N° 391 - TEAM CUMMINS FRANCE
- BOUTRON
- Philippe
- FRA
- 26/03/1960
- 178 cm
- 70 kg
|
- MARTIN
- Jean-luc
- FRA
- 02/04/1962
- 184 cm
- 82 kg
|
| MODEL |
MAKE |
| WILDCAT |
BOWLER |
 |
| |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
|
| Scratch |
79
|
54
|
57
|
102
|
107
|
50
|
64
|
50
|
70
|
43
|
-
|
48
|
63
|
69
|
| Stage |
79
|
54
|
57
|
101
|
107
|
48
|
59
|
50
|
69
|
42
|
-
|
47
|
63
|
69
|
-
|
-
|
| Overall |
79
|
48
|
47
|
66
|
96
|
79
|
71
|
82
|
58
|
49
|
-
|
49
|
48
|
47
|
-
|
-
|
Jean-Luc Martin : «The real Dakar begins after you drop out»
In 2007, they were forced to retire near Tan-Tan, just a few hundred metres from the Mauritanian Eden…a huge disappointment for the amateur driver and experienced co-driver. “The real Dakar begins after you drop out”, says Jean-Luc Martin. Philippe Boutron and Jean-Luc Martin have known one another for 20 years. Philippe sponsored Jean-Luc when he entered the Dakar for the first time on a motorcycle.
Jean-Luc Martin, the man with 50 rallies of experience, is one of the Dakar’s old desert foxes. He brought his rally science to Philippe Boutron in 2007, but he couldn’t avoid a mechanical breakdown. “I play the role of the driving school instructors when I set off with a novice. It is very gratifying when you take them all the way. Philippe has made a lot of progress and I won’t hesitate to set off with him again.” And Philippe confirms: ”Jean-Luc’s experience is determinant. His reading of the terrain will help in the difficult sections. »
The two friends will be back, with one sole objective of seeing the finish line in Buenos Aires from inside of their new Bowler: “This time, we have done everything we can to help our chances; The Bowler is fantastic. Then there will be the dunes; all the better. On the other hand, on the very fast tracks, we could be at quite a disadvantage.”
Philippe Boutron has unfinished business. He dreamed of the Dakar since he saw it pass through the town of Orleans, where he lived growing up. In 2007 he learned that to go all the way “minutes don’t count because the gaps on the rally are big. It is the reflex of a competitor, he explains, but a bad reflex.” Jean-Luc knows. His work is also to “calm” his driver.
Dakar start photos on line: www.maindruphoto.com