Again him: Boris Gadasin is the winner of the Italian Baja. In the opening round of the Fia World Cup for Cross Country Bajas and the Cross Country flag, the G-Force Proto driver wins with 52 "over Leonid Novitskiy (BMW X3) and with 3'36" over Matthias Kahle (Sam Mercedes). No upheavals, therefore, on the last day of competition. The Russian wins two ps out of four, manages and sets the trio after the successes of 2007 and 2009. The 'tsar' in the history of the race: only Pierre Lartigue is ahead of him, with four victories in a row obtained at the dawn of the 90s .
Among the motorcycles, however, an encore by Alberto Basso from Purlily (Husqvarna Tc 510), while the quad race ends with a surprise. Kubiena, on his way to success, retires due to technical trouble in the first opening ps and "gives" the affirmation to Andre Mendes (Yamaha Yzf450).
Cars. All too easy for the St. Petersburg driver. He wins the first two stages (Valvasone-Spilimbergo, Spilimbergo-Zoppola), gives another 29 "to Novitskiy, thus closing the race already after the first lap. The last two passes are won by the BMW X3 driver, but they are late rings : the 'tsar "returns to the Baltic with another victory, with which he redeems last year's retreat. His roadmap in the three days of Pordenone is impressive: his 6 of the 9 total scratches. Instead, the winner of the prologue, Juan Roca, retires: on the second timed section, the driver of the Mitsubishi L200 hits the front, breaks the steering and greets the group.
Among the Italians, success for Lorenzo Codecà (Suzuki Grand Vitara), who then finished eighth overall. The Milanese breaks the unfavorable tradition: the last two participations coincided with as many withdrawals. Mario Ricci (Nissan Navara) and Alex De Angelis (Mitsubishi Pajero) close the tricolor podium, respectively ninth and tenth overall. The two drivers overtake Roberto Caporale, second at the end of Saturday. On the third lap, the Pajero driver punctures, breaks a circle and then the change: he finishes fourth of the national teams and thirteenth overall.
Motorcycles and quads. Real dominion, between the two wheels, for Alberto Basso. The Husqvarna biker also wins the last two stages and does en-plein: his brand is in all seven timed sections. He closes with 5'43 "ahead of second, Ugo Filosa (Husqvarna Te 570) and with 5'50" over the Portuguese Costa (Husqvarna Tc510).
The quad race was exciting, the only one open on the last day of competition. Said of Kubiena's retirement, it is Acurcio De Sousa who wins the last two stages: however, he finishes second, 3 "behind his compatriot Andre Mendes, who wins his first race outside Portugal.
The show. Thus ends the three days of the Baja. Success with the public on the special stages and also for the "parallel" initiatives. Yesterday a big full house in the fairgrounds for "Securlandia" and "Drifting", the brushes with the specially prepared cars: lots of applause for the drivers, Jimmy Ghione, the correspondent of Striscia la Notizia, Graziano Rossi, Valentino's father, the driver of Ducati.
