Suzuki Italia ready for the world challenge of the Italian Baja, where the Italian Cross Country Rally & SSV championship meets the FIA Cup reserved for off-road vehicles.
Four days on the selective paths created on the banks of the Meduna and Tagliamento rivers and the headquarters in Pordenone, with 354.35 km of selective sectors and on a total distance of 619.48 km, a very important test bed for cars and crews .
It is customary for the Hamamatsu manufacturer to compete and win on the most inaccessible and demanding routes, the crews will look for important points for the Suzuki Challenge and for the Tricolore, where the score will have a coefficient of 4.
Debut of the Sicilian Alfio Bordonaro, sailed by Roberto Briani, in group T1 with the Suzuki Gran Vitara 3.6, the car that gave so many championships to Lorenzo Codecà, now the driver from Catania makes the leap into the top category after several seasons as an absolute protagonist in T2 and in the Suzuki Challenge.
Precisely in the 23rd single-brand store of the Italian branch of the prestigious Japanese house reserved for T2 group vehicles, derived from the series, the fruitful development of the new Jimny continues, curated by the multiple champion Lorenzo Codecà, always sailed by Mauro Toffoli, always in points in the first three races. with the car in clear and clear growth in sports.
At the command of the Suzuki Challenge is Mauro Cantarello flanked by Federico Lezi, who with the Gran Vitara have returned from a good victory in Greece and will now be at ease on the Friulian tracks.
Second place in the trophy for the Tuscan Andrea Luchini with Piero Bosco at the notes, also on Gran Vitara, winners of the Artugna Race in Friuli last March.
Excellent experience in Greece for the other Sicilian Giuseppe Ananasso with Roberto Ibba at the notes and now on ground similar to a steel of points in Pordenone, like the home driver Claudio Allegranzi flanked by Sandra Castellani. Another Gran Vitara present in group T1 is that of the Ciociaro expert Stefano Sabellico and Andrea Taloni, already competing in Friuli at the Artugna Race.
The program provides for the technical checks and accreditation operations starting from 8.00 on Thursday 7 July, again at the headquarters of the Pordenone Interport at the Centro Ingrosso. On Friday 8 between 9 and 12 the Shakedown will be scheduled in Sedegliano, while the Start ceremony will be held at the Interporto at 17.00, followed by the Start at 18.00 of the SS 1 Valvasone.
At 19.00 the choice of departure for the SS.2. Saturday 9 July at 8.00 there will be the Start of the SS2 Zoppola / Digiano, while the Start of the SS3 Zoppola / Digiano is scheduled at 15.00.
The Award Ceremony of the Italian Cross Country and SSV Championship is scheduled at 7.00 pm at the Centro Ingrosso in Pordenone. Finally, on Sunday 10th the protagonists of the World Cup will continue to SS4 for the “Dignano” test which will start at 8.30 at the end of which the award ceremony is scheduled at 13.00 at the Centro Ingrosso interport.
All the information, the entry lists and the detailed report of the event are always available on the website www.acisport.it.
Suzuki Challenge classification after 3 races: 1 Cantarello, p. 72; 2 Luchini 54; 3 Codecà 48; 4 Bordonaro 42; 5 Flour 30.
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