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Nissan’s Adel Hussein Abdulla began his challenge for honours at the 30th Baja Portalegre 500 in Portugal by tackling a testing 5.62km super special stage at Coutades yesterday morning.
The Qatari is aiming to round off his season-long challenge for FIA T2 honours in the FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies with a category win and the Doha-based driver steered his Nissan Patrol to the third quickest time of five minutes 36.73 seconds.
Portugal’s César Sequiera clocked the fastest time to snatch the early advantage and Saudi Arabia’s Abdullah Saleh was second.
Fourteen drivers from Portugal, Italy, Qatar, Belgium, Saudi Arabia and Sweden entered the hotly-contested T2 category on this occasion and Abdulla knows that it will not be easy to beat some of the European drivers, particular several of the seven Portuguese entrants who have knowledge of the area and the rural terrain that is used for the route for the traditional FIA World Cup finale.
Running with support from Nissan Middle East, Nissan Qatar and the Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation (QMMF), Abdulla lies second in the points’ standings and he and French navigator Sebastien Delaunay are targeting a maximum points’ haul to keep alive their chance of snatching the T2 title.
“I am very satisfied with the result on the super special stage,” said Abdulla. “I was not pushing at all and was taking it steady and driving cleanly. The car feels very comfortable with the new Reiger suspension. The aim is to try and win.”
T2 positions after SS1 (top 5)
1. César Sequiera (PRT)/Tânia Sequeira (PRT) Isuzu D-Max 5min 24.81sec
2. Abdullah Saleh (SAU)/Nasser Al-Kuwari (QAT) Toyota Land Cruiser 155 5min 34.96sec
3. Adel Hussein Abdulla (QAT)/Sebastian Delaunay (FRA) Nissan Patrol 5min 36.73sec
4. Yasir Saeidan (SAU)/Alexei Kuzmich (RUS) Toyota Land Cruiser 200 5min 38.65sec
5. Josep Solé (ESP)/Laura D?az (ESP) Mitsubishi Pajero 5min 44.33sec
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