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Successful performance of Rok Turk on the return of the rally to the Vipava Valley

Successful performance of Rok Turk on the return of the rally to the Vipava Valley

Rally
The legendary serpentines at the Žablje speed test, the night super special on the streets of Ajdovščina and other attractive places were the scene of the second rally of this year's national championship last weekend. After a break of a few years, a large number of spectators enthusiastically welcomed the return of the rally to the Vipava Valley. Rok Turk and Martina Lazar also performed successfully in the Peugeot 208 R2 with the OPV Racing Cars team. Extremely slippery asphalt, shorter macadam sections and afternoon downpour were definitely a challenge for all crews. After 91 kilometers of speed trials, Rok and Martina took 3rd place in the overall standings, and the fastest were in Division 2: "We are satisfied with the result achieved in the team, everything went according to plan. Mass attendance of spectators, the center of the rally in me
Humar at the rally in Ajdovščina until the victory in the last kilometers

Humar at the rally in Ajdovščina until the victory in the last kilometers

Rally
Aleks Humar and his co-driver Jaka Cevc (Renault Clio R3T) are the winners of the rally for the national championship in Ajdovščina, where they took first place in the last speed test. Humar and Cevc won the introductory speed test on the streets of Ajdovščina on Friday night, and on Saturday morning they were a few seconds behind their competitors in four-wheel drive racing cars. But the experienced racer from Idrija did not give up and managed to reduce the gap in the changeable weather, despite the proverbially slippery asphalt. He made the decisive move at the last speed test in Žablje, where he overtook the then leader Aljoša Novak (mitsubishi lancer EVO9) and won the rally by 2,1 seconds. "A really sweet win. I tried my best. It wasn't an ideal speed test, but it was vs
A great start to the state championship season for Rok Turk

A great start to the state championship season for Rok Turk

Rally
With the victory in Division 2, Rok Turk and Martina Lazar opened the season of the Slovenian national championship, which began last weekend with the Velenje rally. They drove 151 kilometers of speed tests with a Peugeot 208 R2, which they are preparing together with the OPV Racing Cars team, at a high pace, and in addition to winning in their division, they were also looking forward to 3rd place in the overall national championship standings. At the finish line of the Velenje rally, after two days of racing, Rok summed up his impressions: "Martina and I squeezed the maximum out of the car and considering the rather fast and open speed trials, this is more than a great result. along the track, and the new design of the car received a lot of positive feedback.
Aljoša's silent wish will be the first victory for the national championship this year as well

Aljoša's silent wish will be the first victory for the national championship this year as well

Rally
At the end of the week, this year's national rally championship starts in Velenje, where Aljoša Novak and his co-driver Matej Čar are among the most serious candidates for the top spot. The basic task of the season will be to finish the races, and the silent wish remains the first victory in the overall standings. This year, Aljoša Novak and Matej Čar have already had several excellent rallies on macadam in Italy, where they have already driven a Mitsubishi Lancer EVO9 from the workshop of national champion Darko Peljhan. Aljoša does not expect any major problems at the start of the national championship, when he will have to get used to the asphalt. Namely, it is more demanding to move in the opposite direction, ie from asphalt to macadam. "Last year we had a lot of luck, so I would like to finish the races this year. Last year, Matej and I started with the best time on the first speed p.
Jubilee 25th victory with a Peugeot 208 race car

Jubilee 25th victory with a Peugeot 208 race car

Rally
Rok Turk and Martina Lazar were the fastest among the race cars with front-wheel drive in the speed trials of the Opatija rally, which had as many as 108 crews at the start. They impressed many fans with their fast and attractive racing, and they were not bothered by the rain, which brightened up Saturday's rally. They drove all 110 kilometers of speed trials at a high pace and were in 5th place in the overall standings, looking forward to new victories in their class! The new victory was also a jubilee, as it was the 25th victory for Roko and the team with the Peugeot 208: "I'm really happy with the new victory! Definitely a nice rally on the Opatija Riviera with strong international competition. Once again we proved how much we can be fast with this great car! "
The resignation of the Novak-Ocvirk crew in the seventh special stage

The resignation of the Novak-Ocvirk crew in the seventh special stage

Rally
After a great start to the mission, a performance in the Opel Adam International Cup, which takes place at German rallies, the Tim Novak-Uroš Ocvirk crew unfortunately resigned at the Sulingen Rally. On the seventh speed test (out of 13 planned), they 'cut' the bend too much, as it is called in the jargon, and hit the stone so hard with the bike that they damaged the front chassis. "We didn't find the right rhythm at the beginning of the rally, even though we tried. Probably too much. We drove the last Friday speed test without additional headlights, which was a mistake. In the pits, we assumed we wouldn’t need them, but then, due to a co-driver’s accident, the start was postponed for 25 minutes, and by then it was already getting dark. In the same speed test, I also drove into a larger hole that damaged the power steering
Premrl and Verbič successfully through the traps of the Opatija Rally

Premrl and Verbič successfully through the traps of the Opatija Rally

Rally
Grega Premrl and Anja Verbič are returning from Opatija satisfied, as they remain the leaders in the Mitropa Challenge. The seventh place in the general classification of the rally and the third among the race cars with first wheel drive are a good prediction before the start of the domestic national championship, which will begin with the currently largest Slovenian rally in Velenje. The changing conditions and the demanding Istrian asphalt, as expected, greatly spiced up the events at the 25th Rally Opatija. Grega and Anja coped with all the traps very successfully this time. Despite the problems on the penultimate speed test, when they turned twice and even punctured the tire, they achieved a great result. In Division 2, they dictated the pace until the end and fought for the lead between the two drivers and kept a good ten seconds advantage over the experienced Italian
Paddon in Argentina to his first career victory

Paddon in Argentina to his first career victory

WRC
Hayden Paddon registered his first victory for the WRC World Championship after a close showdown in Argentina at the Power Stag. The final day of the rally started with more than half a minute of advantage, which in Sunday's tests melted to just 2.6 seconds. But the New Zealander was elusive in the final rally test. “I have no words, I did my best on the last test,” Paddon said. "Amazing, I can't describe the feelings. All the hard work has finally paid off. I didn't think we had a chance to win, as we usually don't have narrow and twisted trials," he added. Second was Sebastien Ogier at the end, 14.3 seconds behind the Hyundai racer. Third was Andreas Mikkelsen. Racer Team Difference 1 Hayden Paddon Hyundai Motorsport N 3h40m52.9s
The raven remains second

The raven remains second

Rally
At this year's second rally for the German Opel Adam Cup, our crew Tim Novak-Uroš Ocvirk won an excellent fifth place, which is a good result, considering that there were as many as 2016 Adam Cup winners at the start of the ADAC Hessen Rally Vogelsberg 17! With this success, however, our trump cards are still second in the overall cup standings. In fact, the Slovenian representatives were even better, as the second-placed Niki Schelle was only a guest in this race, so they got points for fourth place. "It was a difficult race, it rained heavily on Saturday's first speed trials, so there was also the danger of a trip off the road or even a raft of a car. It dried up in the afternoon, but there was still a lot of mud and some macadam, ”said Tim Novak at the finish line of the Hessen Vogelsberg rally. “I won’t be a river