At the end of April, all French EP Touring car drivers went to Nantes in the west part of the country. The organizers have worked a lot to organize a great race : track layout had been repainted, pits cleaned and every was ready. We were very lucky with the weather, as we were supposed to have a rainy Sunday afternoon, but we raced under almost perfect condition during both days. The track was fast but difficult and big mistakes cost a lot.
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After three practices Saturday morning, qualifications started at noon. There were four heats on Saturday and one heat on Sunday morning.
In Modified class, for the first run some top drivers like Lucas Urbain and Jeremy Delalondre had some problems so Loic Jasmin got the fastest time ahead of Mathias Rascol. In the second and third heats, Mathias Rascol was fastest and earned important points for the final starting grid. The fourth qualification was taken by Hugo Ragaut and the last position by Loic Jasmin. With 2 out of 5 counting and thanks to a fastest run, Mathias Rascol got the pole ahead of Loic Jasmin and Hugo Ragaut.
Modified Finals:
Loic Jamsin overtook Mathias Rascol in the first lap, and then with a clean run secured a victory in the first final aided by some big crashes behind him. The two last finals were won by Mathias Rascol who confirmed his pole position and got the overall victory. Loic Jasmin was 2nd and Cyril N'Diaye was 3rd.
