With the Mecsek Rallye, a nice number (24) of the 9 races of the Historic European Championship (EHRC) come to Pécs, the fourth venue after the Rallye Costa Brava (Spain), the Vltava Rallye (Czech) and the Rallye du Chablais (Switzerland). denominator. Last year's Pécs winner is Italian Andrea „Zippo” Zivian, Denis Picino with his Audi, or the Finn who is also in the lead Ville Silvasti, Risto Pietiläinen with a double Lancia 037. And, of course, more powerful, far-from-model contemporary (1958–1990) racing machines.

The match in the top of the 4th age group of the Historic European Championship is close. The last Swiss race (Rallye du Chablais) was about the battle between Valliccioni and Myrsell. After 13 speed stages, the Marc Valliccioni, Yoann Raffaelli double closed in the lead. For a long time, the duo of Ville Silvasti and Risto Pietilainen, who led the championship points race, held third place, but they had an accident on the eighth lap. The duo Michel Ducreux and Ramona Formica took the bottom step of the podium.

After three races, Ville Silvasti is only 1 point ahead of Mats Myrsell in the championship standings. He is still on the podium of the championship points competition Jürgen Geist.

He is the best Hungarian in the 4th age group ifj. Érdi Tibor, Csökő Zoltán even. Although they missed the opening Spanish race of the year, they finished the Vltava Rally in second place, behind the winning Audi. They are expected to continue from seventh place in the championship points competition.

In the Hungarian Historic Championship, so many (33) have never entered the Mecsek, including the four domestic couples who are also interested in the European Championship. (Mekler László, Mikó Edit; Magoss Péter, Bán Viktor; Jr. Tibor Érdi, Zoltán Csökő). During the course, only for three races, the former four-time Mecsek winner Ferenc Wirtmann and József Kerekes joined the colorful field with their Ford Escort MKII.

FOTÓ: wrc-results.com