The follow-up meeting to the ElChott 2011 will take place on 21.01.2012 in the  hotel “Eisenacher Haus”. It starts at  5 p.m..

We will present the official rally video and give a brief outlook on plans to the ElChott 2012.

As part of the follow-up meeting also the award ceremony of the Off Road Rally Cup will take place. In addition to the participants of the ElChott, the teams of the two RTG events are welcome.

 After dinner, there will plenty of opportunity, pictures and movies of the teams to watch.

All results of the ElChott 2011:

Ranking over all stage by stage   Ranking in categories stage by stages   Detailed stage results

Final Result   El Chott 2011 – ranking over all –

rank	race-n	pilot / co-pilot	vehicle	class		time total
1.	24	Reiner Fink	Husaberg	E1		30:20:53
2.	14	Ulrich Otto	KTM	E1		32:08:13
3.	16	Eric Fierhauser	KTM	E1		40:16:33
4.	17	Davide Piovesan	KTM	E1		40:47:57
5.	501	Kolomý / Kilian / Boughattas	TATRA	TH		41:06:01
6.	25	Alexander Küchenthal	Husaberg	E1		48:37:06
7.	307	Müller / Teuber	Tomcat Bowler	CP		56:47:59
8.	22	Alessandro Lombardo	Yamaha	E1		57:44:30
9.	202	Novak / Šuštar	Toyota	CM		58:42:58
10.	206	Wenzelis / Heinzmann	Landrover	CM		59:25:09
11.	503	Kretz / Winter / Pessl	MAN	TH		64:38:37
12.	111	Ortmann / Drechsler	Toyota	CS		68:51:42
13.	81	Dittmann / Dittmann	Polaris RZR	BU		68:57:07
14.	207	Kliebisch / Janke	Toyota	CM		69:06:49
15.	205	Netzsch / Blessing	Landrover	CM		69:12:08
16.	20	Fabio Deserti	KTM	E1		72:41:34
17.	204	Wulf / Bork	Nissan	CM		96:58:50
18.	108	Fronius / Entenfellner	Nissan	CS		101:12:07
19.	308	Polombelli / Frezza	Landrover	CP		103:32:45
20.	209	Hudribusch / Hudribusch	Mitsubishi	CM		110:07:25
21.	23	Christine Steinkrauß	KTM	E1		111:47:35
22.	19	Fabrizio Pecorelli	KTM	E1		113:44:52
23.	304	Porschen / Körver	VW/Landrover	CP		120:07:25
24.	210	Felseis / Felseis	Toyota	CM		138:45:12
	26	Stephan Preuss	KTM	E1		out
	502	Mühmel / Lottermoser / Mühmel	MAN	TH		out
	15	Jörg Santjer	Aprilia	E1		out
	21	Massimiliano Spada	KTM	E1		out
	306	Sand / Ettrichrätz	Mercedes	CP		out
	18	Paolo Salmaso	KTM	E1		out
	403	Wiesel / Kallenberg / Kahlo	Unimog	TL		out
	309	Ziegler / Ziegler	Mercedes	CP		out

Final Result   El Chott 2011 – ranking class E1 (Enduro) –

rank	race-n	pilot	vehicle	class		time total
1.	24	Reiner Fink	Husaberg	E1		30:20:53
2.	14	Ulrich Otto	KTM	E1		32:08:13
3.	16	Eric Fierhauser	KTM	E1		40:16:33
4.	17	Davide Piovesan	KTM	E1		40:47:57
5.	25	Alexander Küchenthal	Husaberg	E1		48:37:06
6.	22	Alessandro Lombardo	Yamaha	E1		57:44:30
7.	20	Fabio Deserti	KTM	E1		72:41:34
8.	23	Christine Steinkrauß	KTM	E1		111:47:35
9.	19	Fabrizio Pecorelli	KTM	E1		113:44:52
	26	Stephan Preuss	KTM	E1		out
	15	Jörg Santjer	Aprilia	E1		out
	21	Massimiliano Spada	KTM	E1		out
	18	Paolo Salmaso	KTM	E1		out

Final Result   El Chott 2011 – ranking class CS (cars standart) – 

rank	race-n	pilot / co-pilot	vehicle	class		time total
1.	111	Ortmann / Drechsler	Toyota	CS		68:51:42
2.	108	Fronius / Entenfellner	Nissan	CS		101:12:07

Final Result   El Chott 2011 – ranking class CM (cars modified) –

rank	race-n.	pilot / co-pilot	vehicle	class		time total
1.	202	Novak / Šuštar	Toyota	CM		58:42:58
2.	206	Wenzelis / Heinzmann	Landrover	CM		59:25:09
3.	207	Kliebisch / Janke	Toyota	CM		69:06:49
4.	205	Netzsch / Blessing	Landrover	CM		69:12:08
5.	204	Wulf / Bork	Nissan	CM		96:58:50
6.	209	Hudribusch / Hudribusch	Mitsubishi	CM		110:07:25
7.	210	Felseis / Felseis	Toyota	CM		138:45:12

