CARR 2021: Angola Rally Team winner of the Angolan Cross-Country Rallies Championship

ART - Angola Rally Team, became national champion of Rally Raid in the "E" class, last weekend, after winning 3rd place in the Rally of Cacuso, Malange province. 
 
The last race of the championship took place last November 13, in the city of Cacuso, province of Malange. The team left Luanda with an 18 point advantage to the 2nd place, forcing them to approach this challenge in a cautious way, since, to conclude the race was fundamental for the revalidation of the title.  
 
The duo João Lota and Nuno Santos started the race safely, finishing the prologue and the first qualifying stage with the second best time in their class, when electrical problems started in their Polaris XP1000. These setbacks conditioned the progress in the third classificaiton, and forced a cautious approach for the 4th and final stage.  
 
Nuno Santos, navigator, reveals that he even put the title in question due to the various difficulties that were imposed throughout the race, since victory in the championship would only be possible if they managed to reach the end of this Rally. João Lota, Driver, considers that this was just one more of the many dramatic situations that they had to overcome throughout the season, without ever giving up.  
 
The Angolan Rally Raid Championship was disputed in 6 races throughout the year - Namibe, Bengo, Quiçama (2xs), Huambo and Cacuso. After winning 2nd place in the Kalahari Rally in September, in South Africa, the "Angola Rally Team" obtained the perfect outcome, becoming national champion for the 4th time.  
 
The national champions are already working on the project for next season, having as their main objective, the preparation for the DAKAR RALLY. 

Automatic translation from the official press release