23.10.2004 The N-Technology development team will make their second FIA World Rally Championship APPEARANCE when they enter a Fiat Punto Abarth for Giandomenico Basso on next weekend's Rally Catalunya |
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The N-Technology development team will make their second FIA World Rally Championship appearance in less than a month when they enter a Fiat Punto Abarth on next weekend's Rally Catalunya.
On the last round of the WRC the
Fiat logo was proudly carried by its most successful crew in recent years, the
reigning Italian Rally Champion's, Paolo Andreucci and Anna
Andreussi. As usual Andreucci was in giant killing mode, and he hauled the little car to a top-ten overall finishing position, squeezing onto a leaderboard dominated by the four wheel drive, factory-entered WRC machines from Ford, Subaru, Peugeot and Citroen. Now, just a few weeks later, Catalunya will see the second participation in the FIA World Rally Championship for the N.Technology entered team. This time however, the Super 1600 Fiat Punto Abarth Rally, will be driven by Giandomenico Basso and Mitia Dotta, who will face the wide, flowing tarmac roads of the Spanish event.
The Rally Catalunya -
Giandomenico Basso is blisteringly quick, so expect fireworks. A late tilt at the Italian Rally Championship overall title this year only ended earlier this month on the San Remo Rally when he plunged off the road while holding onto a commanding rally lead. However, the battle for the Italian Super 1600 title will be decided between Basso and Andreucci, on the one round of the series remaining.
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