The 7th International Historic Costa Smeralda Rally - Martini Trophy was presented yesterday at the Terrazza Martini in Milan. The event organized by Aci Sassari will take place next April 19-20 with headquarters, departure and arrival in Porto Cervo and will be valid for the Italian Historic Car Rally Championship and for the new Italian Regularity Rally championships at "average 60" and average 50". The Martini Rally Vintage, a non-competitive rally of cars in Martini livery, will also be revived.
The presentation was attended by the president of the Automobile Club of Italy, Angelo Stocchi Damiani, the president of Aci Sassari, Giulio Pes, the budget councilor of Olbia, Alessandro Fiorentino, the councilor for Sport of Arzachena, Nicoletta Orecchioni, and Marco Addis of the Municipality of Aglientu. Among the partners, in addition to greetings from Martini and Pirelli, also Diego Bellesini, product manager of Sparco, and Luca Betti, founder of Kimera Automobili, since this year too the splendid 037 Evo Kimera will be entrusted to Miki Biasion. The presence of the Aci president, Angelo Sticchi Damiani and Franz, of the comic duo Ale and Franz, was announced in the race.
Illustrating the new route, designed by Tiziano Siviero, was Edoardo Di Lauro, Associate Consultant of TS Adventure. 122.44 km time trial scheduled, on Friday double passages on San Pasquale and Luogosanto and on Saturday the double laps on the special stages Lu Colbu, Badesi and Figaruja.
«We will embrace the entire North-East of Sardinia. Departure on Friday 19th at 1pm from Porto Cervo towards the San Pasquale test, which will immediately give a clear outline of the ranking. Luogosanto will resume the first km of the 2019 special, then will cross the mountain to reconnect, via a stretch of dirt road, to the old Lo Sfossato, for a total of 14.80 km. Then the reorganization of Aglientu between the first and second passage", explained Di Lauro, underlining the novelty of the flexy reorganization in Olbia, which at the end of the first day will allow the crews to make a stop in the Gallura capital for a duration varying from 20 minutes at three hours.
«The second stage will last 12 hours, with great effort and commitment also for the assistance, which will be first in Tempio and then in Trinità d'Agultu after the first three tests. Lu Colbu will have a highly variable trend, then Badesi and Figaruja, reorganization in Santa Maria Coghinas and finally the awards ceremony, at 4pm in Porto Cervo".
