In 2012 all spectators and guest of Rally Sliven will be able to watch some of the most attractive and difficult stages in Bulgaria. The organisers from ASC "Sliven"decided to include in the itinerary of the competition which will be round 11 of the Intercontitnental Rally Challange, the legendary downhill stages "Bulgarka" and "Stara reka".

And while the run down form the Bulgarka peak was part of the rally a few years ago, the stage that finishes in the Stara reka village haven't been driven in this direction for more than 20 years.

"By including these stages in the itinerayr we aim to make the competition more spactacular for the fans. Since many years all rally fans realy want to see "Bulgarka"in its downhull variation and to spice it up we decided to give them one of the most difficult stages - "Stara reka" also in downhill direction. And these two stages will be a real challenge for all of the competitors and we are sure that our guest from IRC will enjoy them" - said Atanas Chanev, Deputy Clerk of the Course of rally Sliven.

With these itinerary changes Rally Sliven has the ambitions to be on of the most compact events in the IRC calendar.

"Our goal is to make top level event which is also very compact. We belive that our rally will be one of the most accessibe events for all the teams because of our efforts in reducing their cost as musch as possible."