The Opening of the Canarian Economys shot at the Canary Islands the consumption of cars and their re -export and, therefore, the high existence of international brands when the The rest of the self of Spain Franco Limited to large brands.
Names such as Medardo Pérez.
Talking about the rally in Spain is talking about the Canary Islands. This Archipelago built, curve, a unique car historyWhere the winding roads, abrasive asphalt and an unconditional audience have created one of the most special environments in the world world.
The First Official Rally at Canary Islands Date from 1962with trials such as rally Isla de Gran Canaria and the Island de Tenerife Rally, combined with more than 40 teams when similar trials were partially combined with the peninsula. They are heroic weather: Vehicles such as Renault Dauphine, Seat 600 or the Act -Create Simca 1000 They led several registered lists where artisanal preparations prevailed.
The professional arrived in the 70s and 80s, when the islands began to look outside. In 1977 El Corte Inglés Rally, now known as the Canary Islands Rallythat in a short time is integrated into the international calendar. At best within the European Rally Championship (ERC), this event was scored with a maximum coefficient (20), The same scope that tries like YPRAT Rally (Belgium) or the Sanremo Rally (Italy).
Figures that admire. The Canary Islands Rally combines -Includes more than 100 teams from 20 countries and generates an estimated economic impact of more than 12 million euros per year in the archipelago. In its historical editions, It had over 200,000 viewers between the face -to -face public and television audiences.
Iconic cars like Lancia Stratos, the Ford Escort RS Cosworth, the Peugeot 306 Maxi or the Modern Hyundai I20 n Rally1 They surrounded Canarian sections. And pilots such as Carlos Sainz, Walter Röhrl, Didier Aurol, Juha Kankkunen, Craig Breen, Nikolay Gyazin or the recent Kalle Rovanperä wonders have written their names on roads such as Tejeda-San Matthew, Moya-Gáldar or Aruk-Firga-Teror.
The Canarian asphalt, because of the overwhelming environment, Requires an unusual pneumatic management. To get an idea: in Continental Rallies a medium compound tire can endure up to 80 km section; In the Canary Islands, it barely reached 50-60 km in good performance. It forced the generations of local pilots to develop a technical sensitivity that was then exported to national and international championships.
Today, the Canary Islands rally not only maintains its weight within the ERC, but has become one of the events that are best appreciated by international teams, Overcome to the organization and impact on legends quote such as the Czech Rally Zlín Bar or the Liepāja Rally in Latvia.
The Toyota Gazoo Racing Wrt, Hyundai Shell Mobis Wrt and M-Sport Ford consider the Canarian rally that the European championships should have and already has an Asphalt World Cup in its first edition of 2025.
In addition, the integration of urban show sections, such as Las Palmas de Gran CanariaShowing the capacity of the Canarian rally change.
Source: La Verdad
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