Luc Alphand
Luc Alphand
Luc Alphandis a former World Cup alpine ski racer from France. He specialized in the speed events and later became a race car driver...
case compare difference speed stage strengths suited terms top twin
It was a case of surviving. It was not really a stage suited to the strengths of the Mitsubishis. It was interesting to compare our speed with the Volkswagens and now they have the twin turbo engines, there is really very little difference between us in terms of the top speed.
accidents drivers families front home reckless thinking
Of course, we are thinking of them and their families but there are accidents at home in front of schools. There are reckless drivers at home.
attempt car chance days ended fantastic feeling great hard helicopter highs knew lows position rally seat skiing team win worked
My first attempt at the Dakar Rally ended with a seat in a helicopter and I never wanted to be in that position again. I knew I had a great chance to win. The team worked so hard on the development of our car and I think over the 15 days we were the better all-round team. It's a fantastic feeling to win the Dakar. I experienced many highs and lows in my skiing career, but this is so different.
far moment position
From that moment onwards, I was in a position to win. I just had to keep it going because De Villiers was not far behind.
accidents hard rally year
The rally is hard and unfortunately this year there were some accidents.
bikes car cars chance dust finish pass safely stage today train
We let Carlos, Nasser and Hiroshi pass us today and then we were in their dust. If you want to finish the stage safely you need to keep out of the dust of the car in front. It was just like a long train of cars and bikes today. There was no chance to get into a rhythm.