July 2022

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.  

ECM Bottle collecting campaign

The Madeira Beer Company is running a campaign to collect glass bottles of its products in exchange for a financial benefit. The Rali Vinho da Madeira is an event which mobilizes the public, many go to the mountains and consume ECM products. João Rodrigues, Marketing Director of the company made an appeal to sensitize people to return them, "the company pays for these bottles. It is a way for us to contribute so that there is a smaller impact in our mountains, there is less waste and that the people get benefited with this, because when they return the bottles they will have a value that will be discounted, they can deliver it in any supermarket or grocery store". Besides the environmental pollution issues, there are also safety issues at stake, since glass, with high temperatures, may be a source of fire. This campaign is part of the RVM guidelines, which wants a more sustainable rally, with a great concern for the preservation of the environment.  

Streaming MaisRalis

The MaisRalis website will broadcast on its YouTube and Facebook channels the RVM classifications. Being so, the goal is to bring to the public the emotions of this festival of Madeira motorsport.  The public can watch the live broadcasts in the links below: YouTube: https://youtube.com/user/TeamMaisRalis Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/maisralis/  

Madeira is one of my favourite competitions

Paulo Neto is another driver who will celebrate an anniversary in the next Rali Vinho da Madeira. The Skoda Fabia Rally2 Evo driver, in which he will listen to António Costa's driving notes, will celebrate in Funchal his 100th participation in the Portuguese Rally Championship. "Looking back, it is indeed a significant milestone to reach 100 competitions in the CPR, as we have always been a private team, with projects set up year after year with great personal, economic and logistical effort. This is a sport that many people in Portugal are passionate about, but I feel that the sport is becoming more and more expensive and closed to private drivers like me. I am proud of what I have achieved over the years, but perhaps it is not sustainable to continue for much longer. I started in 1990 in the Junior’s category, with an Opel Kadett, so I have crossed different eras of rallying in Portugal. It is also a happy coincidence to celebrate these 100 rallies in the CPR in Madeira, one of my favourite races, and where I won the RC3 National Champion title in 2014.”

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