sexta-feira, 28 de julho de 2017

Nova equipe criada por Guiga Spinelli e Youssef Haddad, a Petrobras Rally Team, vai disputar edição histórica de 25 anos do Rally dos Sertões

A histórica edição de 25 anos do Rally dos Sertões (de 19 e 26 de agosto), entre Goiânia (GO) e Bonito (MS), marca a estreia da Petrobras Rally Team. A nova equipe, que nasceu da parceria entre a Spinelli Racing e a Petrobras, disputará a principal prova do off road brasileiro, e uma das maiores do mundo, com a dupla Guiga Spinelli e Youssef Haddad a bordo de um carro Mini All4 Racing, da alemã X-Raid, que ganhou o Rally Dakar quatro vezes consecutivas...

quinta-feira, 27 de julho de 2017

Sebastian Bühler disputou prova de TT na Alemanha

Piloto da Yamaha aposta na internacionalização  Sebastian Bühler, o jovem piloto campeão nacional de TT1 e forte candidato ao título absoluto desta temporada, conquistou a 8ª posição na classe XC Pro da 4ª prova do Maxxis Cross Country Meisterschaft (GCC), competição de cross country que disputou em Goldbach, na Alemanha, e que se insere no projeto de internacionalização do piloto.  O jovem piloto atualmente com 22 anos, que este...

João Ramos e Vitor Jesus em 7º lugar e melhor equipa privada na “Baja Aragón”.

Na 34ª edição da prova “Baja Aragón” com partida e chegada da cidade de Teruel, prova a contar para a Taça do Mundo FIA e Taça Ibérica de todo-o-terreno, João Ramos e Vitor Jesus aos comandos da Toyota Hilux terminaram no 7º lugar da geral a melhor posição entre as equipas privadas e melhor equipa portuguesa.  Numa prova dominada por um traçado de diferentes contrastes, João Ramos e Vítor Jesus realizaram uma prova à sua imagem, sempre muito...

segunda-feira, 24 de julho de 2017

Baja Aragon: Two MINI on the podium

· Terranova and Hirvonen finish second and third respectively  · Przygonski comes sixth  On Sunday, one day after the finish of the Silk Way Rally, the Baja Aragon competitors also rolled over their finish podium. All three MINI that contested the event made it to the top 10, with two of them even securing a podium. Orlando Terranova (ARG) / Paulo Fiúza (POR) took their MINI ALL4 Racing to second place, right ahead...

Team PETRONAS De Rooy termina o rali com um 4º lugar para Artur Ardavichus

Arthur Ardavichus terminou a 13ª Etapa, entre Alashan Youqi e Zhongwei, na 6ª posição ao volante do seu IVECO Powerstar nº 310, conquistando o 4º lugar da Geral do Silk Way Rally 2017.  O holandês Ton Van Genugten e Gerard De Rooy cruzaram a linha de chegada nos seus camiões IVECO, respectivamente nos 6º e 16º lugares da Geral.  Devido ao mau tempo, a organização do Silk way Rally cancelou a 14ª e última Etapa do Silk Way Rally, dando...

domingo, 23 de julho de 2017

Ourednicek and Janacek in top 15 in toughest Baja Aragon

The crew of South Racing Central Europe, Tomas Ourednicek and his co-driver for the Spanish round of the World Cup, Mila Janacek brought the Ford Ranger Dakar home in the 15th position overall despite having a weekend packed with difficulties.  Baja Aragon has never been easy for Tomas Ourednicek, and this year he once again had his share of problems in the Teruel race, where he started together with Mila Janacek since co-driver David Kripal...

Joan Barreda wins the Baja Aragon 2017

Monster Energy Honda Team rider Joan Barreda has secured his fourth victory in the Baja Aragon 2017 with team-mate Michael Metge making it onto the podium, repeating third place.  The Baja Aragon 2017 concluded today in Teruel with the victory of Joan Barreda and a podium place for Michael Metge. It is the fourth win in the Spanish race for the Castellón rider, who outclassed the opposition in each of the stages.  In the final stage of the 154-kilometre race, the Monster Energy Honda Team rider once again established the fastest time...

