The race has been presented by Palazzo Mantica with the team Acciona as special guest. The 100% Eco Powered will be driven by the crew Andrea Mayer Peterhansel - Emma Clair.
Palazzo Montereale Mantica hosted today the presentation of the Italian Baja 2017, the sixth leg of the FIA World Cup for Cross Country Rallies. The race will take place from Friday, June 16th,until Sunday, June 18th, along the Cosa and Tagliamento riverbeds, developing among the surroundings of Spilimbergo, San Giorgio Richinvelda, Arzene-Valvasone, San Martino and San Vito al Tagliamento.
Challengers will come from 4 continents and 21 nations to participate in this off road race, which this year absolutely got the records of entries in Italy, 74 cars; it represents an extraordinary result also looking at the rest of the World, where even the “giant” Dakar had to lose a lot of participants.
The most important news of the Italian Baja 2017 are the participation of the electric vehicle Acciona 100% EcoPowered, with its absolute debut in Europa. The Spanish prototype will be driven by Andrea Mayer Peterhansel, the wife of the formidable Stephane who won 13 Dakar, together with the French Emma Clair as co-pilot.
The race will start on Friday, June 16th, at 4:55pm with the Super Special Stage of 19,81 km called “Memorial Azzaretti” in the Valvadrom area. Then the convoy of vehicles will reach the square piazza XX Settembre in Pordenone for taking part in the suggestive ceremony of choice of the first ten re-start positions of Saturday (at 7pm). All vehicles will offer a parade driving against traffic flow along the Riviera del Pordenone, already close to the normal traffic thanks to the local festival “Festa del Nonsel”, coming then back to the Fair, Head Quarter of the competition.
Saturday, June 17th three laps along the 91 km sector “Cantina” from Domanins to Valvadrom. In the evening, passage control in the squares of Zoppola” and Pordenone. Sunday, June 18th the second and final leg through two laps on the Selective Sector “Valvadrom” of 86 km from Valvadrom to the Rauscedo Jump.
Carlo Ragogna Italian Baja Press Office
