Erc Barum Czech Rally Zlin Preview - PaddockTalk
The ERC moves is moving to critical stage of the season, with the hopes and dreams of drivers and teams pinned on the remaining four rounds - two on Tarmac (this and the Rallye International du Valais finale) and two mainly on gravel (the Cyprus... The result is a magnificent ERC entry, with 22 R5 and Super 2000 cars in the ERC1 category, four title rivals in ERC2 and 19 in ERC3, within which are 14 ERC Juniors. Qualifying gets the 45th edition of Barum Czech Rally Zlín underway with ERC-registered drivers tackling the 4. 71km Poho?elice stage on Friday 28 August, with the top 15 fastest selecting their starting positions for leg one. The ceremonial start takes place later that day in Zlíns bustling city square at 17h00, before the traditional opening stage of the event - three laps of the Zlín city superspecial stage and around the Bata factory (where Tomá Ba?a founded the... Leg one continues the following day with eight more stages - a 48. 2km loop of four stages, tackled twice. After a total of 141. 85kms leg one draws to a close at 23h30. The second and final leg on Sunday (30 August) gets underway at 07h20 and contains a further six stages, totalling 87. 36kms. Source: paddocktalk.com
