VOLPI AND VARGIU AS THE PROTAGONISTS

A new challenge for the team in Follonica brings Andrea Volpi from Elba and sees local Giacomo Vargiu making his all-wheel drive debut.

Double dedication, at the 48th Maremma Trophy (Follonica), for AutoSole 2.0. The second round of the Zone 7 Rally Cup will bring together two Skoda Fabias from the Pistoia team from Quarrata at the start, entrusted respectively to Andrea Volpi and Giacomo Vargiu, the local driver.

Andrea Volpi from Elba, who has been out of action since December last year, returns to the “piesse” of Maremma and shows himself at the start with the Fabia “evo” and the new co-pilot, Alberto Mei, who will be next to him. for the first time. The driver from Portoferraio came eighth last year and the year before he won the “national” race when the Maremma Trophy was part of the IRC series. The Follonica event will be a useful training/test for Volpi considering the “home” race on the island of Elba, scheduled in ten days, the first act of the International Championship.

Big expectations for local Giacomo Vargiu, who has opted for AutoSole 2.0 and one of his Skodas for the first time with all-wheel drive. At the side of the expert Marco Nesti, he will certainly want to respect the home race with important results, certainly with all the necessary precautions, given that he does not know the car. Vargiu, among the two-wheelers, has been the main character in the Maremma race, winning the class last year at the Maremma Titles with “Colline Metallifere”. satisfied.

The Maremma Trophy, again full of great content this year, will start on Saturday 13 April with the shakedown conflict, from 12.00 to 16.00, at the first part of the “Gavorrano” test, while at 18.31, from Piazza Guerrazzi the official start of the race will take place in Follonica. The timed challenges will be on Sunday the 14th: three special tests are planned, “Gavorrano-Eni Rewind” (8.04 km), “Capanne” (6.92 km) and “Marsiliana” (6.70 km), all repeated three times, for a total of challenges 9 and 64.98 kilometers of competitive distance, out of a total of 263.80. The checkered flag will fly again in Piazza Guerrazzi, starting at 5.31pm.