Nazionale Turismo: the Mallo brothers surprise with a 1-2 in Class 3

With great figures such as Mariano Werner, Manu Urcera, Leonel Pernía and Jonathan Castellano, just to name a few riders, the Mallo brothers were the surprise of the Class 3 classification in Alta Gracia, where the first appointment of the National Tourism is held.

Santiago was the poleman and Manuel his escort in the family team’s Chevrolet Cruze they’ve been racing since April. “A dream come true,” they confessed.

At the Cabalén racecourse, the brothers of Río Terzo brought Cordoba blood to the forefront of the standings of the most important division of TN for the first time since 2008, when the winner was Marcelo Bugliotti.

The younger Mallo set a time of 1m39s138s to secure his first pole position, something Manuel had achieved in La Plata in 2020.

“A dream came true. It was a great tour, which I did on my own. We worked hard to achieve this and it happened on the first date of the year. There’s no better way to start the year,” he said. said the poleman in Campeones, who had missed the first practice due to an engine failure.

“We worked hard during the summer to achieve this result. We have taken the first step, but we mustn’t relax and continue working for tomorrow”, added his older brother, just 114 thousandths behind.

Third was the TC champion Manu Urcera with the Ford Focus at 149 thousandths, while the top 5 was completed by the Toyota Corolla of Dole Racing: the aforementioned Werner, back in the category after last year’s absence, and Andrés Jakos, 0s155 and 0s177 respectively.

In Class 2, on the other hand, the series took place this Saturday and the fastest was in the hands of Marco Veronesi (Toyota Yaris), who will start from the top drawer in the final on Sunday at 12:20. At his side will be Nicolás Posco (Fiesta Kinetic) and behind him, Renzo Blotta (Toyota Etios), who has maintained the other two series.

Shortly before, from 9.45am, there will be the 3 series class, which will take place in the first race of the year at 1.35pm. DeporTV and public TV are broadcast on television.