🎊 🎉 MDC is more than rally. We work hard. We party harder.
🎊 🎉MDC is meer dan rally. Topsport in combinatie met een toffe sfeer!
🎊 🎉Le MDC est plus qu'un rallye. Le sport à haut niveau, mais on s'amuse ensemble.
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We end the live blog here. Almost all vehicles have reached the bivouac in safety. The ones that were still out there were directed by Race Organisation to the asphalt road, as darkness is setting in. We'll meet again tomorrow for the final stage to Oujda. Good night!
20:03
🏁 Another win for 🇫🇷 #203 Philippe Pinchedez in front of his compatriot 🇫🇷 #237 Stephane Chambon and with the 🇫🇷🇧🇪 #218 duo Axel Alletru - François Xavier Beguin in third, the French rule this catergory! 💪💪💪
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➡️Provisionary results!
?? See a Side-by-Side Vehicle crash into a race truck ??
?The roadbook mentioned "straight ahead on the intersection". Both teams believed they were on the right track and didn't see each other. An unfortunate race accident. Luckily nobody was injured ???
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Sweeper trucks are loading or are on their way to #249, 351, 372 and 402. Teams 159 and 311 decided to leave the race track and take the main road to the bivouac.
18:35
SSV finish
The French rule the SSV category as well. Pinchedez takes SS7 before Stéphane Chambon et Axel Alletru.
??? Tech Talk 5 - Roadbook
?The roadbook, the paper rally-GPS, how does it work?
?Het roadbook, de papieren rally-GPS. Hoe werkt dat eigenlijk?
?Le roadbook, le GPS-rallye en version papier. Comment ça fonctionne?
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Adwin Hoondert's truck had an accident, while surpassing SSV #215 Lorenzo Rocco di Torrepadula. The SSV is total loss. Luckily nobody got hurt.
16:36
?? Vive la France ? L'Optimus Buggy de Jérôme Pélichet remporte la septième étape, avant Remy Vauthier et la surprise du jour: #314 ?? Mike van Eikeren et Ed Wigman ? ?
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➡️Provisionary results!
Jérome Pélichet wins stage 7, before Remy Vauthier and surprisingly #314 Mike Van Eikeren on third!
16:10
Trucks finish
Stage 7 is a win for Ton Van Genugten, before MAZ-truck Vishneuski and Martin Van den Brink
16:07
Finish bikes
Joan Pedrero won the stage, before Skyler Howes and new kid on the block #152 Robbie Wallace
15:52
? Yesterday's dramatic exit of fast cars made trucks come in right after the motorbikes #504 Ton van Genugten from Team De Rooy was on? Winning stage 6️⃣ before #510 Vishneuski and ... last year's MDC winner #501 Martin van den Brink
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➡️Provisionary results!
? ? After 4️⃣3️⃣5️⃣ high-speed kilometers and 6h3'46" Joan Pedrero brings it home, before top rival Skyler Howes Off Road and new kid on the block ? #152 Robbie Wallace ?? Well done, mate!
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➡️Provisionary results!
How sad. Louise Mautret, the 17-year old daughter and co-pilot of #210 Sylvain Mautret and rally debutant, is brought to hospital after a roll-over in the dunes. Luckily her injuries are not lifethreatening. Speedy recovery, girl!
13:50
No start
The list of non-starters is getting longer and longer... NPSS7 means "non-partants SS7", teams that didn't start today. "Abandon" are the teams that are out of the rally.
13:16
? #321 Henk De Jong flew to the finish in Merzouga in his Boeing Overdrive ✈️
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Vauthier and Pelichet have started the second part
13:01
Incident report
146 (Boerboom) needs medical attention to his thumb, but will continue
367 (Preud'homme) has mechanical problems, returns by the road
247 (Passerat), 343 (Van Steenbergen) and 353 (van der Valk) have mechanical troubles too
12:58
Timing is a bit 'confused'
Cars crossing the finish of part 1 by road are counted for as well as cars crossing in the race
12:47
104 and 106 in part 2
Pedrero and Howes are at DSS7B (start of part 2) at km 293
12:30
#506 out of the race
The Rymax truck of Eimbert Timmermans is out of the race after a roll in the dunes. No injuries, but the truck is heavily damaged. To the bivouac via the road.
12:07
Help for 202 and 227
Medical help is underway to Lintjens/Klomp and Meyer/Visser
12:04
Leading at the first finish
Ton van Genugten in the trucks, Pedro De Uriarte in the cars
11:55
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Medical help is underway for copilot Louise Mautret
10:52
Crash for #111
Simon Vitse had a crash. Medical help is underway. His brother Antoine is with him.
10:34
Howes and Pedrero at the end of the first part
The stage is in two parts, with the finish of the first part near Boudnib at km 204. The two leaders have just arrived there
09:25
Decisive day?
In the bikes Howes has a 2.08 margin on Pedrero, in the ssv's Pinchedez has a 34 minutes lead on Lauwers, in the cars Vauthier took over the lead yesterday with a gap of 10.31 on Pelichet and in the trucks Viazovich leads Voerman by 30 minutes
09:06
Cars and trucks on the move
With the bikes well underway it is now time for the cars and trucks to enter the dunes
07:53
Goodmorning from the dunes
His is the view from the start of stage 7: the dunes of Erg Chebbi. We're about to start.
07:00
Good morning rally-fans! It's the penultimate stage of the #MDC2019 We are leaving the dunes of Merzouga for Bouarfa. #WeAreRally Rymax Lubricants
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