Rallylegend in San Marino, there is one month left for the 20th edition
Rallylegend 2022 is one month away, a twentieth anniversary edition that promises to be one of the historic ones, to be remembered.
Definitely the 20th edition of Rallylegend it will be together to remember for the long list of champions, “big” and champions of yesterday and today who have already confirmed their presence, to a lot of historical and particular machines of the highest quality.
And it is a list that is still open to other highly prestigious entrances, to the delight of the fans who will be at Rallylegend from 13 to 16 October next, in the Republic of San Marino…
He is very attached to Rallylegend. And this year too Juha Kankkunen, four times World Rally Drivers Champion in 1986, 1987, 1991, 1993, he did not want to miss San Marino. In addition to being the protagonist of various meetings and talk shows inside Rallylegend Village, he will be the protagonist of the Lancia Delta fashion show on Saturdays and Sundays, together with Miki Biasionwho will find the red Integrale of the victory at the 1989 Sanremo rally, and to Andrea Aghiniwho will pilot the Delta Martini of the unforgettable success at Sanremo 1992.
The other Finn too Harri Rovampera, former official driver in the World Rally with Seat, Peugeot, Mitsubishi and Red Bull Skoda, returns to Rallylegend. At the wheel of a Toyota Celica GT Four St 205 he will be among the “big” of the Legend Stars, which disputes the rally but without timekeeping category. An all-out challenge of traverses with the 21-year-old son Kalle Rovanperacurrent leader of the World Rally Drivers with the Toyota Yaris of the Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, which at Rallylegend will have a Celica St 185 of the team of Jari-Matti Latvala.
Is exactly Jari-Matti Latvalawho chose to compete in the “Classic” category with his Toyota Celica GT Four ST165, he will find the Uruguayan among the fiercest opponents Gustavo Trelleswith “Bicho” Del Buono to the notes – several times world championships – who have chosen the Subaru Legacy, Rui Madeirawith a Subaru Impreza group A, first Portuguese driver to win a World title, in Group N in 1995. The Italians are also among the challengers Battistolli “lucky”.paired with Fabrizia Ponsseveral times European and Italian champions among the Historic, who will have an unpublished Subaru Impreza Group A for them, And Andrea Zivianfresh bi-European champion in the FIA Historic Rally Championship, which will debut the Subaru Impreza Best 01 at Rallylegend Group A.
Remaining in Italy, the European and Italian champion in the 80s “Tony” Fassina will perform at the wheel of his splendid white Lancia Stratos, of the resounding victory, as a private driver, at the 1979 Sanremo World Rally, while Federico Ormezzano back to daring great show at Rallylegend with the Talbot Lotus.
The Best Impreza McRae Editions will be great protagonists in the twentieth edition of Rallylegend, as previously mentioned, and Best will animate various phases of the event. Starting with the Best Rallylegend Talk Show, scheduled for late afternoon on Friday evening, at Rallylegend Village, at the Best hospitality: Hollie McRaedaughter of‘unforgotten Colin, godmother of Rallylegend and present together with his mother Allison and grandmother Margaret, at the uncle Stuartalso with a past in rallying, et al grandfather Jimmy McRaethat we will see behind the wheel at Rallylegend, will be the special “conductor “and interviewer of the champions present at this event, which will see the participation of numerous champions of rallying, including Markku Alen, Miki Biasion, Juha Kankkunen, Harri Rovanpera, Piero Liatti, Malcolm Wilsonfounder and team manager of M-Sport and former official driver in World Rally.
Together with other guests and under the “direction ”by Hollie, they will talk about rallying, they will bring out some drawer moments of their career and of course they will remember Colin.
Saturday morning, however, will take place on the special stages of the race a parade of all Subaru Impreza models present in the race, from the first Group A to the more advanced WRC, to the delight of fans.