20th Rallylegend in San Marino, there will be a tribute to the legendary Lancia 037
Rallylegend is approaching and the list of legendary champions is getting longer which, once again this year, will make the 20th edition of what Dirtfish, an important international rally newspaper, has called “an annual pilgrimage for fans of classic rally cars” unforgettable. .
Could not miss the celebration of the forty years of the Lancia 037 an extraordinary rally car that marked their legendary careers And at the Lancia 037 Tribute 40 Years a fantastic group of champions responded “present”.
I’ll be there twice World Rally Champions, Walter Rohrl and Christian Geistdorfertogether with the beloved ones Markku Alen and Ilkka Kivimakithe two main crews in the conquered, in 1983, the constructors’ world rally title by the Lancia 037last Two Wheel Drive to win the championship, thanks also to the contribution of Bettega-Perissinot and Vudafieri-Pirollo.
Guest of honor a Rallylegend Sara Cesare Fiorio, sporting director also in this great Lancia Martini Racing companywhich will tell, in meetings with fans in the Rallylegend Arena, the epic of the legendary berlinetta made in Lancia Abarth, assisted by the other major presences in San Marino such as the inevitable bi-world champion Miki Biasionwith the credit line Tiziano Siviero, European and Italian champion with the Lancia 037, Dario Cerrato, Adartico Vudafieri, Andrea Zanussi, Tonino Tognana and many others that will be added. Encounters marked by a static and dynamic display of the most significant and winning Lancia 037s, in liveries that have an unforgettable rally era with Rohrl and Alen who will perform at the wheel of Lancia 037 in Martini Racing livery, while Biasion will have a ” zerotrentasette ”dressed in Totip-Eberhard & Co.
A special space will be dedicated to the first victory of the Lancia 037 in the Italian Rally Championship, in that 1982 San Marino Rally won by Tonino Tognana and Massimo de Antoni. Who will be present at Rallylegend to tell those important sporting events, together with Cesare Fiorio, Miki Biasion, Dario Cerrato and the other great protagonists of that extraordinary season, in which the Venetian champion, after having dominated the season with the fascinating and fast Ferrari 308 GTB, conquers the Italian title with a winning season finale with the new Lancia 037. And together with the Lancia 037, the splendid Ferrari 308 Gt of that enterprise, recently restored to its ancient splendor.
The resounding victory of a young man Andrea Aghini, with Sauro Farnocchia one side, al Sanremo World Rally in 1992, with the official Lancia Delta Integrale, in the Martini Racing colors, is one of those companies that have remained etched in the memory of enthusiasts. Thirty years have passed and Rallylegend wants to honor the anniversary. So Andrea Aghini will return to action in San Marino, behind the wheel of “that” Delta, the original that, for the occasion, the Tuscan champion will drive in various performances on Saturday and Sunday in the Parade, special “The Legend”.