The twentieth edition of the Rally dei Nuraghi and Vermentino, which will take place on Friday 15 and Saturday 16 September, was presented in the halls of the Berchidda Wine Museum.
The event, organized by Rassinaby Racing with the support of the Regional Tourism and Sport Departments, will be valid for the Italian Terra Rally Championship, for the Zona 9 Rally Cup, for the Sardinia Aci Sport Regional Delegation Championship and for the Pirelli Star Trophy Rally4 Terra and the N5 Italia one. Alongside the modern rally, the fifth Rally Historicu is also scheduled, titled for the Historic Terra Rally Championship and for the Regional, and the fourth Baja Vermentino Terre di Gallura, valid for the Italian Cross Country and SSV Championship.
75 timed kilometers are expected, while the total distance to be covered will remain below 300 kilometres. Berchidda will play a central role, on Friday 15 September it will host the morning shakedown and the departure, at 2.00 pm from Piazza del Popolo. First two passages on the special "Filogosu" (2.34 pm and 5.31 pm, 8.20 km). Saturday 16, double laps on the stages "Alà dei Sardi-Buddusò" (at 9.38, 14.99 km) and "Pattada" (10.22, 13.97 km) and the arrival at 15.40 in Berchidda.
«Finding ourselves here after twenty years is not a small emotion, as simple enthusiasts as we have always been we had taken a simple path but then we managed to get here», declared the president of Rassinaby Racing Alessandro Taras. Who continued: «There is no shortage of tracks in Sardinia and we have managed to grow. Then at the end of 2017 the decision to switch from asphalt to dirt, which had surprised everyone but which in the end paid off, given that the tricolor titles have arrived. We have a clay race where transfers are also almost exclusively on clay, and we thank Forestas for this possibility. Our Rally is also the promotion of the territory: last year we went to Spain to promote the race, this year we went to Finland and, thanks to this trip, we will have a Finnish crew in the race».
«The Rally dei Nuraghi and Vermentino is a sporting event that extends our tourist season, promotes a Sardinia that goes beyond the sea by giving it an international showcase», underlined the regional councilor for Tourism, Crafts and Commerce, Gianni Chessa, « we are honored, as department, to also support the territories of Monte Acuto and Gallura involved in the tender. We are on the right track and the numbers prove it: the combination of sport and side events, in this case including food and wine and cultural events, allow us to make Sardinia's potential and heritage even better known. Congratulations and thanks to the organizers of Rassinaby Racing, to Aci and to all those who work for the success of the event».
«It is not easy to organize a competition for twenty years, to keep an association together and always raise the bar. Rassinaby Racing, on the other hand, is doing it, so congratulations from me and from Daniele Settimo, president of the Rally Commission. Like Aci Sassari», announced the president of Aci Sardegna and Aci Sassari Giulio Pes di San Vittorio, «we are carrying out a study, based on the one carried out in 2019 for the Rally Italia Sardegna, to quantify the economic impact on the territory generated by the motor shows".
The mayor of Berchidda Andrea Nieddu thanked Taras «and all Rassinaby Racing for their tenacious, passionate and continuous work, so much so as to celebrate the Rally's twentieth birthday. For our community it is important that this conference is hosted in a place of history and culture of our identity and that thanks to Rassinaby can also find opening to the Peninsula. It has done a great job of territorial promotion, the Municipal Administration is proud of the associations that know how to create a system and be part of the community. We will demonstrate that our rally is a system, Berchidda will be the epicenter but in all these years you have been able to involve the municipal administrations and make known the natural beauty of the whole territory».
«Best wishes for the success of the 20th edition of the Rally dei Nuraghi and Vermentino, a valid test for the Cirt (Italian Terra Rally Championship). An extraordinary goal that pays credit to your organization which, every year, grows with its improvements and makes the event more and more attractive, giving prestige to the island's national and international rallying world. A round of applause to all of you and best wishes for two days of high level competitions», commented the president of Coni Sardegna Bruno Perra.
The municipal administration of Berchidda and Rassinaby Racing have chosen to promote the agri-food excellence of the area, in particular the Vermentino Docg di Gallura. The professionals and entrepreneurs of the area will exhibit their products in Piazza del Popolo, an appointment born thanks to the contribution of the municipal councilor for agricultural policies Luciano Sini, member of the Board of Directors of the Vermentino Strade. The presence of Mamuthones and Issohadores of the Atzeni Mamoiada Association has been confirmed for Saturday: two extras will be present during the awards ceremony on the platform, then at 5.30 pm there will be a performance by the group, which will act as a link between the race and the start of the collateral event "At the table with Vermentino Docg Gallura".
