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OPTIC 2000 RALLYE DE TUNISIE (10-18 April)
1999 FIA WORLD CUP FOR CROSS COUNTRY RALLIES / ROUND 3




Leg 8: RAS EL OUED - DJERBA
Overall Distance: 282km
Stage Distance: 228km
Djerba, Sunday, April 18, 1999

Mitsubishis 1-2-3 in the Standard Class In Tunisia
While Shinozuka Finishes Close Second Overall

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Exhausted after one of the most closely fought rounds of the FIA World Cup for Cross Country rallies, the surviving competitors struggled into Djerba this evening after eight days of hard driving through Sardinia and the North African desert to finish the Optic 2000 Tunisia Rally. Even though they were standard vehicles, three Mitsubishi Pajero/Monteros filled the top three places in the T1 category, led by French World Ski Champion Luc Alphand, while Japanese rally ace Kenjiro Shinozuka finished a close second overall and first in the T2 (modified production) class in his Team PIAA Mitsubishi Ralliart Pajero/Montero after an epic battle with rally winner Jean-Louis Schlesser and his T3 (prototype) buggy.


Overall Classification after Leg8 (RAS EL OUED - DJERBA)
( APRIL 18th )
Overall Distance: 288 km (Stage distance: 228 km)

Pos. Driver Nat. Car Time* Cat.
1. J-L. Schlesser / T. Dellizotti F/F Schlesser Buggy 20:08'20 T-3
2. K. Shinozuka / D. Serieys J/F Mitsubishi Pajero/Montero 20:14'37 T-2
3. J-M. Selvia / Z. Delli E/E Schlesser Buggy 20:21'03 T-3
4. J. Kleinschmidt / T. Thorner D/S Mitsubishi Pajero/Montero 20:24'50 T-2
5. G. Demevius / Guehennec B/B Nissan Patrol 22:00'53 T-3
6. T. Delavergne / J.Dubois F/F Schlesser Buggy 22:19'58 T-3
7. F. Germaneti / Cottret I/I Nissan Patrol 22:27'02 T-3
8. M. Traglio / Ph. Rey I/I Nissan Patrol 23:14'22 T-3
9. S. Mendes / F-A.Teles PL/PL Seat 23:36'33 T-3
10. L. Alphand / A. Debron F/F Mitsubishi Pajero/Montero 23:58'05 T-1
12. W. Snippe / R. Tornabel NL/NL Mitsubishi Pajero/Montero 24:22'58 T-1

Stage Result of Leg8

Pos. Driver Nat. Car Time* Cat.
1. J-L. Schlesser / T. Dellizotti F/F Schlesser Buggy 2:17'09 T-3
2. J. Kleinschmidt / T. Thorner D/S Mitsubishi Pajero/Montero 2:18'49 T-2
3. J-M. Selvia / Z. Delli E/E Schlesser Buggy 2:20'13 T-3
4. K. Shinozuka / D. Serieys J/F Mitsubishi Pajero/Montero 2:24'33 T-2
5. T. Delavergne / J.Dubois F/F Schlesser Buggy 2:27'37 T-3
6. G. Demevius / Guehennec B/B Nissan Patrol 2:29'44 T-3
7. F. Germaneti / Cottret I/I Nissan Patrol 2:30'09 T-3
8. M. Traglio / Ph. Rey I/I Nissan Patrol 2:33'28 T-3
9. L. Bourgnon / G. Leneveu F/F Nissan Patrol 2:33'33 T-3
10. L. Alphand / A. Debron F/F Mitsubishi Pajero/Montero 2:35'01 T-1
12. W. Snippe / R. Tornabel NL/NL Mitsubishi Pajero/Montero 2:38'18 T-1
Nationality:
B=Belgium/ D=Germany/ E=Spain/ F=France/ I=Italy/ J=Japan/ NL=The Nether Lands/ PL=Poland/ S=Sweden/

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