The Rallye of Portugal, the first challenge in the World Rallye Championship for Yeray Lemes -Yeray Lemes and Rogelio Peñate will run from thursday the first of his five events planned in the Junior Championship.
The Rallye of Portugal, the first challenge in the World Rallye Championship for Yeray Lemes
-Yeray Lemes and Rogelio Peñate will run from thursday the first of his five events planned in the Junior Championship.
The hour of truth for the Canary Islands team composed of Yeray Lemes and Rogelio Peñate. The Rallye of Portugal, round six of the World Rally Championship 2010 and second in the junior calendar, will mark the debut of his project at the wheel of a Renault Clio S1600 registered under No 131.
The meeting in Portugal waiting for the second calendar date junior, first turn to many of his followers, including the Spanish driver Yeray Lemes. After a positive test on gravel in Italy at the wheel of the Renault Clio S1600 to be used in Portugal, Yeray Lemes is cautious before its debut. Virtually all candidates for the title are meeting in Portugal, which takes place entirely on gravel.
In any case, after ruling out their participation in Turkey, Lemes and Peñate goal is to add the first points of the season by the end of this rally, and obviously the more the merrier. It will also be important to assess the other competitors on the team’s performance canary in order to keep improving in the future.
Ahead await further of eighteen special tests and three hundred and fifty kilometers. An appointment will be equally tough, whether it’s hot as if were to rain, so in all respects will be an important test for the interests of Yeray Lemes.
The first objective is to change the “chip” of a vehicle four wheel drive a front-wheel drive for driving on gravel. Throughout this process, besides the background that will provide the kilometers, will be equally important and effective a shakedown recognition that helps them find the ideal set-up in the Renault Clio S1600, in order to shoot fast and secure, ultimately with feeling good.
Yeray Lemes comments about their debut is a “must start scoring in the Rally of Portugal. That is our main objective, and of course going to learn and experience by adding the most important event. Many institutions, corporations and fans who support us in this challenge, and now we who must put the rest”, said the young driver from Lanzarote.
His codriver Rogelio Peñate notable for its part is the “second appearance for both in a World Cup rally, and we know how much you have to run in order to be well classified. In any case the tests performed a few weeks ago were quite good, and all we need to cover some good recognition and shakedown out with confidence”, concluded Peñate.