Entries list presented in the beginning of the next week José Paulo Fontes, President of the Organizing Committee of Rally Madeira Legend, has been in the meeting with the media, where the vehicle driven by Massimo Biasion was chosen, with the Madeiran Nuno Teixeira as his co-driver. Highlighting the fact that, at the moment, the list of entries has about fifty vehicles, the President has also mentioned the presence of several Madeiran drivers, who will give all the local fans the possibility to see a few historic rally cars from the late seventies and eighties.  Eduardo Jesus, the Regional Secretary of Tourism and Culture, also attended the meeting and has considered that “an event such as the Rally Madeira Legend is extremely important for the Island, as it is fundamental that our region is on the radars of these international competitions”.

The Organizing Committee of Rally Madeira Legend would like to invite your communication media for the presentation of the vehicle that will be used by the driver Massimo Biasion in the edition of the competition that will hit the roads on the 29th and 30th October. The meeting with the media will take place this afternoon at 5 p.m. at the headquarters of the Club Spots da Madeira. Best regards.  

Just a week for the entries’ deadline of the Rally Madeira Legend, a competition that will hit the roads on the 29th and 30th October, and there are already forty confirmed drivers in the Club Sports da Madeira Organization. Besides these drivers, about 20 have shown their interest in such event and should, in the next few days, complete their entry applications in the competition that will have Pedro Melvill Araújo as the Clerk of the Course. Amongst the enrolled participants, there are many motorsport references, both in a regional and national level, in a list that includes regional and national champions, as well as the world champion, Massimo Biasion. The not yet confirmed presence of a few drivers is due to the logistic problems that a few teams are facing to bring to Madeira their vehicles, which will also take part in some other similar international competitions. The list of vehicles already enrolled in the start of the competition is very eclectic and includes several generations of models that have been making, for many years, the delight of the growing number of enthusiasts of this type of competition. Different models of Ford, Audi and Lancia will fill an outstanding sample of vehicles from the group B, as well as several vehicles of the nostalgic group N and A will also be highlighted. One of the curious aspects of this competition will be the presence of Rui Ribeiro’s Ford Escort Mk I, which won, in 1975, the Rali Vinho da Madeira with “Janica” Clemente behind the wheel.  

Rui Conceição, teamed up with Roberto Fernandes, is confirmed as one of the drivers that will start Rally Madeira Legend, a competition that will be on the road between the 29th and 30th October. Conceição, the 65 years old driver, is a name that needs no introduction in a Region where he was one of the key figures of the rallies between the seventies and the previous decade. A driver that shone in many of the vehicles he drove throughout the years, he was a Regional Production Champion in 1999 and Regional Champion in absolute standings in 1994 and 1995. The vehicle used by the team Ford Escort RS Cosworth of the Tourism Group has a history as enriching as the driver himself. Being the vehicle that conquered two absolute regional sceptres to the driver, it had previously allowed Fernando Peres to be this motorsports National Champion. This vehicle was outside Portugal and only returned to Madeira in 2013. It was then a constant presence in the Madeiran roads until 2015 and has only been used in selected events since then.  

The Protocol of Development and Cooperation in the context of Tourist Entertainment, between the Club Sports da Madeira and the Autonomous Region of Madeira was signed today. The financial compensation of 180.000€ will support the Rally Madeira Legend Organization Committee, a motorsports event that has, as its main goal, the promotion of Madeira Island.  Rally Madeira legend is on the roads on the 28th, 29th and 30th October, with 50 km in Special Stages, with the highlight for the Special Stages that will race on Friday night, between Palheiro Ferreiro and Terreiro da Luta. As for Saturday, and after the “Tour around the Island”, a special stage is scheduled, although its accomplishment will depend on the evolution of the pandemic situation in the Region. According to José Paulo Fontes, President of the Organizing Committee, this competition aims to relive the emotions of the “Tour around the Island”.  Eduardo Jesus, the Regional Secretary of the Tourism and Culture, has highlighted the importance of events such as Madeira Legend, which adds the Region in the International events’ calendar, having an outstanding promotion of Madeira Island.