IRC Rally Azores preview : Event essentials

Event: Sata Rallye Acores
Base: Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel
Starts: Thursday 14 July
Finishes: Saturday 16 July
Entries received: 42
IRC appearances: Two
2010 winners: Bruno Magalhaes/Carlos Magalhaes (Peugeot 207 S2000)
Surface: Gravel
Number of stages: 17
Special stage distance: 205.09 kilometres
Liaison distance: 538.45 kilometres
Total distance: 743.54 kilometres

Itinerary (all times shown are local):

Day one - Thursday 14 July:

— Special stages: Three
— Special stage distance: 22.56kms
— Liaison distance: 80.84kms
— Total distance: 103.40kms
— Start: Praca Goncala Velho, Ponta Delgada, 16:00hrs
— Service A: Ponta Delgada (0:15hrs), 16:05hrs
— SS1: Lagoa-Marques 1 (13.06kms), 16:45hrs
— SS2: Coroa Da Mata 1 (7.50kms), 17:24hrs
— SS3: Grupo Marques Super Special Stage 1 (2.00kms), 18:00hrs
— Service B: Ponta Delgada (0:45hrs), 18:41hrs

Day two - Friday 15 July:

— Special stages: Nine
— Special stage distance: 95.05kms
— Liaison distance: 186.41kms
— Total distance: 281.46kms
— Service C: Ponta Delgada (0:15hrs), 09:34hrs
— SS4: Batalha Golfe 1 (7.90kms), 10:08hrs
— SS5: Feteiras 1 (7.47kms), 10:43hrs
— SS6: Sete Cidades 1 (18.30kms), 11:08hrs
— Service D: Ponta Delgada (0:30hrs), 12:13hrs
— SS7: Batalha Golfe 2 (7.90kms), 13:02hrs
— SS8: Feteiras 2 (7.47kms), 13:37hrs
— SS9: Sete Cidades 2 (18.30kms), 14:02hrs
— Service E: Ponta Delgada (0:30hrs), 15:07hrs
— SS10: Remedios-Agua De Pau (7.15kms), 16:02hrs
— SS11: Lagoa-Marques 2 (13.06kms), 16:25hrs
— SS12: Coroa Da Mata 2 (7.50kms), 17:04hrs
— Service F: Ponta Delgada (0:30hrs), 17:53hrs

Day three - Saturday 16 July:

— Special stages: Five
— Special stage distance: 87.48kms
— Liaison distance: 271.20kms
— Total distance: 358.68kms
— Service G: Ponta Delgada (0:15hrs), 09:04hrs
— SS13: Graminhais 1 (20.80kms), 10:27hrs
— SS14: Tronqueira 1 (21.94kms), 11:25hrs
— SS15: Grupo Marques Super Special Stage 2 (2.00kms), 12:57hrs
— Service H: Ponta Delgada (0:30hrs), 13:48hrs
— SS16: Graminhais 2 (20.80kms), 15:26hrs
— SS17: Tronqueira 2 (21.94kms), 16:24hrs
— Service I: Ponta Delgada (0:10hrs), 18:19hrs
— Finish: Ponta Delgada, 18:45hrs