MCCORMACK AND MITCHELL WIN FIA EUROPEAN HISTORIC RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT IN ASTURIAS, SPAIN
Info courtesy of FIA EHRC PRESS OFFICE
Martin McCormack made it three different winners from the opening three rounds of the 2024 FIA European Historic Rally Championship after he topped a thrilling battle for victory on the rain-hit stages of Historic Rally of Asturias today (Saturday).
Driving a BMW M3 for the Flexifly Rally Team alongside co-driver Barney Mitchell, McCormack edged out “Zippo” and Nicola Arena by a mere 1.6s to underline the exciting and highly competitive nature of the FIA EHRC.
Despite the challenging weather conditions, McCormack and “Zippo” never relented and started the deciding stage split by 1.2s. With just seconds separating the leading duo throughout the Pravia-based Tarmac event, McCormack’s narrow winning margin was proof that it’s the drivers as well as the cars who are the stars in the FIA EHRC.
“Zippo” began leg two leading by 12.0s following a dry first leg on Friday only for McCormack to slash that advantage to 1.1s by taking back-to-back stage wins on SS5 and SS6. But “Zippo” responded with the fastest time on SS7 to complete the morning loop leading by 2.0s.
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