Tour Auto 2024, Competition Group G

The Group G winning 1970 Porsche 911 2.3l ST of Urs Beck and Christina Schaffner in Floirac.

This blogpost covers the top ten cars that competed in Group G of the competition section of the 2024 Tour Auto.   These cars are those built between 1966 and 1971 and competed in the original Tour de France Automobiles.  I followed this historic rally for nearly 3 days between Gencay and Pau.

The second placed 1966 Porsche 906 of Franck and Matthieu Izidi enterering Gencay.

The third placed 1971 BMW 2002 TI of Alain Charrier and Alain Gandon entering L'Isle Jourdain.

The fourth placed 1969 Ford GT40 of Philippe Vandromme and Frederic Vivier in Gencay.

The fifth placed 1970 Porsche 911 2.2l S of Christophe Chapon and Vincent Biancani in Floirac.

The sixth placed 1971 BMW 2002 TI of Jean-Louis and Angélique Fournier.

The seventh placed 1967 NSU 1200 TT of Olivier and Nathan Lewden in Gencay.

The eighth placed 1970 BSH Berlinette of "Segolen" and David Kerguillec in Bourpeuil.

The ninth placed 1970 BMW 2002 TI of Hugo de Sadeleer and Pascal Gruber in  Martel.

The tenth placed 1970 Porsche 2.3l ST of Franck and Pascal Dechame in Gencay.

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Tour Auto 2024, Competition Group VHC

 

The winning 1962 Jaguar E-Type 3.8 of Emmanuel Brigand and Yann Albert.  Here they descend through the village of Bourpeuil in the Vienne.

This blogpost covers the top ten competitors in the Competition Group VHC of the 2024 Tour Auto.  These cars are 1965 and prior of a model type that competed in the original Tour de France Automobile.  AThe Tour auto is a long distance r5 day ally through France which this year started in Paris and ended in Biarritz.  I followed days 2, 3 and 4 from Gencay to Pau taking in the towns villages and countryside that the Tour auto passed through.

The second placed 1964 Jaguar E-Type 3.8 of Patrick and Alexandre Bonnardel in Gencay.

The third placed 1965 Shelby Cobra 289 of Frederic Wakeman and Patrick Blakeney-Edwards in Gencay.

The fourth placed 1962 Jaguar E-Type 3.8 of Laurent and Marion Desplaces.

The fifth placed 1962 Jaguar E-Type 3.8 of Jean-Marc and Sophie Merlin in Bourpeuil.

The sixth placed 1965 Porsche 911 2.0L in Gencay.

The seventh placed 1965 Porsche 911 2.0L of Rémi Terrail and Eric Zuccatti exits Martel in the Lot.

The eighth placed 1965 Porsche 911 2.0L of Steven Osborne and Chris Ward in Gencay.

The ninth placed 1964 Shelby Cobra 289 of Romain Belleteste and Christophe Gadais enter Gencay.

The tenth placed 1964 MG B of Benjamin Engrand and Théo Masurel enter L'Isle Jourdain in the Vienne.

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The MG B exits Boutx in the Pyrenees.