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    Video shakedown Serras de Fafe

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    Whithout surprise, Meeke and Fulton:

    https://www.ewrc-results.com/results...de-basto-2024/

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    Finally someome pick that subject.
    Our mate JAM asked FPAK about Meeke hypothetical title:

    “Kris Meeke and James Fulton line up this week in the Rali Casinos do Algarve, second round of the Portuguese Rally Championship, with the clear objective of winning this summer but a result that helps them win the national title in 2024.

    But the question that arises is: As a foreign duo, can they become national champions in Portugal? The answer is that they can't at the moment and perhaps they can in the future.

    This question was raised in 2023 when Hyundai hired Craig Breen to discuss CPR. Faced with doubts, the Portuguese Automobile and Karting Federation (FPAK) decided to use specialized legal services to analyze the issue.

    The federative body turned to Alexandre Mestre, who is perhaps a prominent figure in terms of sports law in Portugal. This lawyer prepared a legal opinion stating that in an individual sport, such as motorsport, foreign athletes cannot be champions or even winners of championships according to the Legal Regime of Sports Federations in force.

    The issue could be resolved if this same opinion did not consider this rule unconstitutional, claiming it goes against European treaties on sport and free movement of people within the European Union.

    Ni Amorim President of FPAK explained to SportMotores that FPAK decided to delve deeper into the issue. “We are a country of good drivers who have won motorsport titles in different countries, but we do not allow a foreigner to be a champion here. That's why we decided to contact the State Secretariat for Sport and Youth (SEDJ) to answer any questions about how to proceed to change this situation."

    The hearing with the SEDJ was not quick, although it was necessary to wait 3 months and it was clear how long the journey still had to go. “We can claim the unconstitutionality of this rule, but to do so we have to send it to the Constitutional Court and the Assembly of the Republic does this. Pento we have to meet with a parliamentary group, but as we know since November the government is in administration, it is not happening soon enough that this can be accepted. After the Constitutional Court has to decide whether a situation remains or changes. In other words, it is a process that requires some time and administrative work", concluded Ni Amorim

    With no prospect of when the Legal Regime of Sports Federations will be changed, and without the same guarantee that it will be changed, the Portuguese Rally Championship advances with one of the main teams unable to be declared champion or winner of the championship if it is with the highest points at the end, but this same team takes away the remaining points.

    It is also worth noting that if Meeke and Fulton have the most points and are not declared champions, that title will not be awarded to the team that takes the next place.”

    http://sportmotores.com/portal/sport...E0Ee0s2FQrWdgQ

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