Klever wins his first race
Foto: David Santos Jr
Even without a win until the eighth stage, Klever Kolberg / Flávio Marinho maintained the stability and came to lead the Cars category. And in the second to last day, the duo accelerated and secured their first victory in Sertões International Rally, with time of 3h25min59. With the result, Klever took second place overall, followed by Guilherme Spinelli / Youssef Haddad.
"We started the stage very cautious because we had continuous problems with flat tire tire. We started very light, more for wide back, but then did a clean stage, it was a lot of navigation, Flavio was spectacular, wrap it up," Klever said.
The second position was in step with Jean Azevedo / Cavassini Emerson, who faced many problems with the car throughout the competition. The difference in Klever for Jean was only 1min07.
The category leader in the standings, the pair Guilherme Spinelli / Youssef Haddad secured third place in the stage with 3h34min01, followed by Paulo Nobre (Palmerinhas) / Luiz Palu and Marlon Koerich / Deco Muniz.
Riamburgo Ximenes / Stanger Eller missed the second place in the overall standings for Klever, came in sixth today. The difference from one to another is approximately five minutes.
Results - Check out the standing of the second to last stage and the first five duos:
Stage
1) Klever Kolberg/ Flávio Marinho – 3h25min59
2) Jean Azevedo/ Emerson Cavassin – 3h27min06
3) Guilherme Spinelli/ Youssef Haddad – 3h34min01
4) Paulo Nobre/ Luiz Palú – 3h34min11
5) Marlon Koerich/Deco Muniz - 3h34min18
Accumulated
1) Guilherme Spinelli/ Youssef Haddad – 24h09min39
2) Klever Kolberg/ Flávio Marinho – 24h30min27
3) Riamburgo Ximenes/ Stanger Eller – 24h35min07
4) Paulo Nobre/ Luiz Palú – 25h04min27
5) Cristian Baumgart/ Beco Andreotti – 25h20min15