NEWS ABOUT RALLY D’ITALIA SARDEGNA

There is a lot of news about Rally d’Italia Sardegna 2007. Here is the main news, that will directly interest the public and the operative personnel involved in the Rally.

RACE TRACK
The itinerary of the race track of Rally d’Italia Sardegna has been slightly changed.
The location areas are much the same as Monte Acuto and Gallura but the itinerary of the three planning legs has been changed.
Actually, the first two legs are almost similar as the last edition but the third one has been renovated because the new special stage of Monte Nuragone is 7,76 km long and there have been deep changes in the others special stages.

HEADQUARTERS
This year the hot of the race will be at the hotel Melià, which for the first time will host the Race Control the and the Press Office of Rally d’Italia Sardegna.
As the Headquarters is only 1 km far from Cala Caccia, the operative personnel can easily reach the service park.
The Media Accreditation Centre will be situated at the hotel Melià.

SHAKEDOWN
Also the location of the shakedown has been chanced compared to the previous years.
Thursday morning of the17th May, the drivers will get their cars ready for the rally. The usual test before the race will run for 3 km on the gravel roads of Monte Plebi, that is in the north suburb of Olbia.
The starting point of the shakedown will be in Sole Ruju and the arrival on the hill of Plebi.
The shakedown is about 10 km far away from the Service Park of Cala Saccaia.
The length of the stage is 2,95 km.
A perfect “light service” will be organized in the area of Iperstanda. The competitors must come back to the permanent service park of Cala Saccaia for more complicated operations.
The entrance to the stop of the shakedown is forbidden to all cars, cause to the dimension of the carriageway.
The accredited journalists will have at their disposal a shuttle service for the duration of the shakedown.

FINAL OF THE RACE
The final of the race is brand new. In Olbia during the third leg, there won’t be either the regrouping or the service park. The competitors won’t come back to the city, but will make twice a regrouping in Arzachena. After the second turn, they will go directly to Porto Cervo for the final arrival and the Prize Giving Ceremony

CLERK OF THE COURSE
After a three year of collaboration with the finnish Simo Lampinen, Lucio De Mori will be the new Clerk of the Course of Rally d’Italia Sardegna. He was born in 1950 in Friuli and he has been already for five times Clerk of the Course for Rally di San Remo and twice of Paris-Dakar.
He is the first Italian Clerk of the Course for Rally d’Italia Sardegna.