Round 2 - 2008 European Rally Championship (ERC)
Posted: April 15, 2008 10:26 AM
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Posted: April 4, 2008 10:48 AM
ISTANBUL RALLY TO OPEN
Posted: January 27, 2008 9:37 PM
27/01/08ISTANBUL RALLY TO OPEN
THE 2008 IRC SEASON
The Istanbul Rally will open the IRC season this year from April 4-6. Following the decision to drop
the Safari Rally from the IRC calendar due to political difficulties in Kenya, the IRC organisers are
delighted to welcome Turkey back as its replacement this year.
The rally will be based in Istanbul, where two continents meet, and will take in a challenging route of
gravel stages similar to last year’s event. The Istanbul Rally will start on Friday April 4 and finish in
the afternoon on Sunday April 6, opening this year’s IRC season in spectacular style.
Jacques Behar, the President of IRC series promoter Eurosport Events, said: “We are delighted to
welcome Turkey back onto the IRC calendar this year, after our reluctant but necessary decision to
drop the Safari Rally. We wanted to find an alternative gravel rally for this year as quickly as
possible – but of course it had to be of the same excellent quality as the rest of the events on the
series. I’m very pleased to say that we have now managed to put together a rally that is truly worthy
of opening the 2008 IRC season, where we aim to consolidate the success we enjoyed last year.”
The IRC will feature two new rallies – in Portugal and Spain – this year. An improved television
package from Eurosport, featuring dynamic live broadcasts straight from the service park, will bring
the excitement and scenery of the world’s special stages to 112 million homes across the world in
59 countries.
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