The fourth edition of the Yaiza Rallysprint began last night with the dispute of the first two sections of the total of six programmed by the organization of the CD. Evesport. Two passes that were won by the two teams with Porsche 911 favorites for the final victory. The first one downhill was scored by the Toñín Suárez-Kimberly González couple, with a time of 4.42.7, surpassing Yeray Lemes-Aitor Cambeiro by 1.2, becoming the first leaders of the rallysprint.
Lemes justified his worst time by having a problem with the grill of additional headlights, but on the second pass going up towards Uga, he made up for it with the best record and marked 4.35.9, cutting 6.1 seconds to Suárez, which meant a change of leader and Lemes-Cambeiro, sporting new colors in the decoration of his mount, took the lead in the provisional general classification by 4.8 seconds over Suárez-González. In short, he dominated the night of the Yaiza Rallysprint with an exchange of scratches between the two main candidates for victory.
The third place on the provisional nocturnal podium is for the BMW M3 of Alvaro Caballero-Noé González, but already 38.8 from the head of the classification, with Yoday and Daniela Betancort very close at 9.8 seconds in fourth place overall with the Peugeot 208 Rally4. The fifth place is occupied after the first two TC, the Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X of Alfredo Guerra-Lara Curbelo.
Few incidents in this nocturnal part, except several penalties to the vehicles that touched in the several chicanes interposed in the longest straights of the 6.7 km section. And the breakdown of number 15 Nauzet de León (R-5 GT Turbo axle).
The test had as a preview the verifications in Playa Blanca with a great atmosphere of public, which later moved to the section of La Breña-Femés-Las Casillas, which had a large number of fans eager to see the evolution of the cars in the middle of the night, on this occasion less dark with the help of the impressive full moon. And after the completion last night of the competition, all the participants and members of the organization tasted one more year the popular paella offered by Evesport and made by Chef Luis, from the Chiringuito Tropical Restaurant in Playa Blanca, who each year surpasses himself in the elaboration of this stew over a wood fire and with more than 22 kilos of rice that gave dinner to more than 150 people.
The Yaiza City Council and the Cabildo de Lanzarote fully support this rallysprint one more year, which is already consolidating in Lanzarote and as one of the most important events of the year in Yaiza, under the organization of the CD. Evesport and scoring for both the Las Palmas Championship of the modality and for the Insular of Lanzarote.