III Rally TT Villa de Zuera
On Thursday, September 2, the TT races return to Aragón for the Villa de Zuera TT Rally, the third round of the Spanish Championship in all its modalities: cars, SSV, and regularity. This will be the third edition of the event, which could not be held in 2020 due to the mobility restrictions imposed by the COVID.
Rendezvous at the Gallicum Cooperative of Zuera
The Gallicum Agrarian Cooperative in Zuera will be a very special protagonist of the event, since most of the rally's activities will take place there, such as the race offices, assistance work area, closed park, administrative and technical verifications, prize-giving, etc. These are facilities where the teams will have everything they need at their disposal, including a gas station, supermarket, restaurant, and tire shop, among others. This area will open on Thursday afternoon to accommodate the first teams.
Almost 400 km against the clock
The route of the rally, all of whose sections start in the vicinity of Zuera, will consist of almost 400 km to be disputed in two days. On the first day, Friday, September 3, the prologue qualifying section will be held, a 9 km special stage that will determine the starting order for the second stage. On Saturday, the long section will be held, shortened to 124.5 km from the 170 km initially planned due to the high risk of fires at the time of granting the relevant permits. This section will be driven three times, to complete a total of 373.5 km that day.
Spanish Championship
Brilliant participation for this third edition of the Villa de Zuera TT Rally, which has no less than 66 vehicles registered among all the categories that make up the specialty. It is worth mentioning the presence of all the Spanish Championship drivers. Opening the list are the current Spanish champions in cars, Javier Pita and Ana Herrero (Ford Ranger), who after their withdrawal in the second race will try to cut points to the Toyota of Félix Macías and José Luis Conde. Among the buggies will also be the leaders, the pair of Víctor Verdú and Alfonso de Miguel (Can-Am), closely followed by the Polaris of Federico Mogni and David Aguado.
Large Aragonese field
As it could not be otherwise, a large number of Aragonese drivers, in terms of quality and quantity, will gather in Zuera to compete in this rally. In cars, the following stand out: Víctor Grasa (Can-Am Maverick X3), accompanied by Manuel Navarro, who has had two excellent performances in the two previous rallies, highlighting the one that opened the championship, in which he became absolute leader; Luis Alberto Hernández and Jesús Ángel Hernández (Toyota Land Cruiser); Raúl and Javier Huerte (Yamaha YXZ 1000 R); or Juan Manuel Fleta and Nerea Clavero with a Polaris.
As for those registered in the Championship reserved for the SSV, the light buggies, the most outstanding Aragonese representatives will be David Asensio and José Manuel Mata, winners of the first event of the year with their Cam-Am Maverick. Although we must not forget the teams Alfonso Asensio/Rebeca Liso, Themis López/Rubén Correas, or Alberto Martínez, also at the controls of their Can-Am.
Rally TT Villa de Zuera 2021 Program
Friday, September 3rd
17:00: Prologue stage SS1
Saturday, September 4th
08:15: Stage SS2
11:15: Stage SS3
14:15: Stage SS4
18:30: Prizegiving ceremony
Automatic translation from the official press release
