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The 22nd edition of the Rally dos Sertões, the largest off-road competition in Brazil, started with a strong pace on Sunday (24th) in the 1st stage of the dispute between the towns of Goiânia and Caldas Novas, state of Goiás. There were 216 km in total and a special test with 155 km. Among the cars, at the category T1-FIA, the duo Reinaldo Varela and Gustavo Gugelmin (Divino Fogão Rally Team / Overdrive) were the winners, with the time of 1h50min17s.
Cristian Baumgart and Beco Andreotti (X Rally Team / NWM), who had finished second, were punished with five minutes (by losing a waypoint during the displacement) and dropped to fourth overall.
Guilherme Spinelli and Youssef Haddad (Mitsubishi Petrobras) and Marcos Baumgart and Kleber Cincea (X Rally Team / NWM) are in the second and third place, respectively.
“In today’s special test, even a kangaroo would want out, the car was kicking so much. But it was very good. It was possible to compare our performance with the other competitors. This is only the beginning and we have to be carefully all the time”, said Varela.
Among the 45 cars in the entry list, 44 started the special test this Sunday and four did not finish within the maximum time for the test. Besides the T1 FIA, cars are also disputed in the categories T1 Prototypes, Pró Brasil, Super Production, Production T2 and Production T2 / TR4.
In the Super Production category, the victory on the day was with the defending champions Glauber Fontoura and Minae Miyauti (Mitsubishi Ralliart Brasil). In Pro in Brazil, Mauro Guedes and Neurivan Calado (MS Rally) were the best. Sylvio de Barros Neto and Eduardo Bampi (Mitsubishi Ralliart Brasil) were the winners in the T1 Prototypes. And the duo Wagner Roncon and Joselito Melo Jr. (Dudu Rally Team) won in the Production T2.
Even without brakes, Piano, and Sales Mendes wins in Trucks
Current champion in the truck category, Edu Piano and the co-drivers Solon Mendes and Antonio Carlos de Sales (Ford Racing Trucks / Território Motorsport) were the fastest on the trucks, with the time 2h24min09.
The trio Kenner Garcia / Rafael Dal Bello / Raphael Bettoni (Competikar) were first runners-up with Felicio Tadeu Bragante / Ricardo de Paula Costa / Paco Corder (Asa Alumínio Rally Team) in third, and six-time champion Guido Salvini and co-drivers Flavio Bisi and Fernando Chwaigert (Mobil Delvac Salvini Racing) in fourth.
Second Stage: Caldas Novas (GO) / Catalão (GO)
On Monday (25th), the competitors depart towards Catalão in the dispute of the 2nd stage of the Rally dos Sertões 2014. There will be 260.36 km in total on the second day (39.54 km of initial liaison, 202.23 km of special and 18.59 km of final liaison).
Between Goiânia and Belo Horizonte, Sertões will cross five more cities. Three will host the rally for the first time: Catalão, Paracatu and São Francisco. Caldas Novas and Diamantina complete the route.
Besides cars and trucks, the Sertões also has disputes in the categories of bikes, quads and UTVs. There are seven stages, more than 2600 km (1572 km of special). The dispute has 197 competitors in total from seven countries: Brazil, Chile, Spain, France, Poland, Portugal and the UK. In bikes and quads category, the Sertões will also be valid for the FIM World Cross Country Rally.
1st Stage Results (extra official):
Cars
Overall
1 #308 REINALDO VARELA/GUSTAVO GUGELMIN (DIVINO FOGO RALLY TEAM / OVERDRIVE) 1h50min17s
2 #302 GUIGA SPINELLI/YOUSSEF HADDAD (MITSUBISHI PETROBRAS) 1h52min14s
3 #303 MARCOS BAUMGART/KLEBER CINCEA (X RALLY TEAM / NWM) 1h52min33s
4 #316 CRISTIAN BAUMGART/BECO ANDREOTTI (X RALLY TEAM / NWM) 1h50min27s (penalizado em 5min)
5 #314 MAURO GUEDES/NEURIVAN CALADO (MS RALLY) 2h01min54s
6 #331 GLAUBER FONTOURA/MINAE MIYAUTI(MITSUBISHI RALLIART BRASIL) 2h02min19s
7 #320 SYLVIO NETTO/EDUARDO BAMPI (MITSUBISHI RALLIART BRASIL) 2h03min00s
8 #305 ROBERTO REIJERS/FAUSTO DALLAPE (REIJERS RALLY TEAM) 2h05min51s
9 #360 JOÃO FRANCIOSI/RAFAEL CAPOANI (MITSUBISHI PETROBRAS) 2h06min26s
10 #309 JOSÉ SAWAYA/MARCELO HASEYAMA (S2 RALLY) 2h07min05s
T1 FIA
1 #308 REINALDO VARELA/GUSTAVO GUGELMIN (DIVINO FOGO RALLY TEAM / OVERDRIVE) 1h50min17s
2 #302 GUIGA SPINELLI/YOUSSEF HADDAD (MITSUBISHI PETROBRAS) 1h52min14s
3 #303 MARCOS BAUMGART/KLEBER CINCEA (X RALLY TEAM / NWM) 1h52min33s
T1 Prototypes
1 #320 SYLVIO NETTO/EDUARDO BAMPI (MITSUBISHI RALLIART BRASIL) 2h03min00s
2 #305 ROBERTO REIJERS/FAUSTO DALLAPE (REIJERS RALLY TEAM) 2h05min51s
3 #360 JOÃO FRANCIOSI/RAFAEL CAPOANI (MITSUBISHI PETROBRAS) 2h06min26s
Pró Brasil
5 #314 MAURO GUEDES/NEURIVAN CALADO (MS RALLY) 2h01min54s
10 #309 JOSÉ SAWAYA/MARCELO HASEYAMA (S2 RALLY) 2h07min05s
3 #356 JOSE AMARAL JR/MAYKEL JUSTO (MEM MOTORSPORT) 2h07min43s
Super Production
1 #331 GLAUBER FONTOURA/MINAE MIYAUTI (MITSUBISHI RALLIART BRASIL) 2h02min19s
2 #376 CELIO NETO/ARTHUR DI PACE (JP3 MOTORSPORT) 2h16min05s
3 #312 REGIS BRAGA/KIKA BRAGA (BAHIA RALLY) 2h19min07s
Production T2
1 #318 WAGNER RONCON/JOSELITO JUNIOR (DUDU RALLY TEAM) 2h18min33s
2 # 354 VILSON THOMAS/WILLIAM THOMAS (MAINHA RACING) 2h18min39s
3 # 357 NADIMIR DE OLIVEIRA/RICARDO DA SILVA (MAINHA RACING) 2h18min48s
Trucks
1 #401 EDU PIANO/SOLON MENDES/ANTONIO SALES (FORD RACING TRUCKS) 2h24min09s
2 #404 KENNER GARCIA/RAFAEL BELLO/RAPHAEL BETTONI (COMPETIKAR) 2h25min38s
3 #403 FELICIO BRAGANTE/EVANDRO BAUTZ/PACO CORDER (ASA ALUMÍNIO RALLY TEAM) 2h28min00s
4 #402 GUIDO SALVINI/FLAVIO BISI/FERNANDO CHWAIGERT (MOBIL DELVAC SALVINI RACING) 3h06min24s