Ricardo Leal dos Santos cumpre na Baja Aragón

Corrida do piloto português muito prejudicada pelo pó  Ricardo Leal dos Santos, acompanhado por João Serôdio, completou hoje a sua participação na Baja Aragón, prova da Taça do Mundo de Todo-o-Terreno, tendo levado a Nissan Navara V8 até ao 14º lugar absoluto numa corrida ganha pelo atual campeão do mundo Nasser Al-Attiyah e que contou com mais de duas dezenas de equipas oficiais ou com máquinas equiparadas.  O piloto português debateu-se...

Ricardo Porém no Top 10 da Baja de Aragón

Piloto da South Racing recuperou duas posições na derradeira etapa  Ricardo Porém, acompanhado por Hugo Magalhães, finalizou hoje a sua participação na Baja Aragón na 10ª posição, recuperando as duas posições que ontem tinha perdido na sequência de uma penalização.  Aos comandos da Ford Ranger inscrita pela equipa South Racing e com a qual lidera o Campeonato de Todo-o-Terreno em Portugal, Ricardo Porém viu ser-lhe ontem atribuída...

SOUTH RACING’S RICARDO PORÉM SEALS IMPRESSIVE TOP 10 FINISH AT GRUELLING BAJA ARAGÓN IN SPAIN

· Last stage delays push Fernando Alvarez down from 11th to 18th  · Czech Ouřednīček and Germany’s Schröder reach Teruel in 16th and 17th South Racing brought all four of its cars to the finish of the punishing three-day Baja Spain Aragón inside the top 20, with the Portuguese duo of Ricardo Porém and Hugo Magalhães leading the way in 10th position in their Ford Ranger. The event was the seventh round of this year’s FIA World...

OVERDRIVE’S AL-ATTIYAH CLINCHES SECOND SUCCESSIVE WIN IN SPAIN WITH REPEAT LAST GASP STAGE WIN

· Five-time winner Joan Roma finishes fourth; fine fifth for Poulter  · Harsh penalty drops Aron Domzala to 12th; Luis Recuenco out on last stage  Overdrive Racing’s Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah and Matthieu Baumel delivered a sensational final stage to seal a dramatic victory in Spain’s Baja Aragón, round seven of the FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies, in Teruel on Sunday.  Trailing overnight leader Mikko Hirvonen...

sábado, 22 de julho de 2017

2017 SWR: Both MINI John Cooper Works Rally vehicles in the top 10

· Menzies and Al-Rajhi ninth and tenth  · 14th and final stage cancelled  The Silk Way Rally began and ended for the X-raid Team with a major dose of bad luck. Yazeed Al-Rajhi (KSA) and Tom Colsoul (BEL) lost a lot of time on day two, thus dropping out of the contention for the top positions. For Bryce Menzies and Pete Mortensen (both USA), nearly the entire rally went very well and they were fighting for a position...

Ricardo Porém em 10º após a 1ª etapa

Piloto da South Racing debateu-se com diversos problemas  Ricardo Porém, acompanhado por Hugo Magalhães, finalizou hoje a 1ª etapa da Baja Aragón na 10ª posição depois de um dia muito complicado nesta prova inserida na Taça do Mundo de Todo-o-Terreno e que se disputa na província de Teruel, em Espanha, terminando amanhã com um derradeiro setor seletivo.  Aos comandos da Ford Ranger inscrita pela equipa South Racing e com a qual lidera...

Barreda consolidates Baja Aragón leadership with one day to run

Joan Barreda and Michael Metge wrapped up a great all-round Monster Energy Honda Team effort on day two of the 2017 Baja Aragón, dominating both special stages of the competition.  In the first of the two specials, Barreda rocketed through the 133.78 km course, opening the track before posting the day’s fastest time of 1:42’32. The only competitor to get anywhere near was Monster Energy Honda Team comrade Michael Metge, finishing some eighteen seconds adrift of the rider from Castellón.  The second special proved to be the longest and...

