Fighting for two-wheel drive

Vítor Sá races once again the Rali Vinho da Madeira with a Citroën DS3 R3T. As for the main goals, "it is a little difficult to set them, because I do not know well, due to regulatory differences, in which categories I am inserted. So, I will try to do my best, brake as late and accelerate as soon as possible. Basically, I will fight to be the first among those who use front as well as two-wheel drive cars. And also to dignify the support that is given to us". Sá is 57 years old and made his debut in rallying in 1986 with a Renault 5 GT Turbo. He has been at the wheel of numerous cars, among which stand out Subaru Impreza 555, Subaru Impreza WRC, Peugeot 306 Maxi, Renault Megane Maxi, Peugeot 206 S1600, Renault Clio S1600, Fiat Punto S2000 or Peugeot 207 S2000. In his career, he was eleven times Regional Champion of the sport, in 1992, between 1999 and 2007 and in 2011. He won the Rali vinho da Madeira in 2004, using a Peugeot 306 Maxi.

Pedro Paixão honoured

In the exhibition installed in the lobby of Funchal City Hall there is a tribute to the recently deceased driver Pedro Paixão. The memorial includes a photo of the young driver, his competition suit and the helmet he wore in his last rally participations. There is also a book where you can write messages and dedications to Pedro Paixão. Taking advantage of the location of the Parc Fermé in Praça do Município, all drivers and co-drivers participating in the Rali Vinho da Madeira 2022 will be invited to leave their messages in memory of the deceased driver. The book will then be handed over to the family.  The Mayor of Funchal, Pedro Calado, also a rally participant and winner as co-driver of Alexandre Camacho, of the 2021 RVM edition, remembered the late driver "Good moments you left us, good memories will remain forever in our memories... inside the Special Stages we were adversaries, outside them friends. Always together", wrote Pedro Calado. José Paulo Fontes, President of the Organizing Committee of RVM, also left his dedication "RVM 2022 lacks the vivacity of a different driver. Pedro, we will miss you forever, still your Passion will always be with us. Rally is Passion. Thank you Pedro" The Clerk of the Course of RVM 2022, Pedro Araújo left the message "Your Passion is also ours for the sport we love so much".

Reinforce the leadership in the CPR

Armindo Araújo goes to the next edition of the Rali Vinho da Madeira with a Skoda Fabia Rally2 Evo and his goals are "very clear. We intend to reinforce our leadership in the Portuguese Rally Championship and get closer to the national title. Our participation will be calculated, thinking about the championship and we hope it will be a good operation. This rally has characteristic difficulties and is quite challenging. Sometimes with wet areas in the morning and the choice of tyres is crucial. We will give our best and see how we position ourselves." Araújo is 44 years old and made his first rally in 2000 with a Renault Clio 16V. That same year he was Promotion Champion with a Citroën Saxo Cup. With the same model, in the following year he won the Saxo Trophy. He then went on to officially represent Citroën and, a few years later, Mitsubishi or even Mini in the World Championship. Along the way he was National Champion six times and World Production Champion twice. He is the leader of the National Championship.

Exhibition at Funchal City Hall

Until August 5th, an exhibition will be open in the lobby of Funchal City Hall, where it is possible to appreciate the posters of the 63 editions of the rallies organized by the Club Sports da Madeira.  In the exhibition, inaugurated today, visitors may also admire about 150 miniatures of rally cars, with a stand with all the winning cars of all editions of RVM.  Roberto Matos, collector, made available 135 miniatures from his private collection. These small replicas are produced by specialised companies such as Rali Miniaturas and PG Models. The Mayor of Funchal, Pedro Calado, also contributed to this exhibition with his personal collection of rally car miniatures.  

Rally, a vehicle for the promotion of Madeira and a party for Madeirans

The Club Sports da Madeira, the entity organizing the Rali Vinho da Madeira, in partnership with the Regional Secretary for Tourism and Culture, invites the media to be present next Monday, August 1, at 3:30 p.m., on Avenida Arriaga in front of the headquarters of the Club Sports da Madeira.  As the Rali Vinho da Madeira has proved to be the greatest sporting event held in the Region, the RVM organization continues to comply with its ambitious specifications, the main goal of which is to promote the name of the Rally and the Region as far as possible. At this meeting with the media, the aim is to analyse the work already done in recent weeks in terms of communication and to present the latest promotional video under the slogan "Madeira so yours, Rally so yours".  

