More than two hundred teams registered
The countdown to the start of Baja TT Sharish Gin has begun and teams and pilots are already finishing the preparations for this Alentejo event that will cross the magnificent tracks of the counties of Reguengos de Monsaraz, Mourão, Redondo and Évora.
The race organized by the Motor Section of Sociedade Artística Reguenguense will be the fifth round of the FPAK AM48 Cross-Country Portugal Championship and the presence of 58 teams is confirmed counting with many big names like João Ferreira (Mini), the championship leader, Tiago Reis (Toyota), national champion, João Dias (Can-Am), Alejandro Martins (Mini), João Ramos (Toyota) and the Spaniard Luís Recuenco (Mini) among others. The auto competition is also punctuated for the Grande Lago Alqueva Trophy.
As for the FIM/FMP competition, the race is punctuated for the Bajas European Cup, the 4x4 National Cross-Country Championship which is in its sixth round and the Yamaha YXZ1000R Cup. In the most competitive SSV category, with 70 pilots signed up, champion Roberto Borrego leads ahead of Gonçalo Guerreiro, leader among the Juniors, and with Nelson Caxias in 3rd place. After this trio and among the pilots who will be present in the race in Alentejo, the best scored are João Monteiro, Luís Cidade, Sérgio Batista and Pedro Grancha, all in Can-Am.
In the motorcycles, 68 pilots are registered, 23 of which participate in the Hobby class. The champion António Maio (Yamaha) maintains the leadership he has held since the beginning of the season, having triumphed in four of the five races already disputed. Micael Simão (GasGas) in 2nd place, leads the TT3 class. The third place is occupied by Martim Ventura on Yamaha, who also leads the Junior classification.
The Quad category will count with 22 pilots enrolled. João Vale, who won the Góis, Ferraria, Oeste and Loulé races, is the first classified among the Quad riders, followed by Fernando Cardoso, with Rafael Carvalho, winner of the opening day of the CNTT 2022, in third place.
For the FMP competition, the race will have a total of 509.88 km, including the connections. The race starts on Friday, September 23rd, with the usual technical checks. The 10 km prologue will also be held on this day. The Starting Ceremony will take place at 8:45 pm. Saturday will see the 175.50 km selective sector that will be repeated on Sunday.
For the cars, the race has a total of 554.30 km, including connections. The competition starts on Friday, September 23rd, with the technical checks and a 10 km prologue will be held. As for the Starting Ceremony, the first car will leave the Parc Fermé at 10:30 pm. On Saturday there will be two selective sectors, one with 65 km and the other with 150 km. On Sunday the 150 km passage will be repeated.
Automatic translation from the Portuguese version
Source Baja TT Sharish Gin
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