SUPERB SECOND OVERALL FOR OVERDRIVE RACING AND KEEOPOWER’S CHRISTIAN LAVIEILLE AT SILK WAY RALLY

· Binglong Lu and Zhitao He finish sixth and 12th overall in Baic and Toyota  Overdrive Racing and the Keeopower Team guided three of their five cars to the finish of the gruelling Silk Way Rally that started in the Russian capital of Moscow on July 7th and finished in the historic Chinese city of Xi’an on July 22nd.  The French duo of Christian Lavieille and Jean-Pierre Garcin led the way to the ceremonial finish in Xi’an...

PEUGEOT TRIUMPHS FOR THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR AT SILK WAY RALLY

• Cyril Despres / David Castera make it two out of two, as the winners of the 2016 Silk Way Rally triumph again this year, having held the lead for the entirety of the second week of the race. Their Peugeot DKR #100 eventually won with a margin of one hour and five minutes, over a total of 9599 kilometers those 4094 kilometers of which were on timed section.  • Peugeot unbeaten on the 2017 Silk Way! A Peugeot was in the lead after every...

sexta-feira, 21 de julho de 2017

Barreda takes the leadership after the Baja Aragón prologue

Monster Energy Honda Team got the 2017 Baja Aragón off to a flying start with Joan Barreda romping home in first place and team-mate Michael Metge, third in the curtain-raising event.  Joan Barreda – his Honda CRF450 emblazoned with the number one – scorched his way through the short nine-kilometre prologue to clinch victory with a six second advantage over the nearest second-place rival.  Michael Metge, who had finished third overall last year, also kept up a cracking pace on the Honda CRF450 RALLY, posting third on the day some fifteen...

South Racing CE ready for 34th Baja Aragon

One year after getting the opportunity to drive the Ford Ranger Dakar for the first time, Tomas Ourednicek returns to Baja Aragon with mixed feelings. Beside being excited to be part of team South Racing, Tomas has to miss his co-driver David Kripal due to an injury, and relies on the skills of experienced navigator Mila Janacek for the Spanish round of FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies.  Baja Aragon has always been the highlight of...

Ricardo Porém em 7º no prólogo da Baja Aragón

Piloto da South Racing será o 4º a partir para a 1ª etapa  Ricardo Porém, acompanhado por Hugo Magalhães, averbou hoje o 7º melhor tempo no prólogo da Baja Aragón, prova inserida na Taça do Mundo de Todo-o-Terreno e que se disputa até ao próximo domingo na província de Teruel, em Espanha.  Aos comandos da Ford Ranger inscrita pela equipa South Racing e com a qual lidera o Campeonato de Todo-o-Terreno em Portugal, Ricardo Porém enfrentou...

Ricardo Leal dos Santos na Baja Aragón

Piloto português de regresso às competições internacionais  Ricardo Leal dos Santos, acompanhado por João Serôdio, está a participar na Baja Aragón, prova da Taça do Mundo de Todo-o-Terreno que hoje se iniciou na província de Teruel, em Espanha e que se disputa até ao próximo domingo.  O piloto português apresenta-se aos comandos da Nissan Navara V8 com a qual conseguiu um brilhante 5º lugar na edição de 2015. De salientar que a prova...

VICTORY FOR PEUGEOT & CYRIL DESPRES IN THE SILK WAY RALLY AS FINAL STAGE IS CANCELLED DUE TO BAD WEATHER

Peugeot has secured victory in the Silk Way Rally with Cyril Despres and David Castera in the Peugeot DKR #100, after Saturday’s final special stage was cancelled due to bad weather conditions. The crews will still travel by road to the finish podium in Xi'an tomorrow, where the celebration will take place, but the race is over. Despres had earlier opened up a cushion of over an hour in the Peugeot DKR #100 over his nearest rival after setting...

