This year’s Vodafone Rally de Portugal, 27-30 May, has an extra treat in store for spectators. On day two and three of the WRC rally, there will be an addition with the Rallye de Portugal Revival, run for the first time.
This is a mini event, sharing the same service park, as the main WRC competitors, for classic two wheeled cars built before December 1981, will be run on the same stages as the WRC. Entering in the inaugural event, are two former team mates, co-driver Nicky Grist and driver Juha Kankkunen, driving a MkII Ford Escort.
Winners of the 1993 WRC, Nicky and Juha last competed together in The Rally Finland of 1996, where they finished second.
“It will be great to be back with Juha, after all this time” commented Nicky “The last time we won this rally together was in 1994, and the superspecial at the Algarve Stadium will be an exciting start to the Rally Revival”
Nicky and Juha competed in the WRC together between 1993 and 1996 for the Toyota Castrol team. In 1997 Nicky joined with Colin McRae, in the Subaru World team, while Juha took the place of Armin Schwarz, in the Ford Motor Company, supporting Carlos Sainz in his bid for the championship. | 
