Image: Ricardo Nascimento (www.rallyazores.blogspot.com)
Photographs of the Sata Rallye Acores by Ricardo Nascimento taken during day 1 of the event and final day driver comments by the top three finishers.
Driver quotes
Kris Meeke, Peugeot UK, Rally Azores winner:
“I’m seriously thrilled about our performance here this weekend. Today particularly in the adverse weather I think my background on [...]

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Kris Meeke has taken the lead of Sata Rallye Acores after SS2 after he posted second fastest time on the stage in his Peugeot UK 207 S2000.
Meeke now leads the rally by 0.2s from Skoda motorsport driver Juho Hanninen who set the fastest time on SS2.
Peugeot UK driver Kris Meeke commented at the end of SS2
I’m [...]

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Photographs by Willy Weyens of the Ceremonial Start and Shakedown Stage from the 2009 SATA Rally Azores.
Drivers featured include Juho Hanninen, Giandomenico Basso, Kris Meeke, Anton Alen, Bruno Magalhaes, Freddy Loix, Nicolas Vouilloz, Bernardo Sousa, Conrad Rautenbach and Jan Kopecky.
 
Pictures of the Rally Acores Ceremonial Start and Shakedown Stage 

 
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