Nicolas Fuchs dominates in Rally Costa Rica (with VIDEO)

Story: Evan Rothman

In the closely fought FIA Nacam Rally Championship (in the regions Costa Rica, Peru and Guatemala), this past weekend’s Rally Costa Rica saw a dominant performance from Nicolas Fuchs and co-driver Juan Cilloniz (Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX) over their rivals.

In this the third round of the six-event championship, the Peruvian pairing claimed their consecutive win this season with a winning margin of 02m 56,60s over their Championship rivals Ricardo Trivino/Marco A. Hernandez (Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX). Fuchs win means he now closes the points difference to standings leader Trivino to 4 points, as Trivino now has 54 pts and Fuchs 50 pts.

On his way to victory, Fuchs set six scratch times from the eight of the event, with Trivino claiming the remainder two.

Young ace driver Francisco Name and co-driver Armado Zapata (Peugeot 206 XS A6) finished fourth overall and was the fastest two-wheel driver in the event. His Class win means he has now accumulated enough points in the Nacam Rally Championship to head off to the Pirelli Star Driver shoot-out at the end of the season.

The next round of the Nacam Rally will be held on 3 – 5 September for the Panama Rally.

Overall Classification:
01) Nicolas Fuchs/Juan Cilloniz (Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX) – 01h 07m 14,34s
02) Ricardo Trivino/Marco A. Hernandes (Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX) + 02m 56,60s
03) Jose A. Montralto/Rodrigo Quiros (Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI) + 03m 28,99s
04) Francisco Name/Armando Zapata (Peugeot 206 XS A6) + 11m 59,68s
05) Nicolas Bedoya/Prieto Diego (Peugeot 206 XS A6) + 15m 54,96s
06) Andres Molina/Eduardo Corrales (Citroen C2 N2) + 16m 40,14s
07) Celso Surroca/Marco Carvajal (Nissan Sentra A6) + 17m 16,27s
08) Sergio Madrigal/Mariela Stellar (Nissan Sentra A6) + 17m 26,52s
09) Edgar Quesada/Dayana Ramirez (Renault Clio N2) + 17m 56,68s
10) Victor Salazar/Thomas Monia (Renault Clio A6) + 30m 05,90s

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