Portuguese Rally News

Interesting ideia. The 2WD cup (and probably the N4 too) just count in the continental events. I like it.
The ideia about the cups, it's not to separate the champ, but to have something more to race for. Drivers seem to like the Regional Tarmac and Gravel champs.

About the new 2WD, maybe just new cars, not drivers... even if one of them will come from the Northern Regional. About the N4, if everything goes according to the drivers planing, we'll probably get two fast Center Regional drivers and a Madeira one ;)

And today I heard something curious enough to got me making questions. It's known that Pascoal wanted a Porsche, and he sold his Evo7 to Carlos Vieira(will be his recce car) that had his Porsche for sale. Maybe they did an exchange. It would be great to see Pascoal in the Porsche. Maybe that away he can beat Peres in the new car he his suppose to be having soon :P

Porsche of Vieira sold to Team Vespas

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Tommorow starts "Rallye Casinos do Algarve", last round of CNR (portuguese rally champ). Close fights between Fontes (DS3 R5) and Moura (Fiesta R5) for the overall title, plus Cid (Clio S1600) and Ruivo (Clio R3) for the 2wd title, are expected. A good number of competitive cars and drivers, but a very short entry list at this season's final event, that will return to some of the great southern gravel roads, well knowned to those that use to come in for Portugal WRC Rally.

Promo video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_1slurXpIc

Entry list (lista de inscritos 2015), live timing and other info at: http://clubeautomovelalgarve.pt/docs/Alg15/index.html

Lots of suspense at last CNR event!
The title was moving from Fontes (DS3) to Moura (Fiesta) during Algarve Rally but Fontes, despite Moura clear win, manage to get 2nd at the end, becoming 2015 Portuguese rally champ (his 1st rally title after several in circuit racing).
Congrats to Fontes/Ramalho and Citroën for the win and also to the vice champs, Moura/Costa.
2015 2wd champs are Cid/Silva (Clio S1600), beating Ruivo/Peixoto (Clio R3) by only 1 point! Congrats to all of them.
Besides the title fights, great rally perfs from exGT racing driver Vieira (Fiesta), that lead on 1st day, and the ERC junior driver Gago (208R2), faster 2wd until getting a puncture.
Now a long break, til March, for the promising 2016 CNR start.

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Best of the Portuguese Rally Championship 2015:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-D0...dex=22&list=WL

Video from Rallye Casinos do Algarve
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2K3...ature=youtu.be

João Barros will do a pause, only selected events at Portugal and Spain.

Carlos Martins with ex champion car

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Carlos Vieira with new car

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Manuel Castro with Skoda Fabia S2000 too

Portuguese legend Fernando Peres with ex João Barros car

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Support Ricardo Teodósio campaign and assure is participation in the 2016 Portuguese Rally Championship:

http://ppl.com.pt/en/prj/ricardo-teodosio-ralis-r5

http://ppl.com.pt/sites/default/file...?itok=PEH6fx0L

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiMiibwbHtk

Best luck to Teodósio and his team!

This year our national championship (CNR) will have, probably, the best ever top field!

Confirmed:
José Pedro Fontes* - DS3 R5
Pedro Meireles* – Fabia R5
Fernando Peres* – Fiesta R5
Miguel Barbosa**- Fabia R5
Carlos Vieira***- DS3 R5
Carlos Martins – DS3 R5
Diogo Salvi – Fiesta R5
Joaquim Alves – Fabia S2000
Manuel Castro - Fabia S2000

Yet to confirm:
Bruno Magalhães* – 208 T16
Ricardo Moura* - Fiesta R5
Adruzilo Lopes* - Fiesta R5
João Barros – Fiesta R5
Elias Barros – Fiesta R5
Mário Barbosa**** – Fiesta R5
Ricardo Teodósio – Fiesta R5
Miguel Campos* – Fiesta R5 or 208 T16
João Correia - Fabia S2000

Fontes and Meireles have Citroen and Skoda financial backup, but there’s no in-house importer team. Magalhães is trying to do ERC, but Peugeot’s importer (his main sponsor) may choose CNR instead. Some of the above unconfirmed drivers already have the car but their rally program is still unknown.

On the less bright side, we’ll might have fewer drivers in 2wd cars than in top 4wd cars...entry lists for CNR rounds may get short, but no doubt there’s gonna be lots of quality on them!

*CNR former champs **Cross country champ ***Circuit racing champ ****Rallycross champ

Manuel Castro not Mário
Mário Barbosa not Marco

Thanks André! I've also added today's news about the possible return of João Correia in a S2000 Fabia. And let's see what driver/car will be run by Veloso Motorsport (a GT or another R5?). It's going to be hard wait till March!

Veloso should be Manuel Castro and maybe Pascoal.

João Correia's Fabia still unknown but maybe it is not so far...

Portuguese championship on Motors TV :)

Carlos Vieira
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Fernando Peres
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Portuguese championship on Motors TV :)

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Really hope they're going for a special series about CNR championship, with specific and detailed reports (doing the same for CNV and CNTT).

If the option is going to be those mixed motorsport "FPAK Magazine" tv shows they used to broadcast at RTP, it’ll be a sad waste of time and money.

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CNR updated list

Confirmed:
José Pedro Fontes - DS3 R5
Pedro Meireles – Fabia R5
Fernando Peres – Fiesta R5
Miguel Barbosa - Fabia R5
Carlos Vieira - DS3 R5
Carlos Martins – DS3 R5
João Barros – Fiesta R5
Elias Barros – Fiesta R5
Diogo Salvi – Fabia R5
Joaquim Alves – Fabia S2000
Manuel Castro - Fabia S2000

Yet to confirm:
Bruno Magalhães – 208 T16
Ricardo Moura - Fiesta R5
Adruzilo Lopes - Fiesta R5
Mário Barbosa – Fiesta R5
Ricardo Teodósio – Fiesta R5
Paulo Meireles - Fabia R5
Alfredo Barros- Fiesta R5
Miguel Campos – Fiesta R5 or 208 T16
João Correia - Fabia S2000

Second test to Miguel Barbosa

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And Salvi

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Teaser Fafe 2016: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBSqdJH0Uio

Today Craig Breen with Sports&You Team testing in Fafe.

Miguel Barbosa

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Pedro Meireles

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Some snow on the stages for the recces.

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Today Craig Breen with Sports&You Team testing in Fafe.

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Recce with some ice and snow:
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Unseeded entry list: http://ewrc-results.com/startlist.ph...s-de-Fafe-2016

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Best of Fafe tests:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7SqDUHxKtM

Today first run of Miguel Campos with the Skoda, also in Fafe.

It’s going to be an amazing rally! Besides usual contenders we’ll get former national champs returning to the series and some newcomers with lots of potential. It’s hard to make a guess, but I’m really hoping that Peres and Campos will be at Fontes/Moura pace from the beginning!

On the negative side, there are very few 2wd crews in CNR field. Organizers must promote them, because it’ll be hard to get 4wd drivers in the future without having 2wd drivers at the present.

Rally Serras de Fafe official web site: http://www.demoporto.com/index.php/c...016?Itemid=109 (live timing link in their home page)

Live timming will be here: http://cnr.cronobandeira.com/

João Barros:
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Elias Barros:
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