Final Result   El Chott 2011 – ranking class CP+BU (4×4 prototypes + buggy) –

rank	race-n	pilot / co-pilot	vehicle	class		time total
1.	307	Müller / Teuber	Tomcat	CP		56:47:59
2.	81	Dittmann / Dittmann	Polaris RZR	BU		68:57:07
3.	308	Polombelli / Frezza	Landrover	CP		103:32:45
4.	304	Porschen / Körver	VW/Landrover	CP		120:07:25
	306	Sand / Ettrichrätz	Mercedes	CP		out
	309	Ziegler / Ziegler	Mercedes	CP		out

Final Result   El Chott 2011 – ranking trucks –

rank	race-n	pilot / co-pilot	vehicle	class		time total
1.	501	Kolomý / Kilian / Boughattas	TATRA	TH		41:06:01
2.	503	Kretz / Winter / Pessl	MAN	TH		64:38:37
	502	Mühmel / Lottermoser / Mühmel	MAN	TH		out
	403	Wiesel / Kallenberg / Kahlo	Unimog	TL		out

The ElChott 2011 live, all tracks, all teams: http://www.explona.org/elchott2011/

Nefta, 09.11.2011

Hotel Caravan Serail, 18.00 clock, all teams except the start number 81 (Dittmann / Dittmann) have been checked. The timely achievement of the goal at the start of the dunes turned Wars scenes for all the participants were not a problem within the standard time in the Central Committee, with the exception of RZR (81). After cracked drive belt it was towed back to Douz, where the service crew was waiting with a new belt. So for Titus and Julius just a matter of time before they reach Nefta.

Fastest of the day were not the bikes but the Tatras with start number 501 – already the second victory!
The audit gave everything they had expected or feared the rally participants: sandy and rocky, some fast moving sections of slopes but also with many ditches and washouts. The Chott itself proved to be traveled to the passage in the far west to be absolutely dry. Also, the narrow tracks and then following the last dune before the finish was not much more challenging.

The rally is coming to an end. Even if it is too early to draw conclusions, the number of participants, although tired from basically quite happy. The same applies to the organization: No emergencies, no faults in the process, with the exception of the crossed-El Borma – testing everything according to plan! And even despite all the fears not be overstated, any negative sentiment in the population, no incidents, no roadblocks, no special controls, on the contrary: a totally relaxed and friendly as always, the host country.

Jörg Schumann

Douz, 08.11.2011

The yesterday’s stage took the lineup for the 2011 El Chott rally again around Ksar Ghilane: 230 km with 35% share of dunes! Many participants recognized yesterday at their limits, both the driving skills as well as the art. Until Tembaine everything was a “no-brainer.” Then began the dunes, high dunes by stairs, alternating with camel grass. Unde werglaubte, the “worst” to have behind him, was taught a lesson in the next climb. The last trapdoor was the highest and most demanding, before the participants reached the runway at Camp Zmela, many were not there! As expected, the motorcyclists were the very front – Day Win: Reiner Fink (24) for Husqvarna. The surprise was even more of the Tatras (Kolomý/Kilian/Boughattas- 501), who was the first twin-track vehicle into the goal. Originally we had thought it unlikely that the trucks meet the last trapdoor at all, we were taught a lesson! In addition, punctually at the finish were in addition to some other bikes in the 4×4 Group only Dittmann / Dittmann (Polaris RZR – 81), Mueller / Teuber (Bowler – 307) and Novak / Sustar (Toyota – 202). Some participants crossed the finish line after the set time and others were the last team from DK just before dark from the dunes to camp out. Kretz / winter / Pessl (MAN TGA – 503) were the only ones who spent the night in the dunes.

For today’s stage, this was not a disadvantage. For a distance of only 85 kilometers of the launch was scheduled for 10.00 clock, so that the “outside sleepers” had plenty of time to reach the camp and to take all necessary preparations to start. The dunes between Ksar Ghilane and the Africa Café on the slopes towards Douz were difficult to drive as ever. On the one hand, came the day’s winner Ulrich Otto (14) KTM in 2 hours and 10 minutes to finish, on the other hand, there was a team that had to be rescued from a hopeless situation.

Conclusion: All participants in the target, one last dinner at the Hotel Touareg Rally cult – Farewell to the desert!

Tomorrow it goes along the Chott el Jerid, named after the rally, west on sandy slopes before the route turns north to once again “off road” the road to “Star Wars scenes” to leave the location of the destination.

Jörg Schumann