Rali TT Baía Azul: amazing views and challenging route received the participants of Rally's 8th edition

On 25th May the 8th Rali TT Baía Azul took place, valid for the Angolan Rally Raid Championship 2019 - CARR.
The race featured a 10km prologue and four 30Km stages, held in an area with magnificent views over the ocean and where track's main features is the soft sand. 
With a shorter entry list than usual, the race was still very disputed and with lots of fun for those who entered this race.
On class M (Motorbikes) the winner was João Catarino ridding a KTM SXF 350.  Second overall Branquinho Pina after receiving a penalty due to a malfunction on his motorbike on the prologue that prevented him to finish this section inside the permitted time.  On third place finished Célio Plácido on a  KTM EXC 350
Helder Coelho Vuty won the Quad race on a Yamaha Raptor 700 followed by Miguel Silva on Honda TRX 450. Finally in third place finished Paulo Trindade also on a TRX 450
As for the cars, the winner was Ricardo Sequeira/Jorge Monteiro, making from this the 6th consecutive victory with his ultra reliable Mitsubishi Pajero EVO. Maló Almeida/João Paulo (Isuzu) tried hard to conquer the victory but was unsuccessful, finishing in a meritory second place.  On third place, with another Mitsubshi finished Pedro Jesus
As for the SSV, the winner was José  Rochas in a Polaris 1000, ahead of Hamilton Gonçalves also on Polaris.

The 2019 CARR's season continues on July 6th, in Conda, Kwanza Sul province.

Source CARR / Pedro Cristina  - Adapted by Rally-Raid Network
Photos: Célio Sousa