Seeing is believing. He Canary Islands Rallythe appointment Spanish World Cup, was introduced to society outside its natural habitat, the stretches that run through the YoLucky Islands. In the stadium of Gran Canaria, home of the Las Palmas Sports Union and in that neighborhood of Seven Palms that so much sport usually brings together. Takamoto Katsutaalso leader of the Worldtook the short – less than a couple of kilometers – super special and is the leader of the rally.
It is not unusual in modern sport to see stadiums adapted to other disciplines. There are very notable cases, such as what happened in some Paris Games where basketball or handball took the gigantic Pierre Mauroy from Lille to football. Or these same dates are seen in tennis, with a Mutua Madrid Open who will have training in the Bernabeu. The rally is not foreign and the Canary Islands He chose a stadium that had a good entrance and where the drivers enjoyed themselves. Ogierworld champion and legend, even kissed the shield of the UDLP.
Because more than a stretch it was a party. The pilots appeared with the yellow t-shirts of the Sports Union, They posed on the green and then kicked off the more than 300 kilometers of testing. On an asphalt that is pure and hard, and changes what is seen in Croatia with cuts and abundance of dirt. It will be seen especially from the real action, with the Stadium being a different chapter.
It was not an easy section, the jumps were hard
He mastered it Katsutafirst leader by finishing in 1:54.2. He has just won his first two rallies in a row and is the first Japanese to lead the World Championship. Nobody stops him and transmits that enjoyment. “There were a lot of people and we appreciated it to bring our sport closer to the people,” he explained at the finish line. Sami Pajari and Roberto Dapra, with a Fabia Rally2they closed a top-3 of the day with all the candidate pilots in a handkerchief. For Dani Sordo It was a very positive contact until fourth place in the special. “It wasn’t easy, the jumps were hard,” he said.
Deaf, on the i20.
In WRC2, Alejandro Cachon He took the day more calmly. He remains close to the top-10 in the second category of the World Cup and the loss of time is minimal and will have little impact. Their real battle will begin on Friday with the first real stages of the Canary Islands. Thursday’s party is the starting signal for an unforgettable edition.
Classification after the first day:
Classification.
