PRESS RELEASE NR 12 7th October 2016

FULL RALLYLEGEND DAY: TODAY SHAKEDOWN AND FIRST CROWDED APPOINTMENTS AT RALLYLEGEND ARENA. IN THE EVENING STARTING OF LEG 1 FOR THR NIGHT SESSION. TOMORROW, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8TH, BEFORE THE START OF LEG 2, OTHER GREAT MEETINGS AT RALLYLEGEND ARENA.

Republic of San Marino. Now it’s really Rallylegend. In the morning, on a section of ‘the Lakes’ special stage, the shakedown has taken place; the first opportunity to see in action the cars in race trim, followed by a very thick audience. Great animation also within Rallylegend Village, with the multi-color and multi-ethnic audience flowed into San Marino Republic that crowded stands and hospitalities, but above all the stunning exposition of the four-wheel queens Alitalia branded and 131 Abarth .

BIG CROWD FOR THE APPOINTMENTS IN THE NEW RALLYLEGEND ARENA It has been was a high density passion and emotion afternoon, the one spent in the new and more functional Rallylegend Arena, inside the Rally Village. Opening the afternoon, at the Eberhard&Co stand, the autographs session with the twice world champion , with the presentation of the ‘branded’ 037 , his car at Rallylegend: big hug from the audience, ‘hunting’ the champion’s autograph. The first, eagerly awaited meeting in the Rallylegend Arena was “Goodbye Pucci Grossi, champion of passion”. Rallylegend wanted to remember the champion and friend from Rimini, who recently passed away, and did it with Andrea Navarra and Piero Longhi, friends and rivals in the race, Alessandro Pavesi, his co-driver and close friend, Andrea Cordovani, director of Autosprint and passionate rally chronicler, Vito Piarulli, Rallylegend organizer, who wanted Pucci Grossi to be protagonist of the current edition of the event. Also, Pucci Grossi’s beautiful family, his wife Sara, his sons Michael and Angelo and his brother Pierluigi, who did not want to miss this moment dedicated to the champion. It was then the turn of “Legend company”: the greeting of the major players of Rallylegend 2016 with Marcus Gronholm, Hayden Paddon, Juha Kankunnen, Miki Biasion, Gilles Panizzi, Alister McRae, Gustavo Trelles, Andrea Navarra, Piero Longhi, Armin Schwarz, before wearing helmet and tracksuit, and move towards the special stages. At the end of the greeting, all champions were ready for autographs and photos with the many fans.

OTHER GREAT MEETINGS AT RALLYLEGEND ARENA TOMORROW SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8th Preceded by the autograph session at Asset Bank stand, the events and meetings at Rallylegend Arena will continue tomorrow, Saturday October 8th,. Top protagonists, at 10:30 am, Marcus Gronholm, twice world champion rally in the past and today Volkswagen Motosport tester, and Luis Moya who will comment the world Championship still in progress. Afterwards, at 11:00 am, one of the most awaited events: “When Alitalia flew in rallies”. Testimonials and stories tributing the legendary era when Alitalia colors in rallies where matched to Italian cars: Markku Alen, Sandro Munari, , Hans Thorszelius, Simo Lampinen, Maurizio Verini, Mauro Pregliasco, Tony Carello, Daniele Audetto and many other guests will tell the story and legendary moments of that incredible period. Presentation of the book “when Alitalia flew in rallies”, which will be “told” by its author, Andrea Cordovani. Next, Alitalia parade: a car parade in Alitalia ‘livery’ (including two Abarth, two , the Fiat Ritmo Group 2 and Fiat 127 Group 2), under the leadership of those times champions at the show stage The Legend.

SECOND DAY OF RACE AT RALLYLEGEND, WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF “THE LEGEND” Rallylegend starts tomorrow Saturday, October 8th at 13.30 from Rally Village with six special stages to be run, three to be repeated twice, “Piandavello”, “Le Tane” and the show “The Legend”, real core of passion. One re-grouping planned within the Rally Village, where the second day will end at 19.00.

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