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Rally: KTM Previews Rally Di Sardegna May 6, 2006

In 2006 Rally di Sardegna will celebrate the 20th edition. A very important event, in fact it will be for the first time valuable for the World Championship raid T.T. The first edition was held in 1984 on a zigzag route from Olbia to Cagliari passing through Alghero, Cala Gonone, Villasimius, Chia, crossing the whole Sardinia passing through the inaccessible paths through the mountains. The winner was Andrea Balestrieri, riding Aprilia.

The idea was by the brothers Guido and Renato Zocchi, from Gallarate. Followers of motorbike they found the precious cooperation of the Moto Club Gonnesa, which had already cooperated with them organising motorbikes meetings on the motocross field of Gonnesa. That year Renato Zocchi was coming back from Parigi Dakar. His idea was to move to Europe the adventure of the great African rally and only Sardinia could offer the right countryside. For some editions it was also called Rally d’Italia and for several editions started from the peninsula adding to the motorbikes also the off road cars. Next the organisation passed from the Moto Club Gonnesa to the Moto Club Sardegna by Gian Domenico Nieddu who took part to the race riding a Gilera 125 in 1985.

From that time the Rally has changed and has grown. In the will of the organisation there is first of all Sardinia, not only as a “race territory” but also as a country to discover and to bring out.

PROGRAM

Saturday 6th May 2006
Prologue Autodromo di Vallelunga (Rome)
Sunday 7th May 2006
Second Stage Start - Vallellunga - Monteromano - Km. 98
Monday 8th May 2006
Third Stage Start - Cagliari - Gavoi - Km 273
Tuesday 9th May 2006
Fourth Stage Start- Gavoi-Gavoi - Km 158
Wednesday 10th May 2006
Fifth Stage Start - Gavoi-Tortolì - Km. 186
Thursday 11th May 2006
Sixth Stage Start - Tortolì-Tortolì - Km. 261
Friday 12th May 2006
Seventh Stage Start - Tortolì-Santa Teresa Gallura - Km. 362
Saturday 13th May 2006
Prize-giving

PILOTS

1 Coma Marc KTM +450/open KTM Repsol Team esp
2 Esteve Isidre KTM Rallye LC4 +450 KTM Factory esp
3 Ullevålseter Pål Anders KTM Rallye 700 +450 Ullevålseter nor
4 Graziani Matteo KTM Il Team ita
5 Campione Vincenzo KTM 525 Il Team ita
6 Polli Oscar KTM EXC 450 250/450 Only Dangerous Sports ita
7 Manca Luca KTM EXC 450 + 450 F-Fasola ita
8 Duran Codina Jordi KTM SP +450/open KTM Repsol Team esp
9 Sant Mauro TM 530 + 450 M&M Racing Husaberg Italia ita
10 Fasola Fabio KTM EXC 450 F. Fasola ita
11 Viladoms Jordi KTM Rallye LC4 +450 KTM Factory esp
12 Sanna Cocco Maurizio KTM EXC 525 +450 ita
13 Beneké Christian Sherco RR + 450Rallye Team Coyote lux
14 Pietribiasi Niccolò Aprilia RVX 550 4T+ 450 Giofil 3000 ita
15 Ghitti Federico KTM 450 EXC 250/450 Old Farm Racing ita
16 Juen Beat aut
17 Dall’Olmo Marco KTM EXC 450 4T ita
18 Mameli Claudio Yamaha XT 125 ita
19 Calace Salvemini Nicola KTM EXC 450 250/450 ita
20 Mancusi Massimo KTM 250 Squadra Corse Armadillo ita
21 Maneo Emanuele KTM EXC 450 250/450 Only Dangerous Sports ita
22 Montalbano Enrico KTM EXC 450 250/450 ita
23 Papa Giorgio 250/450 Team B ita
24 Corsini Gianluca TM 250 4T- 250 M&M Racing Husaberg Italia ita
25 Tarricone Francesco Honda XR 650 R+ 450 ita
26 Brioschi Alberto TM 450250/450 M&M Racing Husaberg Italia ita
27 Czachor Jacek KTMSuper Production 450 Orlen Team pol
28 Cristofori Giorgio KTMEXC 450 250/450 F-Fasola ita
29 Frassini Stefano F-Fasola ita
30 Jobst Josef KTMEXC 525+ 450 Loctite Racing Team ger
31 Kronseder Norman KTM EXC 450 250/450 Loctite Racing Team ger
32 Spinoglio Roberto Aprilia RXV 550 ita
33 López Contardo Francisco 450 Chaleco López chl
34 Lambin Patrick Beta Enduro 450X-Trim Team lux
35 Ceci Paolo Aprilia RXV 450Team Giofil ita