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JORD GENE, UDER DEL Nacgonal DE FEFORD Váquez(Médico) Martés, 12 de julio de 1988 Página 49 .:MOTQR El granizo no evitóla victoria del“Peugeot 405 Turbo” A TODO GAS L ICOD L PWIS PA( RALLV DE NUEVA ZELAN entre representantes de la Dipu DA.— El austriaco Sepp Haider tación, Ayuntamiento, C.S.D., PARA ARI (Opel Kadett GSI). se ha afianzado al .R. F.M. E. y Comunidad de Castilla-La mando del Ra//y de Nueva Zelanda, Mancha. Próximamente aparecerá válido para el mundial de pilotos. enel “B.O.E.” el anuncio del concur Tras la tercera etapa dispone de’ so para la adjudicación de las obras, 1802” de ventaja sobre Ray Wi/son ‘esperandose que pueda inagurarse (Mazzda), 21.43 sobre Maicon Sta a finales del próximo año. ward(Audi), 22.47 sobre David Offi-. VINUESA.— El piloto español Al cer (Mitsubishi) y 24.05 sobre Mee fonso García Vinuesa piensa que kings(Toyota). podrá contar con un “Reynard” para EURÓTURISMOS.— Los’”Ford la carrera de Brands Hatch el 21 de Sierra Cosworth RS 500” domina agosto. El equipo Chamberlain esta ron la prueba del Europeo de Turis ría dispuesto a adquirir el coche que mos disputada en Nurburgring sobre sirve de muleto al equipo Spirit dos mangas de 250 kms. cada una. Tom’s. Ludwig-Soper acabaron ‘con menos de 6” de ventaja sobre sus compa FERRARI.— La escudería Ferrari ñeros Dieudonne-Brancate/li y con ha fichado al ‘piloto brasileño Rober algo más de 1 ‘sobre el “BMW M3” to Moreno para que lleve a cabo las de Láffite-Grouillard, ganandor de pruebas del nuevo coche con motor • Ari Vatanen y el “Peugeot”, imbatibles la segunda manga. atmosférico diseñado por John Ber Tal como se esperaba., los “Peu nard, ya qúe Berger y Alboreto de tros de altitud y la llegada, 20 km CATALAN DE VELOCIDAD.- En ben concentrarse en la actual tem • geot 405 Turbo 16” dominarón la después, estáa4.290; en otras pala Calafat se disputó la primera prueba porada. También busca un sustituto • Subida al Pikes Peak, una de las ca- bras, lbs 156 virajes permiten ganar del Campeonato de Cataluña de del francés J.J. (-lis, el diseñador del • rreras americanas más clásicas y po nada menos que 1.490 metros de al Velocidad motociclista. En Superbi motor, que ha vuélto a ‘RenaUlt”, pulares, única en su.género. .Ari Va titud. ‘Ni que decir tiene que estas (Yamaha-Gabi.)kas et vencedor seguidofue José de M.a Caves Pardo provocando un disgusto en el equipo tanen y Juba Kankkur,en, a los man condicionés ponen muchos proble italiano.., aunque juran que el fran dós de los óoches ganadores. del mas a todos, no sólo por el frío, sino tany (Yamaha-Folch) y Juan Cano cés no es insuétituible. - Dakar, en los que sehabía adoptado también por la carburación enrareci (Yamaha). En F-2 se impuso Marc un nuevo sistema de 4 ruedas direc da. Gráu (Honda-Drug Moto) seguido de MOTOCROSS 500.— El británico trices, se adjudicaron con toda clari Vatanen reaó un tiempo • de Ricard Jové (Yamaha) y Joaquín Dave Thorpe ganó las dos mangas dad las dos primeras posiciones, ba 10’47”22, por 10.52.84 de Karikku Sais (Honda). En .125c.c. Ol vencedor del Gran Premio de Gran. Bretaña tiendo además Vatanen el récord de nen. La tercera posición.fue para el fue Lujé Gaja (Yamaha), seguido de de Motocross 500 c.c. por delante la prueba que detentaba Walter italiano Paolo A!essandrini (LanciaPere Riba (Yamaha) y Enrio Cirera de su gran rival Eric Geboers. Con Rohrl(Audi) por sóto6/10. Delta 4WD), ya muy lejos de los ven (Cágiva). Yen BOc.c. Iván Miserachs estas dos victorias, Thorpe (Honda Esta pruebá es la más antigua de cedores(11.55.01), seguido deThor (Honda) superó en la meta a Manuel lleva a 9 puntos su ventaja sobre Ge Holm (Ford, 12.53.83) y Shinichiro Almedros (Honda), siendo tercero boers (Honda), mientras que Nicol? USA, excepción de las 500 millas de (Kawasaki) es. tercero del campeo ln’dianápolis yen su palmarésencon (Subaru, 14.02.22). Hay que hacer Joan Puig (Honda). constar que la prueba debió ser inte nato, a 47 puntos. tramos muchos de los ases de está rrurnpida a causa de una gránizada CALAFAT.