The Italian Rally World Pilot WRC Andrea Aghini will participate for the first time in the competition
PALMA, 21 Feb. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The XXI edition of the Classic Rally Island of Mallorca will be held on March 6, 7 and 8 and will feature the best participation figures in recent years, specifically, with teams from 14 different countries that will be played the victory.
This Friday, the historical motor test was presented in Puerto Portals, also called ‘La Perla de los Rallys’, which will start on March 6.
The person in charge of presenting the news of the test was the director of the same, Toni Dezcallar, who was accompanied by the Director of Tourism for the governance and sustainability of the Consell de Mallorca, Pedro Mas; the delegate of Economy, Hiring and Sports of the City of Calvià, Javier Tascón; The general director of Puerto Portals, Álvaro Irala, and Pep Cifre, of the Balearic Automobile Federation (FAIB).
The director of the test presented the itinerary for this edition, in which the section of Sa Calobra is present, as the “star” test of the competition and the “most desired” by the pilots and fans are present.
The test will take place for three days and consists of 13 timed sections, in which more than 500 kilometers will be traveled, of which 170 will be on roads cut exclusively for the test.
The Classic Rally Island of Mallorca will start on Thursday, March 6 in the afternoon with two night sections, will continue on Friday with five more sections-among which the 21 kilometers of Sa Calobra stands out, which extends until Lluc– and, and, Finally, the test will culminate on Saturday, when the pilots will run eight sections before returning to Puerto Portals.
The test is divided into the categories of speed and regularity and, this year, it has as a novelty the division according to the year of the vehicle. Thus, the divide speed category in turn into three groups as in the Automobile Championship of Spain: Scratch Pre ’81, Scratch Pre ’90 and Scratch Pre ’98. While in the regularity category, medium regular and low regular groups are established.
Likewise, the test includes the category ‘Index of Performance’ (IOP), with time coefficients according to each vehicle, and the Open category, where vehicles that use modern materials can participate but not block or score in the final.
This year, as in the last editions, the departure shift is invested, so that the speed vehicles will be first and then those of regularity.
Teams and participants
In the XXI edition of the test, teams from 14 different countries will meet. The main ones are Germany, Spain and England, although pilots arrived from Switzerland, Austria, Australia or the United States are added.
According to the organization, these “incredible figures” consolidate the test as one of the Mediterranean reference sport quotes international .
Likewise, they valued the wide variety of brands that will fight for victory, specifically, 26. Among the prominent participants, they referred to the tricampeones of the Nadal Galiana or Seb Perez test or the two -time Kris Rosenberger. All of them, along with other great pilots, will fight to get every day with the victory of the day and become at the end of the third, in Rally champion.
Great champions will also participate in the regularity category, but from the organization they have highlighted the history of the Women’s team Edelhoff/Binder and its Ford Escort RS 2000 of 1973.
The Italian pilot of the WRC Rallies World Cup, Andrea Aghini, who won the 1992 Sanremo rally and went up to the podium on four times in the world championship from 1992 to 1995, this edition of the Classic Rally Island of Mallorca will run to The controls of his Lancia Delta Integrale 35 years later.
On the other hand, they emphasized the quality of the cars that will participate in the test, since the Middle Ages is 43 years which, they remarked, reflects “the good work of the organization to get the most exclusive historical vehicles every year” .
In this edition, the Honorific Award for the oldest vehicle is for a BMV 328 Roadster in 1939, with 86 years of age. They also highlight a Ferrari Daytona Group 4 of 1972, an Austin Healy 100m of 1955 special edition, a 1970 TVR TuCan, a Peugeot 306 Maxi of the 1996 WRC or three Lancia Delta Registration Torino.
Fans can observe vehicles and talk with the pilots in Puerto Portals, as well as witness the departure from the main dock and the awards ceremony on the last day of the competition.
The test director explained the classic Rally commitment Isla de Mallorca with the environment and environment where the competition takes place. Thus, in addition to working with the Balearic Automobile Federation for sustainability, awareness of pilots and fans to follow some recommendations, the organization collaborates with the City Council of Escorca in the recovery of olive trees in Cala Tuent.
On his side, the director of Puerto Portals said that it is “an honor” to host the evidence that, “has established itself as one of the most emblematic of the international calendar.” “This year we enthusiastically celebrate the continuity of our collaboration with the rally, reinforcing our commitment to the engine sport and the promotion of events that provide dynamism and prestige to Puerto Portals and that help to dissecting the activity of the island,” he said Irala.
Along these lines, the Insular Tourism Director for Governance and Sustainability said that having prestigious events with a great international projection such as this competition “is key to attracting quality tourism outside the season.” An issue that, more, significantly reduces the seasonality curve.
The delegate of Economics, Hiring and Sports of Calvià also highlighted the relevance of the test, who has valued the supply of the municipality for the sports and singular events like this.
Thus, he encouraged all the neighbors of Calvià to go on the roads and approach Puerto Portals to “live closely the emotion of an exciting sports test and enjoy the classic jewels of the race that will run this year.”
From the Balearic Automobile Federation, they thanked the organization of the test that year after year makes possible “an event of such a very high quality” for motor lovers and positions Mallorca as “a reference for competition sport.”
Finally, Dezcallar thanked the support of the sponsors, Puerto Portals, Brose, Consell de Mallorca, Calvià City Council and Motorworld, and recalled that fans can follow the live competition through the website of the rally and social networks.