{"id":97014,"date":"2018-07-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-07-23T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pre.boxrepsol.com\/uncategorized\/isidre-esteve-takes-promising-podium-finish-in-his-category\/"},"modified":"2018-07-23T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-07-23T02:00:00","slug":"isidre-esteve-takes-promising-podium-finish-in-his-category","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boxrepsol.com\/en\/rally-en\/isidre-esteve-takes-promising-podium-finish-in-his-category\/","title":{"rendered":"Isidre Esteve takes a promising podium finish in his category at the Baja Arag\u00f3n"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It\u2019s a good way to start the season with a favourable result in a very competitive race and, above all, because we\u2019re getting closer and closer to the elite<\/p>\n

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Isidre Esteve has had a promising start to the season, getting his best ever result at the Baja Arag\u00f3n in a car. The Repsol Rally Team driver crossed the finish line third in the T1.2 category and 16th overall in this race that counts towards the Cross Country World Championship. A brilliant way to try out the technical innovations of his BV6 prototype from Sodicars Racing for the upcoming Dakar.<\/p>\n

For the Oliana-born driver, it is a qualitative leap that was unthinkable just seven years ago, when he reappeared with a lightweight buggy to test the Smart Cushion and to see if he could keep competing without putting his health at risk. After a long process, now he only has to worry about driving and competing, as he demonstrated this weekend in Teruel with his co-driver Txema Villalobos.<\/p>\n

“We\u2019re very pleased with our first race of the year. It’s been a very complicated Baja with weather and pace changes, and very beautiful special stages. It\u2019s a good way to start the season because we got a very positive result in a tough race and, above all, because we\u2019re getting closer and closer to the elite<\/em>“, summed up the driver from L\u00e9rida after completing the demanding 500 kilometres of this edition.<\/p>\n

In the third stage, held this Sunday between Barrachina and Alfambra, Isidre worked hard to overcome a special stage of 127 kilometres that was affected by a strong storm that hit during the early morning. The first part was the trickiest because of the mud, but the driver from Oliana expertly overcame the challenge at the controls of his adapted steering wheel. He finished this difficult day third in his group and 20th overall, with a time of 1 hour, 55 minutes and 44 seconds.<\/p>\n

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