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The event is included in next year's calendar as a full round of the WRC, but that status is dependant on the FIA observer's report from this weekend's rally. Photo by rally-club.bg
The Rally Bulgaria takes center stage this weekend in what is being seen as a crucial test for the event, which faces challenges from other country's venues in 2010.
Next year's World Rally Championship schedule will be cast in stone after the Rally Bulgaria, which is the sole Federation Internationale de L'Automobile (FIA) candidate rally for 2010.
The event is included in next year's calendar as a full round of the WRC, but that status is dependant on the FIA observer's report from this weekend's rally.
If the Rally does not live up to expectations, both Argentina and Italy are ready to take its place in the WRC Calendar for 2010, autosport.com reported.
The event got underway with a ceremonial start Friday evening, before running six stages Saturday and six on Sunday. Based in the ski resort of Borovets, the rally will include a total distance of 747 km, 268 km of which is competitive.
Former European champion Giandomenico Basso starts among the favourites in his Abarth Grande Punto, with top Polish driver Michal Solowow (Peugeot) also in the running for victory on what could be the most important event in Bulgarian rally history.
Bulgaria's future Formula One circuit will be unique in that it is designed to have a heating of the asphalt covering, the head of the Bulgarian Motorcycling Federation Bogdan Nikolov told Novinite.com in an exclusive interview.
Companies from Abu Dhabi, the USA, and Canada are to come together to form a consortium for investing in Bulgaria's circuit for Formula One and adjacent venues, Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency) learned.
Exclusive interview of Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency) with Bogdan Nikolov, Chairman of the Bulgarian Motorcycling Federation, on the project for the construction of a Formula One circuit in Bulgaria, near Sofia, and for hosting a Bulgarian Formula One G
Bulgarian pilots Todor Slavov and Dobromir Filipov have won third place in the overall ranking of the Junior World Rally Championship (J-WRC).
Six-time world champion from the World Rally Championship Sebastien Loeb of the Citroen Total team has won Rally Bulgaria.
The car of the former Formula One world champion Kimi Raikkonen has crashed in the stage four of Rally Bulgaria.
The Bulgarian Football Union (BFU) has confirmed that it has entered into an exciting strategic partnership agreement with eSports Bulgaria.
Grigor Dimitrov recorded another early exit, losing in the opening round of the Monte Carlo Masters and continuing a difficult start to the season
Bulgarian snowboarder Malena Zamfirova has returned to Bulgaria and is now undergoing active rehabilitation following a serious accident at the beginning of March
Bulgaria claimed the title at the FIFA Series 2026 tournament in Jakarta after edging hosts Indonesia 1-0 in the final match.
Grigor Dimitrov has dropped out of the world’s top 90 in the latest ATP rankings, marking the first time in nearly 14 years that the Bulgarian tennis star has fallen outside this group
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