Let the show begin: Barcelona stage with live TV

22/10/2015

After the Shakedown or test stage of this morning, today will be held the shortest, but with no doubt one of themost intense days of the RallyRACC, with the first special stage to be run in the heart of the city of Barcelona: Reina María Cristina avenue and the famous springs of Montjuïc as the perfect setting, with all the promotion and dissemination ingredients that will be held in parallel. This is the Schedule of the day in short:

13:00 - Start in Salou (Podium)
14:00 - Arrival in Barcelona and start of the reconnaissance of the Barcelona stage. All vehicles to parc fermé
16:00 - Autograph signing by the drivers (Avda. Mª Cristina)
16:30 - Exhibition of historic vehicles
17:50 - Photo shoot drivers and authorities (Avda. Mª Cristina)
18:04 - SS1 Barcelona (start 1st vehicle)
20:08 - Arrival 1st vehicle in PortAventura

The route that has been designed for the urban stage in Barcelona, runs along the lower part of the Montjuïc mountain. It starts and finishes on the Avenida de la Reina María Cristina and continues on the roads next to the fairground facilities: Rius i Taulet, Pabellón Mies Van der Rohe (this year with Hospitality area and exclusive views), the Font Magica and Marques de Foronda squares (between the Victoria Eugenia and Alfons XIII palaces), Pabellón de Italia and back to Rius i Taulet and Reina Maria Cristina.

The layout is 1.6 km long and each participant will have to cover it twice, making up the total 3.2 km length of the stage. The vehicles will be fitted with gravel settings (suspensions and tyres), a fact that will be especially positive for spectators as it will make the racing more spectacular, always considering the highest possible safety levels.

The special stage in Barcelona will be broadcasted live by Esport3 (sports channel of TV3 producer of the worldwide signal) from 17.45 and 19.30 and by Teledeporte (sports channel of TVE) from 18.00 to 19.00h.