Baja Lorca 2021: Fernando Barreiros wins the T2 category the 8th Baja Lorca

Pilot finishes in 2nd place and remains in the fight for the title in the Spanish Championship in Class T2

Fernando Barreiros was today the winner of the 2nd stage of the 8th Baja Lorca - Ciudad del Sol, sixth and penultimate day of the Spanish Championship. With this result the pilot, who drove an Isuzu D-Max, finished the race in 2nd place in the T2 class and is still fighting for the championship title in the neighboring country, which will be discussed in three weeks time in Seville.

Fernando Barreiros, navigated by Carlos Silva, attacked strongly from the start aiming to recover the time lost in the opening stage. At the first passage control (around km 50) he was already more than three minutes ahead of the leader, which gave a very positive outlook for the remaining hundred kilometers.

"Unfortunately, after we learned of this situation, we caught up with a competitor who had started ahead of us and from whom we had already gained several minutes. The normal thing would have been for him to ease us through. That's the way it is in off-road racing. Unfortunately, we had to drive about 70 kilometers behind him, with a pace that was significantly lower than the one we were making. We lost part of the advantage we had gained and the chance of victory was further away,"

said Fernando Barreiros at the end of the race.

"As I promised, we didn't give up and fought until the end. We were faster, we won the stage, but it wasn't enough to get the victory. Races are like that. The title is still within our reach and we'll do everything we can to take it to Portugal."

The Baja Trans Andalusia Cidade de Sevilla, the last round of the Spanish Championship, will be held from November 26th to 28th.

Automatic translation from the official press release
Source Fernando Barreiros official press release