Madeira Airport is also the gateway to the Rally

ANA - Madeira Cristiano Ronaldo Airport welcomes visitors to the airport, presenting in the arrivals area a car with a history in international rallies, including our Rali Vinho da Madeira. A Lancia Delta decorated with the colours of the Italian Totip team identical to the one driven by the former World Champion Carlos Sainz, a driver who has also had his name on the lists of participants of the RVM. The Organizing Committee of the Rally, touched by the initiative of ANA - Madeira Airport, is grateful for it, which contributes to promoting Madeira and its Rally.  

RVM Teams: The Racing Factory

Featured team in the Rali Vinho da Madeira will be The Racing Factory, a structure set up in mid-2018 whose management is entrusted to fellow driver Aloísio Monteiro. The team will assist in this edition of the rally the Skoda Fabia Rally2 Evo of Miguel Nunes, Armindo Araújo, Simone Campedelli and Pedro Almeida and also the Peugeot 208 Rally4 of Ernesto Cunha and João Silva. The Racing Factory will bring to Madeira a truck with trailer, two vans also with trailer and another support vehicle. The space it will occupy in the service park is about 350 m2 and 26 elements shall work there, among engineers, mechanics and other staff mainly from the mainland but also from Argentina and Spain. Also of interest are the 55 tyres provided by the Indian company MRF for this Campedelli trip.  

Exhibition evokes memories and emotion

The twists and Turns of the "Volta" is the title of the temporary exhibition at Madeira Photography Museum - Atelier Vicente's. The exhibition opened today and may be visited until September 30th. In the various rooms of the museum, 64 photographs taken by Casa Fotográfica Perestrellos, tell the story of the 1st “Volta à Madeira Island Tour by car”, which took place on June 16th, 1959, as well as the automobile competitions that preceded it: the Rampa dos Barreiros, organized by the Automóvel Clube de Portugal, in 1935; the gymkhana of the Club Sports Madeira, in 1936, the 1st and 2nd Madeira Automobile Rally, respectively in 1948 and 1949, organized by the Rotary Club of Funchal. Besides the photographs, there are also some objects on display, donated by private persons and by the Club Sports da Madeira, which evoke memories of the emotions experienced in these mythical races.  The Regional Secretary of Tourism and Culture, Eduardo Jesus, referred at the occasion that the new exhibition will be a moment to associate the regional culture to the great festival of motorized sport of the Region which is the Rali Vinho da Madeira. "This competition has a history and to remember the “I Tour of the Island”, as well as others that preceded it, is to honour the past and pay tribute to those who allowed us to get this far today", said Eduardo Jesus.

Seven private radio stations take Rally to the whole world

The Rali Vinho da Madeira 2022 will have full coverage on seven private radio stations in the Region: Calheta, JM/FM, Porto Moniz, Praia, Santana, São Vicente and TSF, which will be broadcast simultaneously in an unprecedented project which began last year.  Live reports, competitions, unpredictability, interactivity and interconnection with the social networks of the radio stations will be the dominant characteristics of the various moments of the chain broadcast. Fronts that will mobilise more than 20 professionals and collaborators in a broadcast that will be coordinated by Miguel Guarda and Ricardo Miguel Oliveira and with a studio set up at CR7 Square, very close to the assistance park. The Rally party can be followed closely on twelve radio stations: Calheta (98.8 FM, 102.7 FM, 104.3 FM and 107.1 FM), JM/FM (88.8 FM), Porto Moniz (102.9 FM), Praia (91.6 FM), Santana (92.5 FM and 105.5 FM), São Vicente (89.2 FM and 99.2 FM) and TSF (100 FM).  For the directors of the seven radio stations (see highlights), the joint initiative shows the potential of healthy cooperation between media, so that radio made of words and good mood will be an important asset during the three days of the Rally. 4th August 10:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. - Broadcast from Água de Pena Sporting Park: Qualifying and Shakedown  3.50 p.m. to 6 p.m. - Broadcast from Praça do Povo: Starting podium ceremony 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. 22h00 – Broadcast from Avenida do Mar: Special Stage 5th August 08:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. – Full Coverage RVM 6th August 08:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. - 19h00 – Total Coverage RVM

RVM Doctors and Nurses in training

The Organization of the Rali Vinho da Madeira will hold tomorrow, Saturday, at 9:00 a.m. a training session for doctors and nurses who will support this year's edition of the RVM, a team with about 30 elements. This training session will review the procedures for rescuing victims in case of accidents, specifically in rally vehicles, which have several specificities.  This action will take place at the Fire Brigade of Funchal, in Avenida Calouste Gulbenkian.  We invite your media to be present in this initiative.  

