Tour SS9 stage
On May 31, the 2023 China Tour (International) Rally and China Auto Cross Country Rally Championship Xinjiang Stage held a wonderful competition in the last stage - Kunlun Tianlu Stage (SS9), Shaanxi Yunxiang Automobile and Motorcycle Sports Co., Ltd. Team No. 104 Zhang Guoyu / Oriol MENA won the championship of the SS9 stage of the automobile category, and Zi Yungang/Wang Zengrong of Shaanxi Yunxiang Club No. 101 won the championship of the car category.
South African driver Bredley john Cox of Team 1 of the Red Camel Rally Team in Yulin City, Shaanxi Province became the fastest rider in the motorcycle class of the day, and also won the motorcycle class championship by a large margin.
The Kunlun Tianlu stage is the last stage of this competition, with a special mileage of 45 kilometers. The stage is located in the territory of Celle County at the northern foot of the middle Kunlun Mountains, starting from the Banlange steppe in Uruksayi Township and ending at the Kazan steppe in Bostan Township, Kunlun Tianlu connects the four grasslands of Banlange, Yamen, Paka and Kazan in the mountains of Celle County, with a total of about 156 kilometers and an area of about 1500 square kilometers.
Kunlun Tianlu is surrounded by the majestic Kunlun Snow Mountain in the south and the boundless Gobi Desert in the north, passing through the peaks of alpine meadows and canyons. Myths and stories and Kunlun miracles can be seen everywhere along the way, and the ecological and natural scenery is absolutely beautiful. Kunlun Sky Road has become a business card of Celle special tourism, and the 2019 Tour de Ta Rally SS9 stage is located in the section of Celle Kunlun Sky Road, which is called the most beautiful stage around the tower.
Car group
The Kunlun Sky Road stage is a typical gravel curve with many narrow corners, which will have an advantage for 4WD or rally experienced. In the end, Zhang Guoyu, driver No. 104 of Shaanxi Yunxiang Auto and Motorcycle Sports Co., Ltd., won the stage with a time of 38 minutes and 12 seconds, while Lin Dewei of the multi-resistant shock absorber team and Liu Yangui of the Beijing automobile team finished second and third respectively.
"This stage is more suitable for rally drivers, I quickly found the rhythm when I went in, I found the feeling of running the CRC back then, our car is very good, we can run very easy in this stage. I used to run rallies and always wanted to run fast, but at the Ring Tower, it's more important to slow down and adapt to the track. Lin Dewei, a multi-resistant shock absorber team, talked about his feelings on the Kunlun Tianlu stage, while Pan Jingbo, a Guangdong Hard Tiger Racing DO wheel team who also participated in the Tour Tower for the first time, was amazed by the magnificent scenery of the snowy mountains and grasslands of the stage, and even wanted to stop and take pictures to feel the beauty of Xinjiang.
△ Unit 101
After 9 stages of competition, Zi Yungang/Wang Zengrong of Shaanxi Yunxiang Club No. 101 won the championship of the car group with outstanding performance, and as the winner of the 2019 CCR China Auto Off-Road Championship two-wheel drive group champion, Zi Yungang overwhelmed many strong players and reached the highest podium of the Tour de Ta Rally for the first time.
The SS9 stage car class is a great moment
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Motorcycle group
In the motorcycle category, Bredley john Cox, a South African driver from Team 1 of the Red Camel Rally Team in Yulin, Shaanxi Province, became the big winner of this competition, winning the last stage and taking the championship in his arms. "It's been an incredible week and I'm very happy to get this result. Everyone is friendly and the team is amazing, I have never been to China before, my favorite is definitely the desert, but today the snowy mountains are also beautiful, I want to stop and take a picture. Bredley John Cox said he hopes to have the opportunity to return to the Tour de Tara Rally next year.
NEEL S THE RIC OF CHONGQING KAIYUE OFF-ROAD TEAM DRIVER 010 AND CHAR LES BROWN OF SHINYANG XINTIANRUI TEAM DRIVER 028 FINISHED SECOND AND THIRD RESPECTIVELY IN THE DAY'S STAGE. NERS THE RIC FROM FRANCE SAID: "THE WHOLE RACE IS VERY SOFT, THE DIFFICULTY OF THE STAGE IS STILL VERY HIGH, VERY STANDARD OFF-ROAD RALLY, VERY LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT TIME WE CAN COME TO CHINA TO RACE, IN THE RACE ALSO SAW THAT MANY LOCALS ARE VERY INTERESTED IN MOTORCYCLES, NEVER IN SUCH A BEAUTIFUL STAGE OF THE RACE." ”
Chongqing Kaiyue Off-road Team No. 007 driver Fang Xiangliang finished fourth in the stage, while ARUNAS GELAZHINKAS of the 2nd team of the Yulin Red Camel Rally Team in Shaanxi Province and Sunil of Chongqing Kaiyue Off-road Team finished fifth and sixth respectively.
"Participating in this Tour Tower, I still focus on learning, I can learn a lot by playing with those masters, and then prepare for a year and prepare to come back next year. Yesterday I won a stage championship, which was a reward for me, and through months of hard work, I have been learning in various ways, although there is no championship, but I am still very satisfied with my performance. Sunil, who has performed well at this year's Dakar Rally, said about how he feels about the Tour of the Tower, and believes that domestic races can also help drivers improve quickly.
Highlights of the SS9 stage motorcycle class
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The 2023 China Tour (International) Rally and China Auto Cross Country Rally Championship Xinjiang Race will hold a car collection ceremony and award ceremony on June 1, so stay tuned.
SS9 stage unofficial score sheet attached