Edu Piano’s truck (foto: Theo Ribeiro)
The truck driven by the trio Edu Piano/Solon Mendes/Davi Oliveira (405) arrived in first place in the marathon stage of the rally (5th general stage). They made it in 50 minutes less than the second vehicle, driven by Guido Salvini Netto/Flávio Bisi/Fernando Chwai (401): while Edu finished the test in 5h3min29, Guido marked 5h51min8.
We did well. There was a lot of navigation and Solon once again was perfect. But it was difficult. There was a time that the suspension was not answering, the fatigue also got to us, because of the five hours straight, said Edu, to Webventure.
For tomorrow the second leg of the marathon, when the competitors continue without mechanical support and they have to repair their trucks alone Guido says he is unperturbed. The truck is one piece. We only have a few things to adjust, which we will do in the 20 minutes before the start.
The duo Rafael/José Papacena (406),arrived in third place in 5h53min48. In fourth came the trio André Azevedo/Sidinei Broering/Ronaldo Pinto (403), in 5h59min28.
General Results
At the end of the first stage of the marathon (and 5th of the rally), the truck of the trio Edu /Solon /Davi is in first place, with the accumulated time of 14h46min31. The trio Guido/Flávio/Fernando is in second (15h29min38), André /Sidinei/Ronaldo in third (15h56min02) and the duo Rafael/José in fourth (16h39min31).
* Andrei Spinassé collaborated, straight from Lizarda (TO)
Este texto foi escrito por: Marlin Novak*