Motoring: Carlos Martins, pilot serpense, wins rally in homeland.
The duo Carlos Martins, natural pilot Serpa, and Daniel Amaral (Mitsubishi evo VII) They won the edition 2018 Flower of the Alentejo Rally City Serpa. Emotion to the last cm!.
Tremendous fight in issue 2018 Flower of the Alentejo Rally РCity Serpa. The duo Carlos Martins, natural pilot Serpa, and Daniel Amaral (Mitsubishi evo VII) They won the overall by a difference in minimum time - a tenth of a second - to face Carlos Fernandes / Bruno Abreu (Mitsubishi evo VI), while the third place went to a distant 1.56.0 mts (Fernando Peres / Jos̩ Pedro Silva РMitsubishi evo IX).
In this edition of Serpa Rally, the first pass by Brinches was marked by championship leader incident, Márcio Marreiros, who got the car stopped after crossing the watercourse, losing just there any chance of a good result, it soon lost 3.48 mts (8 would not end). Also Fernando Peres, it was the 2nd on the road, He lost a lot of time with the Márcio incident, since it ran out of space to move, losing 1.35 mts.
But the excitement was a constant throughout the day. tremendous struggle in each section between Carlos Fernandes and Carlos Martins. PE1 Fernandes wins 8.10 seconds Martins, that responds in PEC2 recovering 13.1 himself. The 3rd PEC closed with new victory Fernandes, who finished the classification ahead morning with section 1 second advantage to Martins.
For a late, more 3 special stages classification (Santa Iria, 2 times, and Brinches) and guaranteed show promise. In Santa Iria, Carlos Martins back to make the best time and returns to the command Rally, with a lead of 4.8 seconds. Following the final passage through Brinches, where Carlos Fernandes wins and back to the command Rally, with 2,5 second lead for Martins. The last passage in Santa Iria gave the same winner, Carlos Martins, who won 1.5 seconds when Carlos Fernandes, who still held the 1st place overall, 1 second front. Everything would have to be decided in the super special night.
The epilogue of the Alentejo Rally Flower City Serpa, had appointed time - 21:30. Hundreds of people witnessed the tremendous struggle for final victory, in only 2060 meters. Carlos Martins won the super special with less 1.10 seconds Carlos Fernandes, which allowed him to win the rally with only one tenth of a second advantage. A negligible difference, but says well the competitiveness of this Rally. Very good!
excellent Rally, with excitement until the last centimeter, and victory of Carlos Martins / Daniel Amaral in Mitsubishi Evo VII (who won the 3 Santa Iria passages and the super special), Carlos Fernandes / Bruno Abreu in Mitsubishi Evo VI (who won the 3 Brinches passages), just a tenth of a difference. The final podium place went to Fernando Peres / José Pedro Silva in Mitsubishi Evo IX, who recovered well, after the impact of the first portion.
Straight Forecast carried an average 88,06 Km/h, to meet 67,07 Km this Serpa Rally, one of the most played ever Rally.
In 35 years of journalism on motorsport, Serpa this rally was the most competitive, with uncertainty until the last centimeter, I had opportunity to follow.
José Carlos Pereira
