The Romagnolo on Toyota Hilux Overdrive in Group T1 signs the Artugna Race with four scratches out of four, ahead of Schiumarini-Coffaro and Manocchi-Anastasia. Success came in the finale for the BMW X3 crew in the classification valid for the tricolor reserved for THs.
The fifteenth edition of the Italian Baja di Primavera-Artugna Race, the opening round of the Italian Cross Country and SSV 2025 Championship, closed with the awards ceremony, set up in the heart of Aviano. Challenging each other along the selective sector of “Artugna” were the protagonists of the Italian Absolute Cross Country Championship, the Italian Absolute Cross Country TH Championship and the TR and Open Storico Trophy, who after starting from Piazza Duomo at 7:30 a.m. tackled four time trials, alternating with three regroupings and a service stop.
Celebrating for the third year in a row was Manuele Mengozzi, winner of the Artugna Race alongside Elisa Tassile on a Group T1 Toyota Hilux Overdrive, with which he set the best time in all four passes, dominating the competition organized by Fuoristrada Club 4X4 Pordenone. Flawless race for the Romagnolo who preceded with a 2'37.5 lead Andrea Schiumarini, who with Nuncio Daniel Coffaro on Century Racing CR6 instead won the place of honor in the Pordenone event. Third step of the overall podium for Kevin Manocchi, 17 years old and author of a fine performance at the wheel of the Yamaha YXZ 1000R belonging to the T4s and flanked by Vittorio Anastasia, with whom he remained consistently in the upper zones of the overall standings. Alfio Bordonaro finished in fourth place, running on a T1-type Suzuki Grand Vitara shared with Stefano Lovisa, who despite the mechanical troubles that slowed him down in the first part of the day brought home the top spot in the opening round of the Suzuki Challenge ahead of Emilio Ferroni, fifth overall with Daniele Fiorini also in the Japanese manufacturer's car. Positive weekend also for Alessandro and Marco Trivini Bellini, sixth on Can Am Maverick X3, who preceded in turn Michele Manocchi and Poini Lorraine on another Group T4 Yamaha, while Marco Zini and Christal Vomiero closed the Friuli race with eighth place on Can Am Maverick R in front of the Bedu Pro X3 of type T4 of Hungarian Miklos Trebitsch, navigated by Stefano Tironi. Completing the top 10 are Fabio Samsa and Mirko Brun, competing in a Toyota Hilux belonging to the T1s.
Exciting challenge also among the protagonists of the tricolor reserved for TH vehicles, where Mauro Cantarello won at the last minute thanks to the best time signed in the final. The Venetian driver flanked by Roberto Musi on a BMW X3 overtook in one stroke Simone Grossi, paired with Daniele Manoni on a Land Rover Defender, and Filippo Andreetto, assisted by Filippo Maria Proietti on a Mitsubishi Pajero, who up to SS3 were contending for the top position.
After the Pordenone event, the Italian Cross Country and SSV 2025 Championship will fly to Alghero for the Sardinia Rally Raid, scheduled for May 16-18.
ARTUGNA RACE CI ASSOLUTE CCR FINAL CLASSIFICATION: 1. MENGOZZI-TASSILE (Toyota Hilux Overdrive) in 1:21'18.3; 2. SCHIUMARINI-COFFARO (Century Racing Cr6) at 2'37.5; 3. MANOCCHI-ANASTASIA (Yamaha Yxz 1000r) at 3'21.2; 4. BORDONARO-LOVISA (Suzuki Gran Vitara) at 4'12.7; 5. FERRONI-FIORINI (Suzuki Gran Vitara) at 6'35.8; 6. TRIVINI BELLINI-TRIVINI BELLINI (Can Am Maverick X3) at 7'18.5; 7. MANOCCHI-LORRAINE (Yamaha Yxz 1000r) at 8'19.9; 8. ZINI-VOMIERO (Can Am Maverick R) at 8'25. 5; 9. TREBITSCH-TIRONI (Bedu Pro X3) at 9'32.6; 10. SAMSA-BRUN (Toyota Hilux) at 9'42.4
ARTUGNA RACE CI ABSOLUTE CCR TH FINAL CLASSIFIC: 1. CANTARELLO-MUSI (Bmw X3) in 1:33'48.3; 2. GROSSI-MANONI (Land Rover Defender) at 17. 9; 3. ANDREETTO-PROIETTI (Mitsubishi Pajero) at 20.4; 4. MORO-MOROSI (Mitsubishi Pajero) at 1'58.9; 5. CANNAS-MANUALI (Mitsubishi Pajero) at 8'46.5; 6. ALLEGRANZI-CASTELLANI (Suzuki Gran Vitara) at 13'57.9; 7. GAZZETTA-PIZZATO (Suzuki Jimny) at 38:15'09.0
ITALIAN RAC AND SSV CHAMPIONSHIP CALENDAR 2025: 15th Italian Baja di Primavera-Artugna Race, April 25-26 | Rally Raid Sardegna, May 16-18 | Italian Baja, July 3-5 | 2nd Baja dello Stella, September 19-20 | Raid of the Champions, November 7-9
AI / Automatic translation of the Italian version
Source: ACI Sport
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