Photo: Ricardo Nascimento (www.rallyazores.blogspot.com)

Photographs from the SATA Rallye Acores Service Park (situated on the harbour of Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel) depicting the teams of Kronos, Abarth, Skoda Motorsport, Peugeot Portugal, Peugeot UK and Franz Wittmann on the eve of the event.

The Sata Rallye Acores gets underway with a ceremonial start from the Portas da Cidade in Ponta Delgada, the capital of San Miguel island where the event is based, at 17:30 on Thursday 7th May. The real action begins on Friday morning with the first of 18 special stages totalling 229.86 competitive kilometres. The centralised service park is located in Ponta Delgada, with the rally finish scheduled for Saturday 9th May back in Ponta Delgada at 20:05.

Conditions in the Azores for tonight's shakedown are expected to be cool and damp.

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