05 Apr LAURELS HUNT AT TERRA AND IRC

The Schio team searches glory this beginning of April starting with nine cars: three at Liburna, for the first race of CIRT, four at Lirenas, which is the first event of IRC and two at Salita del Costo.

Power Car Team deploys three crews, this weekend, at the 9th Liburna Terra, that has been awarded the first appointment of Rally Terra Italian Championship, in addition to the final of Challenge Raceday Acisport Terra 2016/2017.

Nicolò Marchioro, placed side by side by the faithfully Marco Marchetti, will drive a Peugeot 208 T16 and he will try to start as best his “Terra” season, where he will drive in all the appointments and where he usually is comfortable.

Also the Grosseto driver Leopoldo Maestrini, with Jacopo Innocenti and the talented Lucca driver Luca Cecchettini placed by side by Paolo Garavaldo, both with the Peugeot 207 S2000. The first, who come from an excellent Colline Metallifere, continues his experience on dirt track, the second one is back to the steering wheel after a one year stop and he tries to find quickly the right car confidence.

Four cars start at 7th Lirenas International Rally, an important presence of International Rally Cup, on the Frosinone roads.

The large line up is composed by Bernd Zanon on the Peugeot 207 S2000, and the trio Tommaso Ciuffi, Marco Melino and Simone Goldoni, the last two starting in the whole IRC championship, with Peugeot 208 R2.

Not only rally this weekend, Raffaele and Riccardo Ferrante start at the 26th Salita del Costo, memorable change-down which leads through Cogollo del Cengio to Asiago. It is the second edition of the “new course”, as a matter sof fact it had been inactive for ten years until 2016.

LAST WEEKEND SANREMO, CAUSSES AND COLLINE METALLIFERE

In Sanremo, Damiano De Tommaso found complications because of he had not done tests; the young Varese driver has the talent to do great things, he will prepare at his best the next race. Riccardo Pederzani, at his very first experience in rally, confronted immediately with the high technical level of the Junior championship, on the other hand he proved great adaptability which has brought good vibes in the team.

In France, at Terre des Causses, Tommaso Ciuffi pulled back in the first race day because of a puncture. The following day he returned at super-rally, where he benefited from the opportunity to stack up km for the season.

Finally Leopoldo Maestrini ended well the Colline Metallifere with a great performance, placing himself third in the S1600 class.

Photo: Nicolò Marchioro in action