PEUGEOT PULL OFF A COUP IN THE DUNES WITH THE END OF SILK WAY RALLY IN SIGHT

• Stephane Peterhansel / Jean-Paul Cottret won the penultimate stage of the Silk Way Rally: the 10th stage victory for Peugeot from the 13 competitive days run so far. Their Peugeot DKR #106 also climbs up to 5th position overall after a complex stage 13, containing big dunes and several twists of fate for many of the competitors.  • Cyril Despres / David Castera were second on the stage, just under 2 minutes behind their teammates. Both...

quinta-feira, 20 de julho de 2017

Nani Roma testou Yamaha de Rui Oliveira no Azeméis Super TT

Rui Oliveira participou juntamente com Nani Roma e Filipe Campos no Azeméis Super TT, o evento organizado para fecho da primeira metade da temporada de 2017 do Campeonato Nacional de Todo-o-Terreno.  O espanhol, piloto com créditos mundiais firmados na modalidade, juntamente com o consagrado piloto português foram os convidados de honra incumbidos de testarem as principais motos do CNTT entre as quais figurava a Yamaha WR do piloto da CRN...

2017 SWR: Both MINI John Cooper Works Rally vehicles in the top 10

· Menzies fourth in the overall standings, Al-Rajhi tenth  · Two days to go to the finish in Xi’an  For the X-raid Team, the 2017 rally represents a rollercoaster of emotions. Yesterday, Bryce Menzies and Pete Mortensen (both USA) succeeded in working their way up to second position in the overall standings but today, they lost a lot of time in the dunes and dropped back to fourth. Nonetheless, they aren’t ready...

Gerard de Rooy alcança o melhor resultado da equipa na 11ª Etapa

Chefe de equipa Gerard De Rooy termina Etapa 11 na 7ª posição, sendo o melhor do Team PETRONAS De Rooy IVECO.  O co-piloto espanhol Marco Ferran Alcayna passou do IVECO Trakker de Van Genugten para o Powerstar de Ardavichus, substituindo Serge Bruynens, navegador que sofreu uma lesão. Bart De Gooyert é o novo co-piloto de Van Genugten.  A 11ª Etapa do Silk Way Rally 2017 disputou-se entre Dunhuang e Jiayuguan, na extremidade ocidental...

PEUGEOT DKR KEEPS PUSHING WITH TWO DAYS TO GO ON SILK WAY RALLY

• With just two days to go, Cyril Despres/David Castera keep fighting to maintain their healthy 45-minute overall lead over their closest pursuers on the Silk Way Rally, with teammates Stéphane Peterhansel/Jean-Paul Cottret watching their backs carefully.  • The leading duo aboard the Peugeot DKR #100 had a scare on today’s 12th stage, when they got stuck on a sand dune and, a couple of kilometres later, lost power steering, meaning they...

João Rebelo Martins anfitrião do Azeméis Super TT

Yamaha do piloto oliveirense testado por Nani Roma O piloto natural de Oliveira de Azeméis, João Rebelo Martins, que este ano se estreou aos comandos de Yamaha YXZ 1000 RSS, depois de em 2016 ter sido vencedor do Desafio Polaris Ace, foi o anfitrião do Azeméis Super TT, grande evento de promoção do CNTT que reuniu perto de meia centena de pilotos, incluindo os campeões da modalidade, bem como as especiais presenças de Nani Roma, Filipe Campos...

quarta-feira, 19 de julho de 2017

PEUGEOT CLAIMS SIXTH ONE-TWO STAGE FINISH AT SILK WAY RALLY TODAY

• After stage 11 of the Silk Way Rally, Cyril Despres has gained few more minutes on his overall lead of the Silk Way Rally while his team mate Stephane Peterhansel won the stage. Despres was second, making it another one-two finish for the Peugeot DKR and the ninth stage victory from 11 days of competition.  • Both the Peugeots ran reliably today again, at speeds of up to 190kph, in a varied mixture of race conditions including dusty tracks...