Verstappen’s father is a “follower” of Hercules

Dutchman driving Skoda Fabia RS Rally 2, He received the press from Paco Peña, the man in charge of the sports field, who handed another jacket to Miguel Fuster from Benidorm, who was running the test behind the wheel of a Porsche 911. Both posed in blue and white elastics before starting the race. The competition, which started with 85 teams registered in this edition, has a participation record.

‘Cohete’ Suárez comes as a leader and with many options to reach the super championship. The first stage will be held this afternoon, and the second stage will be held tomorrow, Saturday, where the champion will be determined. The rally is divided into twelve parts. 151 kilometers against the chronometer They will determine the winner of the 29th edition.

There is no shortage of greats among the contestants. At the start are Cohete’ Suárez (Skoda Fabia RS Rally 2), who started the championship as leader and big favourite, as well as Iván Ares (Hyundai i20 Rally2) and Jan Solans, who are second in the provisional general classification. , (Hyundai i20 Rally2), third in contention. They both need to win to maintain their options. Suárez’s place in the top 10 will enable him to become the Spanish Super Champion.

Applicants

Victory in La Nucía has more rivals. There is also a Madrid pilot among them. Pepe Lopez, at the helm of another Hyundai i20 Rallye2. The player, who won last year’s test and most recently the RACC in Catalonia, arrives at Marina Baixa with great enthusiasm. Almost all the winners of the latest versions of this Alicante test will be: Alberto Monarri (2016), Iván Ares (2017), Miguel Fuster (2018), Pepe López (2019 and 2022) and ‘Cohete’ Suárez (2020).

There are nearly twenty high-end vehicles among those registered. Some came from abroad. This is the case of the Skoda Fabia RS Rally2 Freddy LoixThe experienced Belgian driver, who competed regularly in the WRC World Championship throughout the nineties and the first decade of the 2000s, was impressed by the scoring at the International Iberian Rally Cup event. Another special name that stood out at the event was Automobile Club AIA It belongs to Jos Verstappen, who has been a “fan” of the Hércules Club de Fútbol since Friday.

Episodes and times

The La Nucía Rally will take place through thirty municipalities in the interior of the state. The test started at 14.30, departing from Camilo Cano Sports City, and the first section of the 7.39 kilometer Raúl Albí (Tárbena-Rates) was encountered at 15.06. The second special race of this first stage will be the 10.3 kilometer Vall d’Ebo-Pego and the third will be run between the 16.1 kilometer Xaló and Bernia. After TC-2, there will be a checkpoint and signings in Pego (15:47). A second pass will be given to the above-mentioned three sections in the same order, starting from 19:22 to complete the first day of the competition after 22:00.

The second day, Saturday, has a fixed day.leaving La Nucía at 8.30am.. The first timed section, Torremanzanas-Benifallim (11.7 kilometers), will start at: 9:45 am.. The next TC-8 will be the 13.6 kilometer long Lluís Brotons-Rebolcat, and the morning loop will close with the 15.8 kilometer long Tudons-Relleu. After regrouping and passing relief in Benidorm, the cars still racing will compete in the final part of the rally. 14:40. The Torremanzanas-Benifallim, Lluís Brotons-Rebolcat and Tudons-Relleu sections will be repeated. A regrouping was planned in Alcoy before the final episode. Participants are scheduled to return to La Nucía, where the trophy presentation ceremony will be held, before six o’clock in the afternoon. 19:10 hour.