Rally TT Vodafone Estoril-Portimao-Marrakech

Goodbye Rally TT Transibérico, welcome Rally TT Vodafone Estoril-Portimão-Marrakech. The challenge planned by Automóvel Club de Portugal (ACP) for a different race of the FIA World Cup for Cross Country Rallies is a reality and caused enormous enthusiasm among all authorities and sponsors involved in another great international ACP organization. Replacing the annual Rally Transiberico the Rally TT Vodafone EPM is organized by the Automotive Club of Portugal and represents the crux of the FIA World Cup for Cross Country Rallies season and one of the longest, most high profile rallies this side of the Dakar. Looking at the previous winners of this event one can see how influential this event has been (Jean-Louis Schlesser, Ari Vatanen, Ginel de Villiers, Carlos Sainz, Luc Alphand, Guerlain Chicherit, and Carlos Sousa). The race will eventually cross into Africa for four days of racing there.

All told the event will cover a route of some 3000 km and some 1800 km in special (racing) stages (1,100 miles) with much of that distance crossing the desert terrain of Morocco. With 43 entries in the “auto” class there are a number of world class entries including Felipe Campos in the X-Raid BMW X3, Eric Van Loon in the JMB Stradale Mitsubishi Racing Lancer, and Eric Vigoroux and his American made Chevrolet as well as a host of Nissans.

Tuesday 08.06.2010, Overall standings after Day 3:

• 1. Filipe Campos PRT / Jaime Baptista PRT BMW X3CC 6h42m33s
• 2. Hélder Oliveira PRT / José Marques PRT Nissan Pathfinder 7h01m54
• 3. Leonid Novitskiy RUS /Andreas Schulz DEU BMW X3CC 7h09m06s
• 4. Bernardo Moniz da Maia PRT / Joana Sotto-Mayor PRT BMW X3CC 7h18m58s
• 5. Ricardo Leal dos Santos PRT / Paulo Fiuza PRT BMW X5 7h19m58s
• 6. José Dinis Luca PRT / Luis Tirano PRT Mitsubishi Pajero 7h34m31s
• 7. Eric Vigouroux FRA / Alex Winocq FRA Chevrolet 7h38m50s
• 8. Ricardo Porém PRT / Manuel Porém PRT Nissan 7h41m26

Schedule:

June 5th (Saturday) Estoril – Portugal – Scutineering

June 6th (Sunday) Portimão – Portugal
Leg 1 – Estoril / Portimão: Liason 200km, SS1 – 7km, SS2 – 150km, Liason 150km

June 7th (Monday) Portimão – Portugal
Leg 2 – Portimão / Portimão: Liason 80km, SS3 – 240 km (Ourique / Portimão), Liason 5km

June 8th (Tuesday) Portimão – Portugal
Leg 3 – Portimão / Nador: Liason 70km, SS4 – 100 km (Portimão – Alcoutim), Liason 350km

June 9th (Wednesday) Errachidia– Morocco
Leg 4 – Nador / Errachidia: Liason 200km, SS5 – 275 km Liason 200km

June 10th (Thursday) Errachidia – Morocco
Leg 5 – Errachidia / Errachidia: Liason 25km, SS6 – 360 km Liason 80km

June 11th (Friday) Zagora – Morocco
Leg 6 – Errachidia / Zagora: Liason 60 km, SS7 – 350 km Liason 30km

June 12th (Saturday) Marrakech – Morocco
Leg 7 – Zagora / Marrakech: Liason 5 km, SS8 – 320 km Liason 350 km

June 13th (Sunday) Marrakech – Morocco
Leg 8 – Marrakech / Marrakech: Liason 40 km, SS9 – 100 km Liason 15 km
Official Finish Ramp

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