Cyprus Rally
The Cyprus Rally is a rally event in Cyprus. She was from 2000 to 2006 and 2009, a round of the World Rally Championship.
History
The Cyprus Rally has been held since 1970 by the Cyprus Automobile Association. Because of the Turkish invasion and occupation of the rally in 1974 and 1975 could not be discharged. Since 1976, but it will be organized again this year. From 1978 it was part of the European Rally Championship and had the coefficient 3 1983, the rally has been upgraded with the coefficient 4 and finally in 1988 received the highest coefficient 20, 2000, the Cyprus Rally as a substitute for the rally China unceremoniously into the calendar of the rally world Cup included. Subsequently, she was a year until 2006 an official championship round of the World Rally Championship. After two years as part of the Middle East Rally Championship, the rally returned in 2009 for one year in the calendar of the World Rally Championship back. Here they presented as the only run which was held on mixed road surface, a feature dar. Since 2010 belongs to the Cyprus Rally Intercontinental Rally Challenge. The paddock and the service park, which used to be located in Limassol, moved in 2011 to Paphos in the southwest of the island has to offer.
Routing and characteristics
The rally will be held in the Troodos Mountains in the interior. Because of the rough, stony subsoil on the special stages especially the tire and suspension elements of the vehicles are required. The inclusion of asphalt sections from 2009 also requires compromises in the suspension settings and tire choice. The proportion of gravel roads and paved roads is approximately balanced.
An additional difficulty is the usually high heat.
The velocities in the Rally of Cyprus are relatively low. They move about on the same level as in other Mediterranean discharged rallies such as the Rally Greece or the Rally of Turkey.