Larry Cols in Belgian Division 1 championship 2003

Rally of Wallonie

Pieter Tsjoen and Eddy Chevaillier (Toyota Corolla WRC) claimed their second victory of the season at the Rallye de Wallonie, round two of the Belgian Division 1 Rally Championship. Bruyneel was a distant second in a Toyota Celica GT4, while Van Woensel (Lancer Evo 6) was the top Gr.N runner in third. With a second victory to his credit, the Future World pair has 20 points at the head of the point table, with Bruyneel on 11 and Snijers dropping to third on 8.

One month after Snijers has lost the battle of Spa, he started the Wallonie with a new Impreza P2000. Tsjoen was not afraid and signed the "scratch" in SS1 and SS2. Despite a puncture in SS3, the Toyota driver was still leading the rally by a margin of 8 seconds over Snijers. SS3 was the last special stage for Snijers, who retired at the next service (broken engine). Then, Tsjoen dominated a dry and sunny competition, finishing more than five minute ahead of Bruyneel. Van Woensel took the Gr.N victory while Bouche (Lancer Evo 7), finishing 7th, has to face to hub problems. One of the highlights of the race was Cols's (Punto S1600) battle with Collard (Saxo S1600). During the last section, Cols managed to take the lead over the reigning S1600 champion. On the podium, Tsjoen dedicated his win to his friend Rocco Theunissen who died of meningitis 15 days ago.

"The battle with Snijers was a little bit to short but I can\'t complain about this victory", told Gèrard Magniette, team manager of Future World. "Saturday afternoon, Pieter drove to increase the gap with all the others drivers. Then, Sunday, we were able to answer to a request of our long-term partner Michelin. We have tested some new type of tyres in order to prepare the Ypres Westhoek Rally. I\'ve told to Pieter and Eddy that, end of June, in Ieper, a victory by a margin of 5 seconds will be enough!"

Chris Van Woensel took victory in Group N and finished on the podium on a third place.

Final Results

1 TSJOEN - CHEVALLIER Toyota Corolla WRC
2 BRUYNEEL - MEERT Toyota Celica GT4 +5:20
3 VAN_WOENSEL - SNAET Mitsubishi Lancer E6 +7:25
4 COLS - GODDE Fiat Punto S1600 +7:55
5 COLLARD - LION Citroen Saxo S1600 +8:12
6 BODSON - DELMELLE Audi S2 Turbo +10:01
7 BOUCHE - PIROTTE Mitsubishi Lancer E7 +11:09
8 CASIER - MICLOTTE Citroen Saxo S1600 +12:38
9 HUISMAN - VLEUGELS Mitsubishi Lancer E7 +13:06
10 LEONARD - DEBUISSON Mitsubishi Lancer E6 +16:17

Belgian Division 1 Rally Championship standings after 2 races

1. Tsjoen 20 points
2. Bruyneel 11 points
3. Snijers 8 points
4. Munster 6 points
- Van Woensel 6 points
- Cols 6 points
7. Theunissen 5 points
8. Radoux 4 points
- Bouche 4 points
- Collard 4 points
11. Bodson 3 points
12. Casier 1 point

Larry Cols' press about Wallonie's event

Jambes - The Punto Junior Team reached its goal by winning the super 1600 class in the 20th edition of the "Rallye de Wallonie". proving once again that this team of youngsters can reach the level of the more professional and experienced teams !
They are excited to show their talents and the potential of the Punto 1600.

Fabio Lazzerini, head of R Tec, confirms that the car is running very well at the moment so they can concentrate more on the work of the young mechanics during the services. Gilles Laschet said: "In contrast to last year, this season looks more promising. The youngsters work much better together this season and the language problems are also resolved."

Besides all this, the experiment with the first female mechanic has also been a success. She brings a more feminine touch to the sport.

In the Super 1600 class, where a combination of speed and driving skill is required, the Rallye de Wallonie is an event with a reputation for separating the men from the boys!
But Filip Goddé (the co-driver) also felt comfortable on the stages as he had done this event a couple of times before. He not only guided Larry through the special stages properly but also gave good advice.

"This year's championship will be much harder to win than last season's...
The battle between Olivier Collard (Citroen Saxo) and myself is very intense. Even harder than it was in Spa during the first rally of the season. But all this can only make the competition more interesting and exciting," said Larry.

The tense battle for the lead in the super 1600 class kept the rally fans wondering who would become the winner. At the start of the last special stage the difference between Larry and Olivier was only 5 seconds. Talking about a thrilling finish, eh?
Everyone was excited to know the stage times of both drivers. And yep... Larry won... by 17 seconds! Another great victory for the team.

By winning the super 1600 class twice in a row, Larry and Filip are leading quiete comfortably. The next event for the Fiat Punto Junior Team will be the 24-hour of Ypres on the last weekend in June.
Filip Goddé's personal view of the event will follow later on !! Stay on the lookout !!!

You can follow Larry Cols championship on the Junior Team official website.

Larry Cols in Belgian championship 2002

After driving the Super 1600 world rally championship 2001 with the Peugeot 206 XS Super 1600, Larry Cols has started the development and testing with the Fiat Punto Rally bought by his garage and team. The driver said the car seems to be faster than the Peugeot one, because it is more stable and pushes a bit harder too due to more power too. The debut of Larry Cols in the Belgian Division 1 championship let him getting the first standing in the Super1600 category and fourth overall. That means he gains the top of the absolute Belgian classification, with 13 points after the first two stages. More information about the driver and the latest tests may be found at the the site:

http://mcm.ifrance.com/larrycols

Here there are some pictures of Larry Cols driving the Fiat car at the rally of Wallonie.

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Daisy Cols

Larry Cols has prepared a Fiat Punto HGT Gr.N (N/3) for his sister Daisy who drives in the Belgian Rally Division 2 Championship.
Larry has done almost everything by itself, but the car is not very prepared. He is going to install on the Daisy racing car these components:

• short gear box
• crabots
• drifted differential box
• complete suspension kit

Now some pictures of the young Daisy:

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