Riga Žemaitija intrigue: V.Žala lit the track, a speed section was canceled after the Latvian accident

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Results (constantly updated)

GR9. Vaidotas’ damage recovered again in 43 seconds. advantage over J.Vorobjovs, and this 5 sec. beats G.Notkų.

GREAT canceled due to Latvian Audi no. 53 (Janis Sala, Janis Bruzinskis) accidents that still occurred on GR5. Apparently the car suffered little.

GR7. G.Notkus is chasing J.Vorobjovs again!

GR6. V.Žala won this GR, but separated from J.Vorobjovs only 1.6 seconds. G.Notkus is third and D.Butvilas is fourth after returning after the accident.

GR5. V. The result of the damage is unexpectedly poor. What happened? The judges’ staff informed them that Vaidas had not noticed on their GPS system that it had stopped. However, spectators recorded that Vaidotas turned around.

The first break after GR4

Stopping in the service area. We talk to the runners during the break.

Vaidotas Žala said how many demonstrations she plans to hold in Lithuania this year:

Dominic Butville’s team rebuilt the car after the accident, Dominic is back!

Karolis Raišys revealed that he was driving with a crankcase stuck, from which a little oil dripped. Therefore, be very careful.

Aras Kalėda explained which microduel rally are noteworthy:

GR4. G.Notkus’s V.Žala does not break traditions, who is in second place, has paid in this GR for 8.1 seconds. It seems that Giedrius is seriously determined to beat and beat J. Vorobjovs in the overall standings. V.Švedas and R.Čapkauskas are ahead of Mitsubishi this time by Polish R.Kocikas with Ford Fiesta R5.

GR3. When driving a second time in the first speed section, Giedrius Notkus is already faster than the Latvian J.Vorobjovs for more than 5 seconds. And R.Čapkauskas is surpassed by the Polish M.Zapala. Of course, the fastest is the crew of V.Žala and A. Malniekas, who reached the Giedrius Notkus “boat” with their green “hornet” for 9.8 seconds.

GR2. Dominikas Butvilas had no luck, he left the rally after going off the road …

On the list of those who left without Dominykas – D. Biesevičius with “Porsche” (technical failure) and G. Firantas. E.Gezevičius and Š.Gumauskas also got out of the way. In total, 9 teams will not continue the race.

GR1. In the first speed section, five out of six Lithuanian rally champions jumped forward: V.Žala, J.Vorobjovs, D.Butvilas, G.Notkus, V.Švedas. On a fast, but wet and slippery track, V.Žala started from Latvia for 13.25 seconds.

Before the start, Agrorodeo co-driver Andris Malniekas said starting on that track first is the best option and a great advantage.

G.Firantas and M.Valiulis failed: the damper broke.

108 kilometers of wet soil

100 teams competing in three categories: MAXI, MIDI, MINI, will cover different kilometers. The most professional (MAXI) will cover 108 km or 7 speed sections, 6 of which must be driven twice.

After a rainy night, the trail is tight in many places, especially in forested areas. As a result, the race will be difficult to predict.

In the official tests carried out a week ago, Giedrius Notkus was the fastest, Dominykas Butvilas was second in the car trying to get used to it and returning to the rally again. And Vaidotas’ damage was not involved in them. Therefore, it is still difficult to judge the real ability of the rivals.

The beginning of Vytautas Švedas can also be called a kind of return. He sold the VW Polo R5 and returned to the wheel of the Mitsubishi EVO X.

We will remind you that V.Žala and A. Malnieks won the test speed section on Friday night.