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Rally RN 1500 2024: 1st day - A challenging 185 km route through sandy terrain
The RN 1500 Rally began with a lot of adrenaline and exuberant landscapes. In the first stage, entitled "Rota das Navegações", which took place today (17) between São Miguel do Gostoso and Guamaré, on the north coast of RN, the competitors faced a challenging 185 km special stage through sandy terrain.
Tomorrow, the 18th, will be the long-awaited second stage, called "O mar vai virar sertão", which promises to test the limits of the participants, from Guamaré to Acari.
Cars
In the cars, the highlights were Rodrigo Ache and Luis Felipe Eckel, from X-Rally, with a time of 02:24:45, Gunter Hinkelmann and Weidner Moreira, also from X-Rally, with a time of 02:33:21, and Lelio Carneiro and Weberth Moreira, from Fifi Rally Team, finishing the race with 02:56:14.
Motorcycles
In the motorcycles, Adrien Metge, representing the Yamaha IMS Rally Team, achieved the best time, covering the course in 01:53:26, followed by Martin Duplessis, from Honda Racing Rally Brasil with a time of 01:55:05, and Mason Klein, also from Honda Racing, with 01:56:07.52.
UTVs
In the UTVs category, the duo of Tomas Luza and Flavio Franca, from Cotton Racing, achieved the best time of 02:23:31, followed by Denisio do Nascimento and Gunnar Dums, from Bompack Racing with 02:23:55, and Rodrigo Varela and Matheus Mazzei, from Varela Can-Am Monster Energy, with 02:24:16.
Quad
In the quad, Giovanni de Castro, from Ceará, stood out as the best of the stage, covering the special in 02:29:18
Automatic translation of the Brazilian Portuguese version
Source: Rally RN 1500
Photo: Marcos Leite / DFOTOS
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