Baja TT Sharish Gin Reguengos Mourão 2022 animated the Alentejo

Martim Ventura (Moto), Luís Fernandes (Quad) and João Monteiro (SSV) win the competition in the Alentejo
António Maio (Moto), João Vale (Quad) are already champions

Martim Ventura, on Yamaha bikes, Luís Fernandes, also on Yamaha, on quad and the duo João Monteiro/Nuno Morais, on Can-Am were the big winners of the Baja TT Sharish Gin Reguengos Mourão, the sixth round of the 2022 Cross-Country Portuguese Championship, which took place in tracks of Reguengos, Redondo and Mourão.
With 170 pilots starting, distributed by Motorcycles, Quads, SSV and the very popular Hobby class which includes the Trophy for local pilots that this year was extended to Mourão, the race organized by the SAR motor racing section prepared for its 34th edition a competition spread over three days and a total of 360 timed kilometers. To the traditional tracks of Reguengos de Monsaraz were now added 40 km of very fast stretches in Mourão where the prologue, with which this competition started, also took place.

SSV: João Monteiro wins and the title is postponed to Portalegre

The Sharish Gin TT Baja started with the duo Luís Cidade/Pedro Mendonça getting the best mark, spending 2,9s less than the young Gonçalo Guerreiro. Luís Portela Morais was 3rd fastest and surprisingly the 4th fastest time for former Portuguese champion Rui Serpa in a Can-Am Stock. Herlander Araújo closed the top 5.
The next day in SS1 the duo João Monteiro / Nuno Morais in Can-Am registered the best time by spending 2h29m26 to cover the 175 km of stretch taking the lead of the race with an advantage of 1m08s. Pedro Santinho Mendes was the 2nd fastest and climbed to that position in the general classification ahead of the duo Luís Cidade/Pedro Mendonça and Gonçalo Guerreiro, who led among the Juniors. The four were then separated by 1m40s. David Rodrigues occupied the 5th position after Herlander Araújo who was in that position and was penalized for having been recorded several times above the limit of 140 km / h maximum speed allowed by regulation for these vehicles.
In the last day of the race Pedro Santinho Mendes, JB Racing's pilot, was the fastest, but the victory was not enough to keep João Monteiro and Nuno Morais, from the SHARISH GIN/SOUTH RACING team, away from their first victory in this season. The two former Portuguese champions finished separated by 40.7s. This final 175km section saw Gonçalo Guerreiro being the 3rd fastest and ended in the last place on the podium of the general classification of the Alentejo race ahead of the duo Roberto Borrego/Nuno Abrantes, which in SS2 was just 7.1s from Pedro Santinho Mendes. Gonçalo Guerreiro won among the Juniors and reduced the difference that separates him from the Portuguese champion in the fight for this season's title that will be defined at Baja Portalegre 500. Roberto Borrego, on the other hand, recovered from the 8th place he occupied at the end of SS1 and, with the 4th place, he minimized the lost to his direct opponent.
With Luís Cidade being forced to abandon due to a gearbox problem and David Rodrigues also out of the race, Marco Pereira navigated by Eurico Adão took the Can-Am to the 5th place and triumphed among the veterans. 6th place for an always very fast Luís Portela Morais in preparation for higher flights at the international level. Next positions for two veterans: Nuno Fontes and Arnaldo Monteiro, here accompanied by João Dias. Completing the top 10 were the duos Emanuel Luz, with Soraia Chambel, and André Rodrigues with Ricardo Porto Nunes. Emanuel Luz coming from the Trial is giving his first steps in the CNTT while the experienced duo that already won, among others, the Yamaha Cup, got in Reguengos the victory among the ones competing in the Bajas European Cup.
The duo Rui Serpa/Nuno Guilherme, who had stood out in the prologue, continued in excellent plan and the former Portuguese champion took the Can-Am to the victory in the Stock Class. Dorothee Ferreira also won among the ladies and the duo Duarte and Nuno Silva, triumphed in the TT2 Category. This son and father duo, entered by Franco Sport, was also the winner of the Yamaha YXZ 1000R Cup, beating Octávio and Miguel Martins, also registered by Franco Sport. The podium of this competition was completed with Vitor Domingos.

MOTOS: Martim Ventura wins António Maio is champion

Martim Ventura conquered his first absolute triumph in CNTT competitions, being the fastest both in the prologue and in the selective sectors of 175km disputed in the two following days. He also won in the TT2 and Junior classes. The Yamaha champion António Maio fought a lively duel with the young Martim Ventura, but the 2nd place at 2m03s allowed the pilot to win for the seventh consecutive time the absolute Portuguese champion title. Remarkable the 3rd place achieved by Miguel Castro, on KTM, rider who was since the beginning of the race fighting for the first positions. It was the first podium of his very short career, which promises to be full of good results. Another outstanding driver was Micael Simão (Gas Gas Gas) who, after his absolute triumph in Loulé, became the anticipated Portuguese Champion in the TT3 class, where he obtained another uncontested victory and the 4th place in the general classification. With a new machine that left him very satisfied, Daniel Jordão with Husqvarna closed the top 5.
Excellent would also be throughout the entire race the young driver from Reguengos Tomás Dias. Riding a Gas Gas he was 6th overall, won the Promotion Class, aimed for pilots who are competing in the CNTT for the first time and was second among the juniors. Fábio Magalhães on a Honda was another of the pilots who became Portuguese Champion beforehand. He conquered a very hard-fought victory in the TT1 class and reached 7th place overall. 8th place for the young João Duarte in Fantic that led the TT1 class finishing 1m18s from Fábio Magalhães. Fernando Ferreira, also in Fantic, in 9th place completed the TT1 class podium. Filipe Fragoso in Kawasaki completed the top 10 of this race being the 4th TT1. Following positions for David Megre on KTM and Carlos Cardoso on Suzuki with Paulo Santos on Honda to win among the Veterans and to be 2nd in the TT3 class.

QUADS: Luis Fernandes wins, João Vale is champion

Luis Fernandes' triumph, back to competition after the accident he suffered at Baja Oeste. The Portuguese vice-champion, driving a Yamaha, started by winning the prologue, was 2nd in SS1 and finished the race with an advantage of 4m27s to the second classified. João Vale's second place, and sixth podium this season, allowed him to be crowned early Portuguese champion. Fernando Cardoso, also riding a Yamaha, finished the race closing the podium after being the fastest in SS1. He won the promotion class of which he is already champion. 4th place for Fábio Ferreira at the command of an ATVRacing always very consistent throughout the race. Luis Pimenta on a Moto Star closed the general top 5 and triumphed in the classification for the Bajas European Cup. Luís Cabrita, driving a KTM, completed this Baja in the 6th position and was 2nd in the Promotion Class. Nuno Correia, from Madeira, continues his rise in the CNTT and in Reguengos de Monsaraz he took his Suzuki to the 7th place and 2nd position among those competing in the Bajas European Cup. Carlos Reguinga, the winner's teammate, won among the veterans by taking his Yamaha to the 8th place. João Malhoa Santos and José Anselmo, both on Yamaha and riders in the Promotion Class, rounded out the top 10. In the following positions Marco Pedroso and Carlos Ferreira complete the podium of the Veterans Class. Vera Cabrita, in her first approach to the CNTT continues to impress, finishing all the races.
The Portuguese Championship returns between October 27th and 29th for the Baja Portalegre 500, the last round of the CNTT 2022.

CNTT standings after 6 races