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Peterhansel makes Best time in the Sertões Pime

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The 2012 International Sertões Rally began this Saturday (18) morning with the prologue, which is the stage that precedes the Super, and also that defines the position that the teams will hold on the start of the first stage that will occur on Sunday (19th). This is scheduled to begin at 10:00 on the beach of São Luis (MA), the test was delayed due to the tide that was very high, restarting at 11:30.

The UTVs were the first on the track and due to the Sharp curves and 1.700 meters of sand and stones, the competitions was tough. The team composed of Sylvio de Barros and Pipo Mirone made the best time of 1m54s, followed by Jason Oliveira and Marcos Lara, and Robert Nahas and Nuno Fojo, with the same amount of minutes however with one tenth of a second difference from the second place.

The one who did best in the quads was Marcelo Medeiros, who completed the round in 1m45s. The current champion, Tom Rosa, completed the round two seconds slower. Ernesto Watashi came in third with 1m48s. Felipe Zanol came right behind with only four tenths of a second difference, followed by Nielsem Bueno with 1m40s6.

On the second stage of the prologue, cars and trucks started on the track. The Frenchman, Stephane Peterhansel, ten times Dakar champion, together with the navigator Jean-Paul Cottret, managed the best time in the test, 1m46s. Huilherme Spinelli was the second, with 1m48s.

Bartolomeu Carvalho, from the Tupan team, had an accident during the track and almost turned his car over . The drivers Roberto Guilherme Reijers and Fausto Dallape, from the Reijers Rally Team, Gunter Hinkelmann and Josi Koerich, MSL Brasil, who were stillon the track were hindered and managed to start again after the trucks at the end of the prologue.

In the truck category, the team composed of Rafael Martinex-Conde, José Papacena Neto and Leandro Oliveira made Best time with 2m10s, ending the prologue.

Este texto foi escrito por: Fanni Duarte

Last modified: agosto 18, 2012

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