José Camacho celebrates 40 years of consecutive participation in Rali da Madeira. With his Skoda Fabia R5, the driver wants "as always, to give my best and be the Masters champion in this race. This championship was a very good initiative because there are many of us drivers over 50 years old who enjoy rallies. In this participation, we will maintain our method, do a lot of ‘homework’ and then try to give everything we have during the event. This year we will have fewer stages, but they will be longer. I like the new Ponta do Sol a lot, even though it demands a lot from the engine..."

At 62 years of age, José Camacho made his rally debut in 1985 with a Ford Escort RS 2000. He then moved on to a Peugeot 205 GTi and it was with this model, already in the 1.9 version, that he was twice Madeira rally champion in 1990 and 1991. He then drove numerous models and, even though he did not participate regularly in the island championship, he was always at the start of the Madeira Rally, which he will do this year for the 41st time, and he holds the record for appearances in the Madeira Sports Club organisation. This year, Camacho only failed to win the Master classification in Rali da Calheta and is the clear leader of the respective championship.