Many local people did not want to miss the opportunity to witness the performance of the racing cars of Rally Madeira Legend. Listed in the Legend Show and without any special stage qualification, the passage of these drivers has been quite cherished by a crowd that is not indifferent to the iconic racing cars in unique landscapes as the ones given by Madeira Island.  

Miguel Andrade, with a Renault 5 Gt Turbo, is the new leader of Rally Madeira Legend, after the two first sections of the event organized by Club sports da Madeira have finished. Rui Conceição, behind the wheel of a Ford Escort RS Cosworth, has already been leading the competition, but now is in the second position, 1,3 seconds of the leader. João Martins, in his Ford Escort Mk I, holds a position in the podium, as he is the third, 13,8 seconds from the leader. The competitors’ performance in Serra d’Água and Boaventura was cherished by the public that could not be indifferent with the performance of the drivers of the Legend Show that will not have a qualification. Rally Madeira Legend will be over by the end of this afternoon, after the battle in more than three special stages, Referta, at 16:11 hours, Quatro Estradas, at 16:32 hours, and Terreiro da Luta, at 16:57 hours. The competition is going to finish with the Special Stage in Avenida Sá Carneiro, starting at 19:17 hours.    

It is on the roads again the second stage of Rally Madeira Legend. The racing cars performing in this event organized by Club Sports da Madeira left the Park Fermé, where it stayed overnight, driving towards the first service park. The second section foresees the battle between two stages, Serra d’Água, at 12:04 hours and Boaventura, at 12:43 hours. It ends with a regrouping in Quinta do Furão, at 13:18 hours.  

With the end of the first stage of Rally Madeira Legend, the double passage through a timed section of Palheiro Ferreiro with many spectators, Gil Freitas with a Subaru Impreza S14 WRC is leading the general standings. João Martins, behind the wheel of a Ford Escort Mk I is in the second position, already 41,8 seconds from the leader. Rui Conceição, in his Ford Escort RS Cosworth, is third with 15,7 seconds from the driver standing ahead of him. The last two positions of top 5 belong to Cláudio Nóbrega and Miguel Andrae, with, respectively, 1:03,2 and 1:12,0 from the leader. Throughout the first stage Marco Klenk, António Silva, Vasco Silva, Rui Cristóvão and António Abel withdrew from the competition.  Tomorrow, the second stage of this event, organized by Club Sports da Madeira, will be performed by five special stages. Rally Madeira Legend restarts at 10:38 hours with the service park, in Cais 8, at 10:43 hours. The teams will then race in Serra d’Água, at 12:04 hours, and Boaventura, at 12:48 hours, before regrouping in Quinta do Furão, at 13:18. The competition will restart at 15:48 hours for the race in Referta, at 16:11 hours; Quatro Estradas, at 16:32 hours, and Terreiro da Luta, at 16:57. The event will finish with the special stage show in Avenida Sá Carneiro, at 19:17.

The Start ceremony of Rally Madeira Legend, performed by the end of this afternoon this Friday, 29th October, has gathered many enthusiasts who did not want to miss this occasion to be close to the drivers and racing cars that are part of this sports’ history for many decades. The ceremony, as a reminder of the Rali Vinho da Madeira Start in the past, took place at Avenida Arriaga, in the centre of Funchal, in from of the headquarters of Club Sports da Madeira.