Erik van Loon impresses during debut in Focus WRC on Vechtdal Rallysprint 2009
Erik van Loon and Harmen Scholtalbers made a huge impression in the Vechtdal Rallysprint around Hardenberg with their first performance in the Ford Focus RS 06 WRC run by Van Merksteijn Motorsport. Despite an unfortunate early retirement from the rallysprint on stage 5 it was a highly successful test for Erik van Loon who left his regular group N Mitsubishi Evo X parked at home for his… Continue reading
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Erik van Loon with Ford Focus WRC in Vechtdal Rallysprint
Erik van Loon and Harmen Scholtalbers will start on June 20th in the Vechtdal Rallysprint in Hardenberg, The Netherlands, with a Ford Focus RS 06 WRC run by Van Merksteijn Motorsport. The couple will trade their trusted Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X in for a modern WRC car for 6 special stages in Overijssel as a testing event.
After achieving an outstanding 2nd position in group N during the… Continue reading
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ELE Paradigit Rally 2009 Results: Piet van Hoof wins as ten Brinke stars
Photo: ©willyweyens-rallyworld
Piet van Hoof won the 2009 ELE Paradigit Rally, the latest round of the Dutch championship, in his ageing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 4.
The star though, was Van Merksteijn Motorsport driver Bernhard ten Brinke (pictured above on the Sezoensrally) who led the rally after Day 1, on only his second appearance in a Ford Focus WRC, and eventually finished in second place after a close battle with van Hoof.
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