heading off into the distance on the first special stage.