Everyone’s hearts were paralyzed this Sunday by the terrible accident in the TC Track in it Autodromo Province of La Pampain Toay. Mario Valle he spun and Juan Ignacio Maceira it hit him. It was in the first series of the category before the Road Tourism that the blow occurred that scared those who were on the circuit and those who followed the competition on television and radio.
As soon as the activity began, the incident occurred. Before completing the first turn of the battery that opened the fire, Valle lost control of his Chevrolet, which turned on its side and came to rest. There came the fear for The side impact is the most serious in motorsports and even more so if it is the left side, which is where the pilot goes.
However, the impact was from the other side and in the front, but no less strong. The blockage produced by Valle’s car caused loss of vision for the rest of the competitors and some of them did not pick up speed, as in the case of Maceira, whose Ford took over the Patagonian’s machine.
The race was neutralized to attend to the runners. They were removed from their cars and taken to the medical center in the Pampas area. There the doctor Road Tourism Corridors Association (ACTC), Rodolfo Balinotti, brought peace of mind. “Mario is fine, with the logical pain, but the most important thing is that he never lost consciousness“, he said about Valle in dialogue with Champions. “He is going to be transferred to the Favaloro sanatorium,” added the doctor. “They have trauma to their ankles and hands“he added about both pilots in the testimony collected by CT only.
The episode was similar to the impact suffered by Christian Ledesma in the TC final held in Viedma, where after a spin from Mar del Plata and poor visibility, he was hit by another competitor. The 2007 champion of the popular category suffered a concussion, according to his own statement. Balinotti.
That event and what happened in Toay once again raised alarm bells about the behavior of some pilots in the face of poor visibility. Instead of slowing down, they continue at full speed and accidents occur. This type of incident always reminds us of what happened with the Missing accident of Guido Falaschi on November 13, 2011 in Balcarce.
In this regard, after the crash suffered by Ledesmathe 1985 champion of the TC 2000, Ruben Daray, was lapidary about the attitude of some pilots and what can happen. “The Falaschi accident is one millimeter away from happening again”he said in an interview with Automundo.
While the TC Pista final was won by Joaquin Ochoa (Dodge). They escorted him Juan Manuel Tomasello (Chevrolet) and Tomas Abdala (Ford). While Jeremías Olmedo (Ford) was eighth and leads the championship.
As for TC, the three-time champion Mariano Werner gave the first victory to a Ford Mustang in this new era. It is worth remembering that Oscar Cabalen He won with that model on June 18, 1967 in the same province, in the road competition called the Vuelta de La Pampa. Werner also rules the competition. They completed the podium Diego Ciantini (Chevrolet) and Mauricio Lambiris (Ford). The next date will be May 12 in Río Hondo Hot Springsin Santiago del Estero.
