Accident this morning for the crew made up of Enrico Brazzoli and Manuel Fenoli who, on a Porsche 911, were taking part in the Sanremo Rally Storico.
It seems that the car had a problem and, as you can see in the pictures, when exiting a hairpin bend, it went off-road. Luckily the crew came out unscathed from the accident.
Meanwhile Lucio da Zanche and Daniele De LuisPorsche Carrera Rs, setting the absolute best time in four of the six special stages scheduled, closed the first stage of the 37th Sanremo Rally Storico in command, a race valid for the Italian Rally Autostoriche Championship and also for the continental series.
The driver from Valtellina took the lead from the first timed stretch slowly expanding his advantage over the crew formed by Angelo Lombardo and Roberto Consiglio, on Porsche 911 Carrera RS. The Sicilian has in fact concluded with a disadvantage 22 ”1, a result that at the moment however rewards him and which always at the moment guarantees him the title of Italian Champion Absolute Rally Autostoriche to be added to the title of Italian Champion of the 2nd group already acquired.
In third place, behind the first two who are racing to themselves, a good performance Oreste Pasetto with Michela GraziatoPorsche 911 Sc of the second group, ending more than 2 ‘from the leader.
First of the 3rd group they closed, Enrico Volpato paired with Flavio Zanella on a Ford Escort Cosworth, fourth overall. Among other things, the one formed by Ermanno Sordi and Maurizio Barone, in a Porsche 911, placed right in front of the crew currently at the top of the 4th group. Sc. To underline the eighth place in the absolute, second of the 3rd grouping of Beniamino Lo Presti paired with Nicolò Gonnella on a Porsche 911 SC. Just Lo Presti can celebrate in advance the title of Champion in the 3rd group, after the withdrawal of the direct opponent Tiziano Nerobutto.
Among the most important retirements of this first stage those of Enrico Brazzoli, the one already mentioned by Tiziano Nerobutto in the race with his daughter Francesca, who went off the road without consequences for the two with their Opel Ascona 400, and that of Matteo Luise, as a couple. with Melissa Ferro, also at the top in the overall standings, before going off the road, also in this case bloodless for the two, which stopped them.
Ranking after first stage: 1. From Zanche-De Luis (Porsche Carrera Rs) in 43’38.8; 2. Lombardo-Consiglio (Porsche Carrera Rs) at 22 ”1; 3. Pasetto-Graziato (Porsche 911 Sc) at 2’28 ”5; 4. Volpato-Zanella (Ford Escort Rs) at 2’46 ”4; 5. Sordi-Barone (Porsche 911 Scrs) at 3’42 ”0; 6. Scoreboard-Zambelli (Porsche 911 Sc) at 3’48 ”8; 7. Farris-Pirisinu (Porsche 911 Sc) at 5’13 ”5; 8. Lo Presti-Gonella (Porsche 911 Sc) at 5’37 ”5; 9. Bottazzi-Magnani (Opel Corsa Gsi) at 6’28 ”7; 10. Delladio-Musti (Porsche 911 Rs) at 6’39 “2.
Second stage tomorrow departing from Sanremo at 8.15am and returning to the splendid city of western Liguria at 2.13pm. Five timed sections of 64.41 km are scheduled.
