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Wirtmann Ferenc az első napon döntötte el a WHB Győr Rally historic versenyét
Wirtmann Ferenc and Kerekes József won the D group and the overall classification at the WHB Győr Rally, the fifth round of the HUMDA National Historic Rally Championship. They built a comfortable lead with their Ford Escort Mk II on the first day, allowing them to pace themselves on the less forgiving stages the next day. „Finally, we can say that we had a smooth race,” said Ferenc Wirtmann at the finish line. „We had a minor oil leak in the engine compartment at the Eger Rally, which the chief engineer couldn’t fix for the Győr Rally, but he managed to protect the brakes from oil contamination. Apart from a slight brake overheating, the car worked perfectly.” It was clear before the race that the Sunday stages would put more strain on the car, so they decided to push harder on the first few stages to build a bigger advantage that they could manage on Sunday. And that’s what happened. „We’re definitely leading in the D Group and the D3 category championship, but Joti will calculate our exact position next week. He will let me know how hard I need to push at the start of the Nyíregyháza Rally.” As Kerekes József mentioned before the race, he has many memories associated with the Győr races and the current stages. And once again, he was not disappointed. „I was really looking forward to Tényő and Olaszfalut. I haven’t raced on these stages for a long time, and we had quite a few adventures here before, but this time we managed to finish on all of them,” Joti laughed. „I really enjoyed them. Rábaring didn’t become my favorite, though. From a navigation perspective, it’s quite demanding. There are a lot of similar turns, lots of twists and turns, and you have to concentrate hard to avoid mistakes. Csesznek was interesting. It was practically on the 82 main road. I didn’t understand it during the recce, but during the race, it was quite enjoyable. It was a good race, and we would like to finish the season just as well in Nyíregyháza.”
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