The legend of Spanish football will participate in the Lithuanian rally

sport.info 2018-07-29 15:56:27

What's a car rally and football have in common? At first glance it seems that these two branches do not really have a common denominator, but this stereotype is prone to breaking the Spanish Santiago Canizares. The goalkeeper of the Spanish football team in the past, after finishing his career, has turned to autosport. The organizers of the race "Samson Rally Rokiškis" will rejoice that this year it will be visible in Lithuania.

The organizers of the "Samson Rally Rokiškis" revealed that this world-famous star was haphazardly discovered on the Internet and launched the rally in Rokiskis just a year ago. Initially, the process was slow, but the Lithuanians then began to communicate with Santiago Canizares, the stuntman, the Latvian Andrius Stoncumi. In a perfectly spoken Lithuanian, Lithuania immediately handed a symbolic Lithuanian invitation to a Spanish football star.

Having considered all the options, Santiago Canizares announced that he would find time for these races in his busy schedule and that he is ready to come to Lithuania to launch the competition "Samson Rally Rokiškis "

" Valvoline's football and oil may have nothing to do with it, but when a former sportsman went from football to rally, there was a symbiosis between the rally and the oil We are pleased that our long-time partner, Valvoline, has agreed to make sure that Santiago Canizares travels smoothly to Lithuania and covers all travel costs, and thanks to Valvoline, viewers of the rally will be able to see this legendary athlete who previously prevailed in the football stadiums, and that now slips into the speed zones of the Rokiskis region, "said Audrius Gimzauskas, the organizer of the race.

Santiago Canizares is known for the young g He has also played in the last ten years in the national football team of Spain and has participated in the world championships and European football.

A little later, in 2008, the athlete finished his career and then devoted his time to his motorsport dream. The Porsche for the asphalt Valencian Rally would soon appear in the garage of a fun football car rally. Recently, Santiago Canizares ran two cars: the Porsche 997 GT3 RS 3.6 and the Suzuki Swift S1600. He leads Suzuki in a team and wins victories.

However, in Lithuania, the rider will not compete with cars accustomed to the race. Due to the complicated logistics, the "Samson Rally Rokiškis" was lucky to rent a car from the Latvian team "ASRT". Spain will launch the Mitsubishi Lancer EVO Proto car.

"This will be the first time that the Santiago race on gravel.All rallies in Spain and in the region are on the asphalt, so it will be a new challenge for them.In addition, it will arrive in Rokiskis only one Thursday night, so we will need to keep track of speed sections.

Santiago doubted participating in this rally, but a week later we received a very nice invitation from the organizers, suggesting that all travel expenses are borne by Valvoline and that we decide to participate in this gathering.
Santiago is in Riga, I come down from Spain to Kaunas and the two go to Rokiškis to send tracks. We will already have a car arrive, we will pbad the section of the test speed and we will rush to the crossings. "Santiago said that he would not make any effort because the rally on the gravel was unknown to him. We will strive to finish and, of course, we will delight spectators with their appearance, "said Andris Stoncus, a super-speaking spokesman for Santiago Canizares.

Thus, the spectators of the Samson Rally Rokiškis who will arrive in Rokiškis will have an excellent opportunity to make sure that Santiago Canizares can not only endure an eleven meter penalty, but also more than 140 kilometers of Lithuanian gravel roads.

The competition "Samson Rally Rokiškis" will take place in the district Rokiskis 3-4 days. It is here that not only the fastest Lithuanian riders start, but also the rally legends of foreign countries. From now on July 29, spectators will be able to buy rally pbades at VIADA gas stations for only $ 11. Later, the rally pbadports will be more expensive and can be purchased at Rokiškis the day of the event.