Team X Rally Team puts Prodrive Hunter T1+ by Marcos Baumgart at the top of the Petrolina Prologue timetable

In their 25th Sertões, the X Rally team accelerated strongly in the Prodrive Hunter T1+ and finished the 13 km Prologue with Marcos Baumgart and Kleber Cincea as fastest and Cristian Baumgarte and Beco Andreotti with the third best time. The Prologue sets the starting order of the first stage and ranks the eight fastest to the Super Prime contest, in closed circuit in the system of duels, semi-finals, and finals.

In their 25th Sertons, the X Rally team accelerated strongly in the Prodrive Hunter T1+ and finished the Prologue with Marcos and Cristian Baumgart and Kleber Cincea as the fastest and Christian Baumhart and Beco Andreotti with the third best time.

"The Prologue and Super Prime are separate parties, which only measure the heart and the desire to accelerate. We missed a little bit, almost, but we went well in the Prologue. Now it is to focus to the end with a lot of grasp and willingness to win", said Marcos Baumgart.

For Cristian, who in 22 years of partnership with Beco won four Sertões titles (2016, 2017, 2018 and 2021), Super Prime served to show the power of the Prodrive Hunter T1+ to the public.

"We made a very good Prologue and ended with the third best time, with Marcos first. Super Prime is different, it's a show for the audience, and that contact is very cool. And it was good to start the adrenaline of the fight, which this year will be very intense", said the four-time winner of the Sertões Rally.

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Source: P1 Media Relations/ X-Rally Team
Photo:Marcelo Maragni/FOTOP

The 31st edition of the Sertons Rally started well for Guiga Spinelli. The driver, who this year competes in the most important off-road race of the country alongside Paulo Fiuza with the Mitsubishi L200 Triton Sport Racing pickup from the official team of Mitsubish Motors, had a good performance in the Prologue and participated in the Super Prime in Petrolina (PE), this Friday (11).

In the Prologue, which had a course of 13 kilometers, Spinelli and Fiuza obtained the second best time in the category and closed in seventh overall among the competitors. Thus they advanced to the qualifying phase, named Super Prime, and the Mitsubishi 310 duo reached the quarterfinals. This phase was decisive in defining the order of departure for the first special.

"We finished the prologue in seventh place, which was good. We're still looking for the rhythm, the carpooling with Paulo, knowing the car was in a different condition from the test. It was a good result, and the first step was well taken. In Super Prime, we got fifth place, and we chose to be the fifth to start. We end the day satisfied," said Guiga Spinelli, who has the sponsorships of FF Seguros, PneuStore, BTG Pactual Wealth Management, Atvos, W-Truffi Blindados and the support of Dacar Motorsports.

"We chose to leave the fifth position. It's a good position, because we have four cars in front of us, and we're not going to open the road. On the one hand, it is good, because the road is already marked, and I believe that we will take advantage of that. But it is a long stage tomorrow, the first special that, as we see, will be complicated," said Paulo Fiuza, navigator from Guiga on the Sertões 2023.

Sertões 2023 will be opened for validity this Saturday (12), when the first special of this edition will be played. The competitors leave and arrive in Petrolina, on a total course of 674 kilometers, with 375 of them timed. On the route, the pilots will pass through Raso da Catarina (BA) before returning to the Pernambucan interior. 

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Source: RF1 Jornalismo / Mitsubishi Motors Brazil
Photo: Photo: Murilo Mattos/Fotop

The prologue of the most important rally in Brazil will be held this Friday in Petrolina, in the interior of Pernambuco

One of the most important names in off-road competitions in Brazil, Guiga Spinelli, begins this Friday (11) the contest of the 31st edition of the Sertões, most important rally in the country. The race will be opened with the prologue, marked for the city of Petrolina (PE) and will also receive the first special of the race, on Saturday. The veteran will race this year alongside navigator Paulo Fiuza in an L200 Triton Sport Racing from the Mitsubishi Motors team.

Spinelli and Fiuza have conducted several tests with the vehicle with which they will compete at this year's Sertões in the last few weeks, and are ready for the race, which this year will have eight specials in the Northeast region of the country. In total, the race will have 3,800 kilometers of route, and 2,080 kilometers timed between Petrolina and Praia do Preá, in Cruz, on the Cearense coast.

"This edition of the Sertões, for the first time, will have practically half the test in tie format. The race is long but starts and finishes in the same city. This makes it much easier for the support teams", said Guiga Spinelli, who has the sponsorships of FF Seguros, PneuStore, BTG Pactual Wealth Management, Atvos, W-Truffi Blindados, and Dacar Motorsports.

"For us, the rally doesn’t change. We will have more or less the same special mileage that traditionally exists in Sertões. The journeys vary with respect to the days. The features of the specials will also be varied, although all around Petrolina. For the competitors, it is a Sertões of 3,800 kilometers, with just over 2,000 kilometers of specials, which is the usual average of the race, and with varied characteristics", completed Guiga.

Paulo Fiuza highlighted that Thursday marked the first time he walked with the Mitsubishi L200 alongside Guiga. The Portuguese, navigator of the champion of the Sertões in this year's edition of the race, highlighted that the first goal of the duo is to have good results both in the prologue and in the Super Prime this Friday.

"Let’s do the shakedown. It's the first time I've ever been in the car with Guiga. Let's see if everything's all right with the instruments, if everything is at the point we want for Friday's prologue, and try to get a good result to get among the top eight to get into the Super Prime. And, if we succeed, we will seek a good result in the Super Prime to have a good starting position for the first special," Fiuza said.

The programming of the Sertões 2023 for this Friday includes the prologue, which will have a course of only 13 kilometers, and the promotional start, with a program that will start at 7 h and will follow until 14 h.The top eight of each category still participate in the Super Prime, starting at 3:30 p.m., in a session from which the drivers with the lowest time choose which position they want to drop in the special.

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Source: RF1 Jornalismo / Mitsubishi Motors Brazil
Photo: Photo: Murilo Mattos/Fotop

The start of the Desafío Ruta 40 YPF 2023 is just a few days away. With the excitement growing, the registration deadline is approaching and a large number of competitors are ready to face the challenges of this epic competition.

The Desafío Ruta 40 YPF, to be held from August 26 to September 1 in the provinces of La Rioja, Belén (Catamarca) and Salta, in northern Argentina, as part of the World Rally Raid Championship promises to be a memorable edition. Competitors will face challenging terrains and stunning landscapes as the battles for the glory in this fourth W2RC round.

The participation of the world-renowned official teams will add an additional level of excitement and high level of competition to the event. The presence of KTM, GasGas, Honda, Hero, Mini, BAIC, Toyota, Red Bull -just to name a few- highlights the importance and prestige of the Desafío Ruta 40 YPF in the international rally-raid calendar.

The Desafío Ruta 40 offers a unique setting for competitors to show their skill and determination in a demanding and thrilling ambiance. The different terrains and changing conditions will test the riders in each of the five stages, promising an action-packed and adrenaline-filled week.

The registration deadline for the FIA competition is scheduled for Saturday, August 12, while the registration deadline for the FIM and OPEN competition is stipulated for August 16. For their part, the deadline for riders who wish to take part in the Desafío Ansenuza -they will compete with a specific itinerary- will be August 15.

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