Rali Vinho da Madeira´s prestige allows it to face new challenges

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Rali Vinho da Madeira´s prestige allows it to face new challenges

The 63rd edition of Rali Vinho da Madeira, which sets the return to normality of the organization led by Club Sports da Madeira. José Paulo Fontes, president of the Organizing Committee, highlighted the “prestige of the competition, which allows it to face new challenges, namely the return of the European Championship, although it all depends on the financial cooperation. The rally, today part of Iberian Rally Trophy in FIA, continues to be a promotional vehicle and an important window display for the brands that sponsor it”. 
This next Rali Vinho da Madeira will be competed in 17 Special Stages between the 4th and the 6th of August. In the first day of the competition, the Qualifying and Shakedown will take place, as well as the Super Special Stage, the highly applauded Avenida do Mar, that is back on the program. 
The starting ceremony will be in Praça do Povo, where the award ceremony will also take place.
On Friday, 5th august, there will be a double round in Campo de Golfe, with a changed route, and Palheiro Ferreiro, which, once again, includes the emblematic Chão da Lagoa. In the afternoon, there will be a double passage through Boaventura, now going to the centre of Arco de São Jorge and the city of Santana, which has no changes. The sections will once again be intermediated by the assistance park, again in Avenida Sá Carneiro.

On Saturday, the last day of the competition, the drivers will race in two occasions the Special Stages in Câmara de Lobos, Ponta do Sol, Ponta do Pargo and Rosário. The starting parks and park fermé will be set in Largo do Município, in Funchal, within the goal of focusing the rally in the centre of the city. Furthermore, the operational centre is back to Avenida Arriaga, now in the building of the Professional School Atlantico.