Success of attending the opening ceremony

Salou. Costa Dorada. The 47th edition of Rally RACC Catalonia Costa Dorada has officially started with the traditional Opening Ceremony at the Plaza of the Autonomous Communities with a total attendance success. The large audience filled the avenue and James I have enjoyed in the area of ​​the podium in the performance of the die more than visiting a shopping merchandising officer and get autographs of major stars in this thrilling championship Rally of 'Spain where 62 vehicles involved. The inauguration ceremony was attended by the Morena Salou who made a pass through the area and podium waving the present authorities. The first to get on the podium at the starting point was the fictional team of French Citroen driver, Sebastien Loeb, seven times world champion. The mayor of Salou, John Granados, President of the RACC, Sebastian Salvado, president of the Province of Tarragona, Josep Poblet or the delegate of the Government of Tarragona, Chem Nin were among the personalities present at the event, along with Councillors and other representatives of the RACC and Tourism of Catalonia. All pilots, including Mikko Hirvonen, Jari-Matti Latvala, Sébastien Ogier, Kimi Räikkönen, Dani Sordo and Petter Solberg have been parading their vehicles with noisy for the podium located in the heart of Salou promenade to the screams of his fans supporters to encourage them in the conference that begins tomorrow in the first stages. Remember however that the rally has started today early in the morning with the Shakedown, a stretch of tests mixed up of 2.940 kilometers (970 meters to 1970 meters of land and other asphalt), in the same town of Salou, in the area known as 'The Emprius' congregating in more than 8,000 spectators and avid motor where normality has been the dominant tone of the day. For the second consecutive year this event has been programmed with an overwhelming success with the public and very well received in Salou. In the event there are more than 450 accredited journalists from around the world, placed in charge of Salou in the Tarragona region and the world map and an economic impact to these areas of 25 million.

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