The best possible result

Miguel Correia returns to the Rali Vinho da Madeira with a Skoda Fabia Rally2 Evo. His goal is "given the previous participations, in which I didn't get a good outcome, to try the best result possible. Our main goal is to think about the CPR and try to consolidate our second position in the championship. Our ambition is great and we want to improve. However, this is a very competitive rally and demands perfect knowledge. We were in Faial and worked on a better tuning of the car. Anything can happen. We will manage the race in the best way". Miguel Correia, 30 years old, started in rallies in 2017 with a Renault Clio R3 Maxi. Since then, he has been behind the wheel of a Ford Fiesta R5, Skoda Fabia R5 and, since 2021, with his current car.  He was the 2018 FIA ERT Iberian Rally Trophy ERT3 Champion and took his first victory in the National Championship this year at the Terras d'Abobreira Rally. He is second in the Portuguese Championship of the sport.  

"A safe and environmentally friendly rally"

The Organizing Committee of the Rali Vinho da Madeira hereby invites your media to take part in a meeting, which will be held on August 1st, at 12:00 hours, at the RVM Operational Centre, Marina Forum Building, at the premises of the Professional School Atlântico.  At this meeting, which brings together representatives of the Organizing Committee, Police Officers, Funchal City Hall, the Civil Protection Service and the Forest and Nature Conservation Institute, the measures implemented by each of the entities within the scope of cooperation with the Rali Vinho da Madeira, both in terms of safety and environmental sustainability will be presented.  

RVM: A tie-breaking year?

Before the conclusion of the next edition of the Rali Vinho da Madeira, there are five drivers with the greatest number of victories, four, in the event. In chronological order, Américo Nunes, Andrea Aghini, Giandomenico Basso, Bruno Magalhães and Alexandre Camacho are the drivers who could celebrate so many times the triumph in the competition promoted since 1959 by the Club Sports da Madeira. As in previous participations, Magalhães may become the absolute record holder of triumphs if he imposes himself in 2022 with his Hyundai i20N Rally2 but now Camacho may also have that title if he wins with his Skoda Fabia Rally2 Evo. Other previous winners will start the race, Adruzilo Lopes, the best in 2001 with a Peugeot 206 WRC, Vítor Sá, first classified in 2004 in Peugeot 306 Maxi, José Pedro Fontes, in the highest place of the podium in 2016 with Citroën DS3 R5 and Miguel Nunes, winner in 2020 with a Skoda Fabia Rally2 Evo.

Looking for the best possible results

Pedro Almeida will participate in the next Rali Vinho da Madeira with a Skoda Fabia Rally2 Evo. The objectives for the race are "a little bit like in the other CPR races because this is an adaptation year. Of course Madeira is always special, for its landscapes and for having timed stretches very different from those we find in the mainland. I have only participated in the rally twice and last year I was absent. These are important factors in a race where knowledge of the stretches is determinant. I will do my best and see what happens, always looking for the best possible result. And learn for next year..." Born in 1997, Pedro Almeida is 24 years old and participated in his first rally in 2014 with a Renault Twingo RS. He has been competing in rallies regularly since 2016 and has also driven a Renault Clio R3 Maxi, a Skoda Fabia S2000, a Ford Fiesta R5 and a Skoda Fabia R5. In the last two years, he has been behind the wheel of a Peugeot 208 Rally4 and participated in numerous international rallies. He was junior champion in the 2020 FIA ERT Iberian Rally Trophy.

Teams at RVM: ARC Sport

An important part of any rally is both the assistance team and the work developed by them in the preparation, maintenance, repair and adjustment during the events. One of the teams that will be present at the 63rd edition of the Rali Vinho Madeira is ARC Sport, a structure created in 2001 and whose top manager is Augusto Ramiro. This structure has a long record with several drivers and with whom it has achieved several national and regional titles and was even European vice-champion in 2017. In the organization of the Club Sports da Madeira that will go on the road next week, the team will be in charge of the three Skoda Fabia Rally2 Evo of Alexandre Camacho, Miguel Correia and Paulo Neto. For this purpose, it will bring to the island a truck, two service vans and 16 elements that will work in an area of about 200 m2.  

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