It was an early wake up call for the teams who are competing in the seventh round of the World Rally Championship (WRC). At five o’clock in the morning, even before sunrise, the first car left the beautiful village of Alghero, situated on the northwest coast of the island of Sardinia.
The first stage in the north was a tough 15 kilometres warm up for the teams. Jan Kopecký and Pavel Dresler were fully awake and scored the first fastest time of the day, followed by Ole Christian Veiby / Stig Rune Skjaermœn. On the next test, the 28 kilometres of Monti di Ala, Norwegian youngster Veiby achieved his third best time of the event.
The famous Monte Lerno stage and its 28 kilometres of rock-strewn gravel saw a lot of teams in trouble.
He was nevertheless fastest in WRC 2 category. His young stablemate O.C. Veiby got caught in some dust.
2017 Rally Italia Sardegna
It was an early wake up call for the teams who are competing in the seventh round of the World Rally Championship (WRC). At five o’clock in the morning, even before sunrise, the first car left the beautiful village of Alghero, situated on the northwest coast of the island of Sardinia.
The first stage in the north was a tough 15 kilometres warm up for the teams. Jan Kopecký and Pavel Dresler were fully awake and scored the first fastest time of the day, followed by Ole Christian Veiby / Stig Rune Skjaermœn. On the next test, the 28 kilometres of Monti di Ala, Norwegian youngster Veiby achieved his third best time of the event.
The famous Monte Lerno stage and its 28 kilometres of rock-strewn gravel saw a lot of teams in trouble.
He was nevertheless fastest in WRC 2 category. His young stablemate O.C. Veiby got caught in some dust.
