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After hosting short, non-competitive sections of the Dakar in January and the recent Rally Transiberico, Spain will become the unreserved centre of attention for crosscountry baja fans when the 2007 Baja Espana starts in Madrid on Thursday July 19th.

A THRILLING FINALE AS MITSUBISHI TAKES 2ND and 4TH IN PORTUGAL Repsol Mitsubishi Ralliart's Joan 'Nani' Roma/Lucas Cruz (Spain), and Luc Alphand/Gilles Picard (France), today secured a double podium for the Mitsubishi Pajero/Montero Evolution on Portugal's Rally Transiberico.

MITSUBISHI'S PAIR CONTINUE TO PUSH IN PORTUGAL It's been another exciting day of competition in Portugal for Repsol Mitsubishi Ralliart's Joan 'Nani' Roma (Spain) and Luc Alphand (France) who continue to hold 2nd and 4th positions this evening after a further 440km of against-the-clock action divided into two stages near Santarem, north of Lisbon.

BOTH MITSUBISHI DRIVERS IN THE OVERNIGHT TOP FOUR The second day of the 2007 Rally Transiberico saw serious business begin today with competitors facing a menu of two passes over a 189km test that was more reminiscent of a WRC stage than the sort of desert terrain FIA Cross-Country Rally World Cup competitors are more accustomed to most of the year.

This year's FIA Cross-Country Rally World Cup officially kicked off today with a short super-special near the Portuguese resort of Estoril that got the ball rolling on the 2007 Rally Transiberico. Repsol Mitsubishi Ralliart's Joan 'Nani' Roma (Spain) and Luc Alphand (France) completed the 7.43km test with the fourth and fifth quickest times under their belts, respectively 8.5 and 12.4 seconds behind the stage winner.