Nissan Micra of Metalcaucho wins the Track Day of the Circuit of Calafat

28 November 2019  |  Corporativo

The Metalcaucho vehicle continues to successfully test the resistance of its spare parts in circuit

Metalcaucho, the leading European supplier of aftermarket spare parts in rubber and metal for the automobile sector, continue to hold awards. This time it was thanks to the effort and skill of four members of the Metalcaucho work team, who prepared and piloted a Nissan Micra III K12 160 SR, to compete in the 6-hour Track Day of resistance that was celebrated on the 23rd of November at the Circuit of Calafat (Tarragona).

The goal was twofold. On the one hand, continue to check the resistance of the Metalcaucho spare parts that the vehicle has mounted in a real environment, which had already passed successfully in the past two months stress tests in races of the Catalan Mountain Championship. On the other hand, spend an exciting day of speed as a team. Both purposes were fulfilled, and in addition the result were two victories, in their category, SeriesCat Class 2, they managed to win, and in the general classification finishing in a meritorious second position.

The day was divided into two batches of 3 hours each, and those 6 hours were distributed at the wheel of a car that had been tuned by Juan Mármol, a renowned mechanic with extensive experience in competition and member of the Quality Department too, for three components of the Metalcaucho workteam:

• José Jiménez, young employee of the Quality Department, a pilot who comes from the virtual competition and who has recently competed in mountain races.
• Enric García, Quality and Product Manager and passionate about the motor world.
• Piero Tagliavia, featured member of the Product Department, and experienced in motor racing.

In these pictures you can see the vehicle with the corporate image of Metalcaucho, the trophy delivery team, and the prize as second classified of the general

As a result of its ambition for excellence, Metalcaucho is constantly improving, ensuring the quality of all its products, thanks to a strong investment (more than 3% of its annual turnover) in a new quality laboratory, in which they carry It carries out rigorous controls to which all its products are subjected, guaranteeing high reliability, equivalent to that of the original equipment, but with a more competitive cost.