Press Release 30/2018 31.07.2018
In a torrid July weekend, the Autorlando-Sport was engaged on the Imola track for the Supercup trophy in the context of the ACI-Weekend, and in the Milano Rally Show.
In Imola started the 911 GT4 driven by the young Alessandro Nervi (# 44) competing in the GT1 class and the 997 CUP led by Massimo Pigoli in the GT2 class (# 34).
Saturday gives the first emotions on the Santerno circuit, with the Pole of Massimo Pigoli and the third place gt1 class for Nervi.
At 4:40 pm race 1 starts that sees Nervi snaps from the 11th pitch and at the end of the 12 laps closes in 2th place in class GT1 that consolidates the leadership in the standings.
Pigoli keeps the first position till the start leading and winning race 1, rejecting Gioffre’s attacks on 991 CUP.
Leadership which has been kept by Massimo Pigoli in race 2 as well, while Alessandro, after a perfect starts conquered second place gt1 class behind the # 29 car driven by Regni.
In the meantime, in Milano, during the Saturday afternoon Rally Gt Porsche makes a parade in the city center arriving in City Life square where the first stage started from the Velodrome Vigorelli.
Preparing the drivers for the two nights stages, Expo Park and Arese shopping center parking. The driver Renzo Rigamonti and the co-driver Niccolo’ Badessi, faced the three stages at their very best time in race conditions and despite their debut on a rear-wheel drive car, the 997 R-GT, they were very good.
Second day on Sunday, 6 stages were scheduled (in same “circuits” of the previous day, “Vigorelli”, “Il Centro”, “Arexpo”) where the two guys, Renzo and Niccolo’ (both from Lecco), expressed themselves at the best, improving the times, getting in tune with the car, having fun and making the fans entertained by taking advantage of the rear-wheel drive of the Porsche in matt black-gray livery with neon yellow details for the occasion.
Renzo Rigamonti’s comment: “A beautiful car, not very simple at first, but at the end I understood something. Unfortunately, the first lap of the morning we made a regulation that was not right and I could not use the car at top condition, drilling on the second stage ‘Arese’. Then we put the previous settings back on the set, modified the braking that blocked the front right and it went better. ”
Niccolò Badessi: “The car is a missile and fun, we certainly gave a show both at Arese and at Expo, we had fun and fans were enthusiastic
Many compliments from both the public and other crews, we are a bit the moral winners :). We could not compete against the WRC, but with the R5 yes … Worthy of note the warm, in the car we reached 67 degrees … Overall satisfied and gratified of this wonderful experience …”
“All is well that ends well …” said Shakespeare, the Autorlando-Sport will be ready for the next appointment on 1 and 2 September at the Hungarian Hungaroring racetrack for the fifth round of the European GT4
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