2012 Neige & Glace Rally: from February 4th to 8th!

The most sportive and spectacular winter motor sport events!
For the 4th year : Doubs & Jura / Malbuisson

Program :

Saturday 4 February : End of afternoon - post administrativer checks for thus are arrived
Sunday 5 February : Administrative and Technical checks for all of you
On 6/7/8 February : The 3 laps of the race.

2nd Entry fees are opened: Download the N&G 2012 Entry form

12.12.2011: 80 Competitors yet: Liste Inscrits Neige & Glace 2012

Pescarolo challenges the Belgian armada in his Ford Cortina GT

At two months before the official start date, Zaniroli Classic Events and the whole Snow & Ice team are pleased to announce that the 2011 edition of the greatest winter rally is almost full – only a few spots remain so get your enrolments in lickety-split!.
Now that the first flakes are blanketing the Doubs and Jura in glistening white, Patrick Zaniroli and his men are making the final arrangements to ensure this annual “must” is absolutely unforgettable. Get ready for some serious action this February 6th to 9th, 2011, the most snowy, the most athletic, and the most value for your money winter motor sport event in France is likely to become the most passionate!

Winding through the tiny forest roads, rarely used by most and covered in frost beyond compare, the “white desert” of the Doubs and Jura offers irresistible appeal. And this coming February it just may be the setting for truly peak driving performances by the best in the business - both on the Belgian front (see the list of competitors on www.zaniroli.com) and the home front with a few heavyweights from France.

Pescarolo up against the Belgian armada

After a less than brilliant show last year, Henri Pescarolo is determined to prove his worth. A true competitor, Mr Le Mans swore he’d end the Belgian’s reign over the Snow & Ice Rally before it becomes an unbreakable tradition. At the wheel of a former factory model Ford Cortina GT with regularity expert Olivier Sussot by his side, the most famous long-beard in the stables firmly intends to take back the trophy, hoarded for years by our charming northern neighbours!

One hundred teams at the starting line!

One hundred, no more. That’s the limit Patrick Zaniroli has set on the number of enrolments he’ll accept. Given the Snow & Ice Rally’s growing popularity, it’s the best way to preserve the top quality experience for those who’ve come to cherish this fun-loving event. Tough beans for those who are not quick to secure their spots. They’ll have to wait till next year to taste the pure pleasure of these 900 kilometres fabulously plotted out over three days and three dizzying loops ‘round Malbuisson. Nearly a thousand K in all, slipping and sliding along six regularity sectors a day, with a well-deserved break for a country luncheon: a mouth-watering menu for the studded tyre gang!

Colsoul-Lopes paving the way …

This February 6th through the 9th, the 57th Snow & Ice Rally is shaping up to be the season’s most thrilling motor sport event. Thanks to the remarkable road book, recently fine-tuned by the specialist Alain Lopes himself, the trip will certainly be worth the detour. And thanks to the revolutionary Tripy system, the rally is also destined to be a trend-setter in terms of GPS clocking, developed and tested in this very rally since February 2009!

And to make sure nothing’s left up to Lady Luck, one of the most famous Belgian champions, Guy Colsoul, will open the roads with his Opel Manta. Revisiting the legendary Paris-Dakar duo and the 1980s dream team, Alain and Guy will tackle the trail 24 hours ahead of the troops to make any last minute adjustments needed and share first-hand insights on the road conditions fresh from the frosty arena.

France Bleu Besançon is getting everyone in on the excitement

Thanks to the partnership that has just been signed with France Bleu Besançon, the event will enjoy prime media coverage: preliminary announcements several times a day during the week before the rally, interviews with the organisers and the competitors too! Stay tuned for more…

Between the snow and ice, amidst the natural wonders of the Doubs and Jura, the 2011 edition will, no doubt unanimously be voted most worthwhile event of all time!