TEAMS AT AZORES RALLYE: ORSAK RALLY SPORT

One of the teams that will again be present in the organization of the Grupo Desportivo Comercial is Orsak Rally Sport. The structure is again responsible for the car of Erik Cais. In 2023 the Skoda Fabia RS Ralky2 with which the driver already drove in the Monte Carlo and Serras de Fafe rallies. The structure was born many years ago by the hand of Jaroslav Orsak, a driver with a long record, and is based in the town of Brumov-Bylnice, not far from Zlin in the east of the Czech Republic. In 2016 it began a long-term partnership with Ford and M-Sport but now uses Skoda and, in that framework, decided to lend a hand in the Cais bet.

The formation is still headed by Jaroslav Orsak and has in its sporting direction Petr Linhart. The technical department, floating in the competitions and with 4 technicians in São Miguel, is led by Jan Chovanec. For the Azores, the team brought the 12-metre truck already used in Fafe and will use three more vehicles for reconnaissance and personnel transportation. The team will occupy an area slightly larger than 100 sqm at Portas do Mar. The withdrawal from the ERC event and some damaged components, namely at suspension level, made it necessary to transport the material needed for its repair by plane.