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“Lucky” Molinaro can’t wait for ERC adventure to begin

Tamara Molinaro reckons she's the "luckiest girl in the world" ahead of the FIA ERC Junior Under 27 Championship getting underway in the Azores this week.

Molinaro, a Red Bull athlete, drives for the Opel Rallye Junior Team and will begin her six-event campaign on the Azores Airlines Rallye from 30 March-1 April.

"I can't wait for my first ERC Junior rally with the Opel Rallye Junior Team," said the Italian, 19. "I've worked on my fitness over the winter, watched a lot of onboard videos of the ERC rallies and had two great tests in my ADAM R2. A few weeks ago we contested the ADAC Saarland-Pfalz Rallye in Germany, which was a good opportunity to get back to competition mode.

"The Azores Airlines Rallye will only be my third rally on gravel, but it's my preferred surface at this stage of my career. I don't know the stages at all, so it will be tough to compete against all those experienced guys. But we will do our best to reduce the gap to the top runners steadily and grab points in the ERC Ladies' Trophy. I can't thank enough all the people who made this happen. I am probably the luckiest girl in the world..."

Molinaro will battle fellow ERC Junior U27 driver Catie Munnings for ERC Ladies' Trophy honours in the Azores.

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Zdroj: fiaerc.com