Ventoux Trial Classic
13 & 14 Octobre 2012 Malaucène
Video clips

Here some video clips linked to my youtube page on channel HondaPat4RT

Alex in zone 7	the nasty exit at zone 7
Italian Champ from the 70ies Ettore Baldini on Bultaco	Ettore concentrating before the exit
and hop over the rock	ups
Philipp Berlatier
zero !	Alex in the rocks
concentrating on the line	impressive scenery
Walter Frei on BSA takes the first rock	and the second
and the 3rd	almost, there are traps everywhere

In this zone, Alex broke the jokes, as he wanted to exit in straight line the double steps, but at the second step, somehow the engine was not responding, the front wheel was not lifted and he crashed with an ugly sound into the rock

Here the last zone 17 on Saturday

Italian rider Andrea Fistolera on his green Italjet	superbe control
Julien Panabieres on his beautiful Kawasaki, a very competitive team	wow, what a great control!
Charles Coutard in zone 3	Charles Coutard on his SWM watched by Walter Frei
very elegant riding style of Charles
Walter Frei on BSA in zone 5
Charles Coutard in zone 6 "Les arenies" (The spiders)
up the the dry water fall	with zero !

So, it was getting Saturday evening, around 5'o clock. Many nice pictures and memories were saved and finally a cold beer was waiting at the start/finish.

Sunday was the continuation, some zones with my helmcam.

zone 7 on Sunday morning, Aldo Alione on Bultaco	after a nasty downhill, up a 20m valley, then some narrow curbs
Alex in zone 8 on BSA 350	looking for grip on the sandy rock
Alex is concntrating as the sand made it slippery	third hill climbing
Alex in zone 10
Spanish rider Buixo on BSA 350	his team became 3rd place with 30 marks lost (60, as Pre65 counted half)
Spanish rider and team mate Rovira on BSA
Philipp Berlatier is cleaning the rockery zone	Philipp on Bultaco 340 6 speed
Alex is also performing a great zero in zone 14
Alex in zone 16
the middle rock
some nasty steps	here the rock he crashed Saturday...
but Sunday with zero	Buixo on James in Zone 18
Rovira in the last zone 17	the rocks a tricky and could be a trap
Orion Porta on a nice Majesty
Alex Stampfli in zone 17	zero
Philipp Berlatier	no problem
Oh, that's me	Pat in zone 17
over the log	over the rocks
nasty exit	fully concentrated

Puh, it became hot, so now refilling the Honda and eating a banana before attacking the last "boucle" zones 1-6

Charles Coutard in zone 3	double marche
ups, a rare foot, but this double marche was really nasty	Alex is shocked by the steep descent
Alex in the nice zone 5
carefully positioning the BSA	with the jump to nowhere exit
disapearing
Alex Stampfli in the zone 6 Les Arenies	first curb
second is important	attacking the dry water fall
up the rock	body lean
ups slipping to the right side	but he can catch it
still in control of man and machine	zero !!!
Helmcam in zone 8	Helmcam in zone 13
Helmcam in zone 15	Helmcam in zone 16

Hope you enjoed it !

Patrick