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Baja TT Sharish Gin 2023: Nuno Matos debuts Volkswagen Amarok PROTO at Baja TT Sharish Gin - Reguengos de Monsaraz
After a lot of hard work by the whole team, Nuno Matos can now confirm his participation in the Baja TT Sharish Gin - Reguengos de Monsaraz, the fifth of seven rounds in the Portuguese Cross-Country Championship (CPTT).
Making his debut in the T3 category, and with the Volkswagen Amarok Proto experiencing its first challenges, the driver is confident, but with reserved expectations regarding the result. "I'm very happy to confirm that we'll be at the start of the next round of the CPTT, which takes place this weekend in Reguengos de Monsaraz. The team has done a huge amount of work to get the car ready on time and I can only be grateful to them for all their commitment and trust in me and my projects. Fortunately, we were able to do a few kilometers of testing, where we checked and corrected a few details. Of course, the maturity of the car is still being tested and we're going to be challenged at every kilometer," he explained before stating that: "We'll try to finish the race without any problems, but if there are any, these are situations that we'll have to consider normal at this stage of the project."
Baja TT Sharish Reguengos / Mourão / Redondo (September 22-24) starts next Friday with the Prologue (17:40) followed by the Start Ceremony (22:30). On Saturday (12.30pm) and Sunday (11.30am) the riders will compete in a 210km selective sector. The Podium Ceremony is scheduled for 6pm on the last day of competition.
Automatic translation from the original Portuguese version available on www.todoterreno.pt
Source Nuno Matos official press release
Images from the race will be available on www.imagensdesportivas.com and www.imagensdesportivas.pt
Helder