TAC eight and ninth leg

The 2008 Trans-African Classic spent last Friday making its way from Tan Tan to Laâyoune before heading to Dakhla on Saturday.

The rally continued its way along the Morocco coast line, following the route, once used by aviation pioneers Mermoz and St. Exupéry. The next day, to reach the bivouac, nestled between the dunes and the ocean before heading to Dakhla, the longest stage of the event at more than 600 kilometres that were opened for the occasion by Moroccan authorities with a landscape similar to the famous Ténéré desert.  

Standings after the 9th leg
Truck
1- Philippe Laury/Xenophon Koukariotis/Daniel Petot (402) / 6785 points
2- Paul Seguin/Yves Treboutte/Jacques Loizance (403) / 6926 points
3- Patrick Van Hyfte/Irwin Imschoot (404) / 7264 points

Recent cars
1- Christophe Coste et Thierry Scappaticci (308) / 5406 points
2- Jacques Fossa/Pierre Le Guil (303) / 5662 points
3- Jean-Jacques Villechalane /Jean-Pierre Rogeon (302) / 6703 points

Classic
1- Sylvain Mautret/Gabriel Roy (238) / 1696 points
2- Yvan Pierre Dard/Christel Paro (213) / 2051 points
3- Didier Gouttenoire/Gilles Colombet (229) / 3248 points

Historic
1- Pascal Duboureau/Eric Luans (111) / 4399 points
2- Gérald Mognier et Thierry Genovin (142) / 4619 points
3- André Ascione et Christophe Stutz (109) / 4949 points

SSV
Michel Blanc (60) / 12752 points