— La prueba del Nacio famosa carrera: Louis Unser, Bobby nal de Velocidad que debía organi • FEDERACION CATALANA.- Pa Unser (13 victorias), Al Unser, Jerry que recubrió los últimos diez kilóme co Orús, presidente de la F.C.A. ha tros zar el M. C. Cultera a finales de este Unser, Louis UnserJr., AlUnserJr., de recorrido, que incluso se pre meé en el circuito de Calafat ha sido anunciado la composición de su Mario Andretti, Panoli Jones, Rick cisó la ayuda de una pala para lim piar fa carretera. En estas condicio suspendida. El club valenciano no equipo directivo. Mane/ Lligoña (de Mears, Al Rogers, etc., aunque la puede.hacer frente a dicha organia porte), A/fonsoA/varezy Martin Se prueba es el reinado de la familia Un- nés no se esperaba que el récord llen (técnica) son los vicepresiden fuera batido, por lo que se da aún ción. ser que ha ganadoen 27 ocasioneé. • Joan Jiménez más mérito al crono de Vatanen. En ALBACETE.— El añunciado Cir tes; el tesorero, y los • vocales son Antonio Aymat (COA), La carrera es particular. Una an tre los abandonos cabe destacar los cuito Permanente de Albacete po Aman Barful? (rallis), Xavier Conesa cha pista de tierra batida qué lleva a de Roger Mears (Chevy Pick-up, ro dríá ser una realidad muy pronto. Tie (jurídico), Heribert Martín (karting), tas nubes, a través de numerosas.tura de motor) y Rod M///en(Mazdane ya un presupuesto aprobado de ‘Martín Millanés (históricos), Juan paellas. La salida se da a 2.857 me- RX7, motor). , - 800 millones de ptas tras una reunión José Molinera (montaña), Marce! Rovira (of f road) y la doctora Josefa JORD GENE, UDER DEL NACgONAL DE FEFORD Váquez(médico). • KARTING.— La’ ‘tércera de tas pués siguen Antonio Cutiías (51), Roger Morback (49),ocho pruebas del Campeonato Co Cosme Domecq (42), Enrique Glückmann (20) Javier marcal del Ripoilés y Osona de Ka,— Ugalde (17), Víctor Sáe y Pedro Ca//e (14), y Rafael ting, disputada en un circuito urbano Luengo y Víctor CunilI (13). de 680 metros en Ripoll, vio la victo Esta temporada prec)samente la F-Fprd está alcan ria de Muntané-Bau cori 171 vueltas zando finalmente la mayoría de edad. La llegada de nue y 46 puntos; la segunda posición, vos coches y la aparición de un mercado de segunda con las mismas vueltas pero 41 pun mano tiene mucho que ver con el tema. Y se perfilan en. la tos, fue para Uilastras-Saborit categoría algunos jóvenes pilotos que pueden tener un ENRIC BURRULL.— El piloto sa brillante futuro, como es el, caso de Gené o el de Victor badellense Enrie Surrul!, protago López. nista del Campeonato Nacional do El campeonato, patrocinado por Marlboro, debe co Rallies de Tierra sobre un “CitroGfl menzar ya a buscar nuevos horizontes para el próximo Visa”, disputará la Baja Aragón so año, donde sería deseable que se aumentasen el número bre un “Toyota Land Cruiser” cedI de pruebas y se alcanzase mayor difusión, toda vez que do por el concesionario de la íirm, es el certamen por excelencia de la velocidad nacional, a lppon Motor. Jordi Gené, lanzado hacia el futuro (k : Ayrnarní) falta de una categoría superior. En cualquiera de los aí ses primeras potencias del automovilismo en una sola JOAN SARDA.— El piloto barcelo Gené, nés Joan Sardá, que disputa el Cam El joven piloto vallesano Jordi óonsiderado a temporada un joven piloto corre tantas carreras como peonato Francés de F-3, presentará sus 17 años una de las más firmes promesas de nUestro ‘ uño de nuestros hombres en una temporada. Y esto, esta tarde én los locales del Grupo automovilismo, encabeza actualmente el campeonato cuando no existen escuelas de pilotaje con una verdade Letamendi, él concesionario Nacional de F-Ford tras la disputa de las primeras prue- . ra implantación —a pesarde los esfuerzos que en el cam VW-Audi que lo patrocina conjunta bas puntuables. ‘ pode los monoplazas intenta hacer Emilio Villota— es un mente con Motul, el “Martini-VW” Una vez disputadas .5 carreras, Gené tIene 67 puntos handicap excesivamente pesado para nuestros jóvenes con el que disputa dicho campeona por 55 de su gran rival, Víctor López, mientras que des- valores, que después pagan muy caro. to..
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