The 24th Nebrodi Rally, does not betray expectations, offering a show of the highest level. Prizzi from Palermo triumphed at the arrival of the Messina race, organized by CST Sport Marco Pollara and the Peloritano Maurizio Messina who celebrated on the podium together with the runners-up from Sant’Angelo Filippo Ferrero and Cono Bruno, and the Covenant brothers Nunzio and Roberto Longo, all about Skoda Fabia. Welcoming the winners in the square of Sant’Angelo was the mayor Francesco Paolo Cortolillo who thanked CSt Sport for the excellent organization of the race. Also present was the Mayor of Nico Salvo, Provincial delegate who brought the greetings of the Delegate/ Aci Sport Regional Trustee Daniele Settimo thanked in turn all the federal collaborators from the Officials to the Commissioners.
The turning point that outlined the top ranking came during the 5th Special Stage “Piraino 2” when the winners of the 2023 edition, Alessandro Casella and Isabella Gualtieri, were forced to raise the white flag due to a mechanical problem.
It’s nice for us to be back on the top step of the podium in this race – declared Pollara – splendidly organized by my team, obviously it’s a shame not to have been able to continue the challenge with Alessandro, we would certainly have finished within a few seconds of each other. ‘other regardless of position.
Same concept with different words to testify happiness and regret on the part of his navigator Maurizio Messina. “This is racing, we will definitely compete again”
The runners-up were very happy with Ferrara declaring: “this podium after 5 years of inactivity and on a car that is completely new to me fills me with pride, I am grateful for the push that the public at my Sant’Angelo gave me.
Roberto Longo complains about a spin during the first special test: “Really a shame – he declared – we could have taken second place, we got within three and a half seconds, but we lost many more.
Fourth place for the crew from Palermo, Placido Palazzo da Corleone and Pierfrancesco Rappa, expert navigator of the capital. The bearers of the famous Scuderia Ateneo really impressed with the first of the Peugeot 207 Super 2000s. Fifth again was a driver from Sant’Angiole Carmelo Galipò, driven by the expert from Palermo Davis on a Skoda Fabia, while sixth were Andrea Nastasi and Giuseppe Stassi with the second of the Peugeots 207 Super 2000. Comeback in seventh place was Maurizio Rizzo and Massimo D’Angelo on the beautiful Citroen Ds3 and eighth and winners of the RC4n Group and the Rally 4 Class on the Peugeot 208 Gt Line, the son of Giuseppe Oieni and Fulvio Lombardo. Closing out the Top ten are Salvatore Di Benedetto from Nisse and Giuseppe Barbaro from Messina on a Skoda Fabia and Rosario Cannino and Giuseppe Buscemi on a Peugeot 208 VTI, winners of the Rally4 R2B class.
OVERALL RANKING: 1. POLLARA-MESSINA (Skoda Fabia EVO) in 37’21.7; 2. FERRARO-BRUNO (Skoda Fabia EVO) at 1’29.9; 3. LONGO-LONGO (Skoda Fabia EVO) at 1’33.4; 4. PALAZZO-RAPPA (Peugeot 207) at 2’04.8; 5. GALIPO’-“DAVIS” (Skoda Fabia EVO) at 2’09.6; 6. NASTASI-STASSI (Peugeot 207) at 2’55.4; 7. RIZZO-D’ANGELO (Citroen DS3) at 3’03.5; 8. OIENI-LOMBARDO (Peugeot 208 GT Line) at 3’07.4; 9. DI BENEDETTO-BARBARO (Skoda Fabia EVO) at 3’07.9; 10. CANNINO-BUSCEMI (Peugeot 208 VTi) at 3’08.0
