Rally Stone Stays at Home

The Bilbao couple, composed of driver Txema Foronda and co-driver Pilar Rodas, both members of the Real Peña Motorista de Vizcaya, won the ninth Rallystone Award for a vehicle at least 25 years old. Yesterday’s stage was dedicated to Inaki Azcuña, which made it possible to break the equality that prevailed among the first-class competitors. José Luis Rodríguez and Gorka Rodríguez of the Vizcaya team took a partial victory, while the winner took advantage of the last day with a 1986 BMW 325 iX to continue climbing and recovering lost ground. This test proved the difficulty of standing out from the rest of the race. The drivers, since no competitor was able to repeat the victory. The 2013 champions, José Luis Madrazo and Marcos Domingo, took first place but ultimately lost.

Txema Foronda celebrated having finally managed to win the race after competing in it many times. As it is a rally that rewards drivers for reaching the 200 points marked on the road with accuracy, “You have to drive very precisely,” he insisted. The landscapes they discovered while crossing the “beautiful places” of Pascardí and Cantabria made up for the need for this route.