Vimioso prepares to receive the “King of Portugal” competition
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In we will test pilots from several countries, including Portugal, Spain, Germany, Belgium, Poland, France, Italy, England, Scotland, Wales, Germany, Holland and Malta.
According to the organization, “the big difference from the King of Portugal (KOP) for this year is that he returned to the European championship of the sport and, for that reason, we show that we have pilots of nationalities”.
And José Rui Santos “a few thousand” of spectators on the days of the race, with the main difficulty on Saturday and Sunday.
In this event, which was scheduled for May, there will be 60 equipment out of 11 integrated into four classes – Unlimited, Modified, Legend and Stock/UTV’s.
The cross-country event in several stages, among which the quarry circuit and terrains called “dinosaur eggs” stand out, being an area of the track with large stones that “impose great dexterity on the part of the pilots and balance of machines”, counting on the ultra robustness of the turtle circuit as a novelty.
“This is the biggest adventure trial track in all of Europe. The route traced a total length of about 500 kilometres”, explains José Rui Santos.
The organization of the event, whose investment is around 200 thousand euros, is the responsibility of Clube NorteX4 and has the support of the municipality of Vimioso and the Portuguese Federation of Automobilism and Karting (FPAK).