Armodios "Aris" C. Vovos (

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: Αρμόδιος "Άρης" Βωβός; born 21 October 1964) is a Greek businessman. Vovos was a

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and president of Maroussi Basketball Club. His family has a business by the name of Babis Vovos Constructions that filed for bankruptcy protection in 2015.

Rally driver

Vovos was the first Greek finisher in the

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in 1994. In 1995 he won the rally with Kostas Stefanis as his co-driver; the race was not a World Championship event that year. He scored three points in the

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and 1 point in the

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. He also competed in 2005, 2006, and 2007. He also won the Greek Rally Championship in 1995 driving a Lancia Delta, in 1997 with a Subaru Impreza WRC, in 2000 with Toyota Corolla WRC in 2001 with a Subaru Impreza WRC, and in 2009 and 2010 with Mitsubishi Lancer EVO IX (in group N). From 2002 to 2008, he participated in events in Greece and abroad, along with "EL-EM" (Loris Meletopoulos) as his co-driver.

Racing awards

Greek Rally Championship: *1995 (1st) *1997 (1st) *2000 (1st) *2001 (1st) *2009 (1st) *2010 (1st) Greek Gravel Cup: *2004 (Winner) *2005 (Winner)

: *1994 (Best Greek Driver) 8 Overall *1995 (1st place in General) *1997 (Best Greek Driver) 9 Overall *2004 (Best Greek Driver) 8 Overall *2005 (Best Greek Driver) 12 Overall *2006 (Best Greek Driver) 15 Overall *2007 (Best Greek Driver) 13 Overall

Personal

Vovos is married to Vicky Lagopoulou and they have one daughter. He is the son of Greek businessman Babis Vovos.

References

External links

BVIC Official Company Site
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Acropolis RallyProfile of Aris Vovos@www.rally.gr

Maroussi BC Home Page

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