The Panda of Luis and Pedro from Lanzarote has crossed the Peninsula through dirt roads from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic, overcoming the harshness of stony areas, a lot of mud and the different challenges they have suffered stage after stage. During the 'IV edition of the Iberian Classic Raid', which has brought together teams from five different nationalities and more than 100 classic vehicles.
All of them with a common goal, to reach Lisbon eight days later, with incredible stages and a track route with a lot of mud and fences that you have to lower, open and close again when each vehicle passes. They have been able to enjoy a dozen beautiful landscapes and unforgettable experiences, with an "incredible" sixth stage, in which they passed through the Rio Tinto mines.
Touring mountains full of animals they ended up in Huelva, a road in which they went from being in hard areas with stones that punish the vehicles to enjoying softer ones. The rain at night was what made the roads have an extra difficulty, but also fun.
The regularity test of classic cars has gone "frankly better" despite having started "somewhat frustrated" with the results. "We were doing well in meters, but penalties always fall", they highlighted from the team.
In the last two stages things were "improving". They got to know "better the skills" of the new program and in the penultimate stage, they managed to make the three sections go "very well". Regarding the last stage, they achieved the dreamed first place shared in the stage of the day. Pedro commented that they were "gradually adapting to the regularity program" for classic and historical vehicles, which as always has offered the "beautiful possibility of competing among friends".
"We are putting everything we know and can on our part", he added. We have finished "very happy for the treatment in sports, the hospitality and the great friendships" that are created during the competition.
The team faces the 'IV Iberian Classic Raid' with a Panda 4x4 that faced "the tracks very well" and with the change of suspension and the control unit it has been "noticed that it goes much better", the two competitors pointed out.
