The Scuderia del Portello protagonist of Rallylegend
The Scuderia del Portello di Seregno was among the protagonists of the 20th Rallylegend which took place in the Republic of San Marino. Participation in this great event made it possible to celebrate the twentieth edition of the rally and at the same time the anniversaries of the Scuderia del Portello which during this year is commemorating the 40th anniversary of its foundation, the 60 years of Alfa Romeo Giulia and the 50 years of ‘Alfetta.
Scuderia del Portello protagonist at the Rallylegend: present with five crews
To pay homage to the anniversaries, the Arese team lined up five at the start: the president of Portello Marco Cajani with Emanuele Morteo in one of the Alfa Romeo Giulia that took part in the Beijing-Paris raid in 2016; Renato Ambrosi and Francesco Bianco on Alfetta Gt 1800 Group 2 prepared by Autodelta in 1975 for the Tour de Corse piloted by JC Andruet and later by Arturo Merzario at the 1000 km of Kyalami in South Africa in 1976; Teuvo and daughter Kati Hämäläinen from Finland in Alfetta Gtv 2000 Group 2; Claudio Vallauri and Simone Dalmasso in Alfetta Gtv Turbodelta Group 4, another former Autodelta car; finally Eraldo Righi and Daniele Grechi on Alfetta Gtv 6 2500 Group A which in 1986 took part in the 500 km of Monza.
Scuderia del Portello protagonist at the Rallylegend: 80 thousand spectators at the Village
“If you want to see real Alfa Romeos, call Cajani and the Scuderia del Portello – he said Guido Schittonerally presenter flanked by Savina Confaloni – that we thank for bringing the history of the Biscione in racing to the Rallylegend for the first time“.
They were 80 thousand paying spectators, with access to the “Rallylegend Village”, and unquantifiable was the number of thousands of fans along the route of the fascinating ones special tests, day and night, where around 200 racing cars put on a showboth historical and modern, some of which conducted by the champions who have made the history of the rally and beyond. Among the illustrious guests of the event Kalle Rovanpera, Miki Biasion, Christian Geistdorfer, Markku Alen, Ilkka Kivimaki, Hollie McRae, daughter of the unforgettable Colin, Juha Kankkunen, Arturo Merzario, Renè Arnoux, Giacomo Agostini, Cesare Fiorio and Andrea Dovizioso, to name but a few. some.
The Scuderia del Portello protagonist at the Rallylegend, the satisfaction of the team manager Andrea Cajani
The team manager of the Scuderia del Portello, Andrea Cajani he has declared: “We thank the organizer Vito Piarulli for the welcome invitation. Our compliments go to him and his staff for the event created which, with its large crowd, the big party in the streets of San Marino and the exceptional show of the guests and the cars in the race, has nothing to envy to the great international events that Scuderia del Portello usually takes part in, such as Goodwood or the Nürburgring 24 Hours. We are very pleased to have brought the history of Alfa Romeo to racing with the cars of our Dynamic Museum in a context that celebrates rally legends at the highest level. It is an important event that we will certainly schedule also for 2023“.