This Sunday the final races were held on the roads of San Javier and Alem. The drivers showed all their potential. There was great support from the public and an important tourist movement in the area. The San Juan duo, Gastón Pasten-Miguel Recalt (Skoda) were the winners.
The Championship of Argentine Rally returned to Misiones after nine years with him Missions Rally. Today it concluded successfully the fourth date along the local roads of San Javier, Leandro N. Alem and Almafuerte. The last stage was held, which had six special tests and 70.98 km timed. In total 48 binomials were part of the test. Of the total registered, 20 all-wheel drive cars. In addition, there were 8 missionary pairs.
In the closing the pilots displayed all their potential
Today concluded with the last stage, which had six special tests and 70.98 km timed. The day began at 08:23 a.m. with two passes through Route 225 – National Route 14 (PE7-10), Km. 24 – Cuatro Bocas (PE8-11) and Costanera – Prefectura (PE9-12). In the afternoon, SS11 had a Power Stage format, while SS12 defined the race winners.
The San Juan duo made up of Gastón Pasten-Miguel Recalt (Skoda) won the Misiones Rally with a cumulative time of 1h18m25s4 for the 11 special tests.
Second came Federico Villagra-Virginia Klus (Citroen) and third was Nicolás Diaz-Luis Allende (Skoda).
The Misiones Rally began in the town of San Javier on Friday, June 7. On Saturday, the competitors crossed the municipalities of Almafuerte, Caayarí, Gobernador López, Gobernador López, and Mojón Grande, ending in the city of Alem. Today the coronation took place.
As for the competitors, many of them had their first experience in the red land. “It is the first time we come to Misiones. We had high expectations, it is a place we wanted to come to so we are very happy. The roads are beautiful“, he indicated Juan Galdurozpilot from Buenos Aires, in dialogue with Channel 12.
Great tourist movement in the area
In addition to the strictly sporting aspect, the competition had an immense impact on the local community. There was an intense movement, fun, tourism, gastronomy and three days of full enjoyment for the missionary family.
The localities that made up the competition route They sold out their hotel and lodging places. It is for this reason that municipalities like Oberá will feel the spillover effect of the tourist phenomenon with visitors who spent the night in the city.
In this way, it is expected that this Rally de las Misiones pilot experience will become a permanent date of the Argentine Rally Championship. Today this competition has 8 dates nationwide, of which one was assigned to Misiones and many expect its return in 2025.
Photos – Ampynar press – @viamisiones.
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