ERC: Croatia Rally / Rally review
Switching up
What do you do when you want to drive an ERC event but it’s
hard to find the budget? You look for another driver with the same
wish and make it happen! That’s what Pieter Tsjoen and Bernd
Casier must have this year as they enrolled together for the Ypres
Rally, opting to share a car and swap seats after a day of action.
Their Ypres Rally came to an end before it had properly started and
the pair opted to try again in Croatia. Things went a lot smoother
this time. Casier drove the first day and Tsjoen the second, setting
two fastest stage times in the process. The finished a happy fourth
overall.
Mrs. Champion
After an up and down season Molly Taylor clinched the ERC Ladies’ Trophy. It’s interesting that an Australian can win a European
title, although this takes nothing away from her performance. Finishing second lady driver in Croatia was enough to take the title.
After some bad luck early on in the season the ever-cheerful Taylor
fought her way back to overtake Ekatarina Stratieva in the championship standing and earn that ticket to Paris to receive her trophy.
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Molly Taylor was happy enough to win the Ladies Trophy while Tsjoen and
Casier were happy enough to redo their Ypres attempt to dual-drive.