The Canarian team Javi Cañada and Aday Ortiz who this year will compete in the Spanish championship within the Peugeot Challenge with a Peugeot 208 Rally 4, and at the same time try to be part of the Peugeot Challenge Championship on the peninsula and the Iberian Rally Cup which joins the neighboring country of Portugal with a total of 7 events.
The conejero driver Javi Cañada, along with Aday Ortiz, signed a remarkable performance at the controls of the Peugeot 208 Rally4 in the Spanish Championship, within the Peugeot Challenge, during the 32nd La Nucía Mediterráneo Rally, where they achieved a meritorious third place. The competition had as its epicenter the Ciutat Esportiva, which served as the rally's nerve center, hosting the paddock, assistance areas, and various ceremonies, and took place under changing conditions, combining sections with rain and completely dry areas, which increased the demands of the sections of the total route of 124.74 timed kilometers, distributed over ten sections and two stages, testing both the skill of the drivers and the mechanical reliability of the vehicles.
Cañada and Ortiz knew how to adapt to the difficult circumstances, maintaining a competitive and constant pace that allowed them to consolidate a prominent position within their category, reaffirming their progression in the national competition.
The 32nd La Nucía Mediterráneo Rally, is the event that this year opened the Spanish Rally Superchampionship. The rally was held on March 19, 20 and 21, covering more than 30 municipalities in the Alicante mountains and totaling 580 km, with 124.75 km timed in 10 sections and two stages and boasting the best participation in its history, with 18 Rally2 cars and international drivers such as Adam Grahn and Phillip Allen.
At the end of the race, Javi Cañada pointed out: “We came to the La Nucía Rally with the objective of being at the front and we started very strong, managing to lead the race. But the rain on the long section made us drop to third position by being more conservative. In the afternoon we went out to make a comeback, cutting a lot of time and getting close to the lead again, although it wasn't enough. Even so, in a very complicated rally, without having tested the car before and without experience in water, we achieved a third place and very good feelings for what remains of the championship.”
This result represents an important boost for the team, which continues to gain experience and consolidate itself within the Peugeot Challenge, in a season marked by equality and the high level of participants.