A litle week after the Legend oucles @ Bastogne, this Rally van Haspengouw was synonym of a friendly kick-off of the Belgian Rally Championship.
While he had construct a nice advantage during the two first loops of the Rally van Haspengouw, Kris Princen (Skoda Fabia R5) leave the star to Vincent Verschueren (Skoda Fabia R5) and Kevin Abbring (Peugeot 208 T16 R5) during the last four stages, concede again and again a few seconds. No bounce, the ex-official Peugeot has well and trully impose the Czech car from BMA, but with a little advantage of 4"8 after 12 stages!
With two scratches each on this last loop, Vincent Verschueren and Kevin Abbring has give everything, and the Belgian driver achieve to stay before the Dutchman for 8"2, giving a double to the brand Skoda that is no longer present officially by the importer.
The retirements of Benoit Allart (Skoda Fabia R5, off road) and Polle Geussens (Ford Fiesta R5, off road) made the affairs of Bert Cornelis (Citroën DS3 R5), delay at more than 3 minutes, but 4th at the general classification before the Mini John Cooper Works RRC of Guine Kenis (+4'38"6) and the Skoda Fabia R5 of Melissa Debackere (+5'39"5), that leave time in a track error.
In Historic, the battle was stroke to the end between Gunther Monnens (Ford Escort Mk II) and Robin Maes (BMW M3), 3"3 separate the two cars at final, advantage at the oldest, the Escort Mk II... Stefaan Prinzie (Opel Ascona 400) completed the podium.