RallyRACC, day 3: Saturday only asphalt and urban stage in Salou

27/10/2018

The Saturday stage is completely run on asphalt, with sections known to the participants from the last two years, like 'Querol' (21.26 km), 'El Montmell' (24.40 km) and 'Savallà' (14.12 km/first pass, cancelled), which will be played twice each (only one, Savallà). Today ends with the urban section of Salou, a classic stage that brings together many people. Their details are as follows:

Savallà, a stage of stages
the Super Special of Savallà includes several and very different sections, making it a highly dynamic route. It starts going downwards, on worn tarmac, two lanes with strong braking until the first left-hand quite wide intersection. The road is still wide for some metres but then turns into a single-lane, narrow road. It then goes up in a section of linked and medium-radius bends until Savallà del Comtat. The intersection in Segura is one of the most interesting points of the stage; after a very fast downward section, the cars continue on another type of road, wide, but with very abrasive tarmac. The last intersection of this stage is located in Conesa, a place which is easily accessible, which is reached after a series of quick bends. It goes upwards and the tarmac changes again.  The visibility for spectators in this point is very good. The last section of the stage is very fast, on broken tarmac and a single-lane road. There are four spectator areas.

Querol, two different parts
This super special stage starts in the village of Pontils, and the first section of the stage runs along the T-201 road, which despite being a bit narrow has a tarmac surface in very good conditions. After 9 km, there is the tight intersection of Esblada, on C-37, which marks the start of the second part of the stage with a wider road and on very good asphalt. The special continues, passing Querol, to reach Pont d'Armentera, where it ends with a very fast and technical section. There are three spectator areas.

El Montmell, live TV
It is a special with good tarmac but very narrow, combining fast and slow sections, with the highlight of having a combination of linked bends and twisty sections with high-speed sections.

The stage could be divided into three well-differentiated sections. The stage starts in Vila-rodona with a very fast first section. In fact, there will be a chicane before entering the village of Can Ferrer de la Cogullada to reduce the speed of the incoming race cars. After the village, the route becomes twistier continuing on the TV-2443 until reaching the area of Aiguaviva. This section ends, at high speed, in the intersection of Pla de Manlleu. The third and last part of the stage continues on TP-2442, finishing with a dizzy, twisty descent until the finish, which is known as Les Ventoses, near Sant Jaume dels Domenys. This stage will be broadcasted live on WRC + All Live.  There are three spectator areas.

Super special stage in the heart of Salou
For another year –already seven– the village of Salou will be able to enjoy the RallyRACC on its streets. It will be the last special stage on Saturday, a great urban special in the heart of the city, with a truly selective design, on tarmac; and despite being a little slippery, it makes the best use of the possibilities offered by the Paseo Sant Jaume I promenade and its surroundings, in which the podium and the parc fermé are located. The start will be given again at Port Esportiu (leisure harbour) and the finish will be located in the area of Verge del Pilar street, after covering the route on Passeig Jaume I, in parallel to the Llevant beach, Comunitats Autonomes square, Frances Germà Square and Principat Avenue.

Schedule, Saturday, 27 October
06.45h    Start from PortAventura World
08.23h    SS8 ‘Savallà' (14.12 km/SS cancelled)
09.08h    SS9 ‘Querol' (21.26 km)
10.08h    SS10 ‘El Montmell' (24.40 km) (live TV)
11.43h    Service in PortAventura World (30')
13.28h    SS11 ‘Savallà' (14.12 km)
14.10h    SS12 ‘Querol' (21.26 km)
15.08h    SS13 ‘El Montmell' (24.40 km) (live TV)
16.42h    Regrouping in Salou (15')
17.00h    SS14 ‘Salou' (2.24 km)
17.20h    Parc fermé in PortAventura World (10')
17.30h    Service parc in PortAventura World (45')
18.15h    Parc fermé in PortAventura World