One of the few ladies competing in IRC - Ekaterina Stratieva (Citroen C2 R2) will promote Sliven Rally in the events from the Intercontinental Rally Challenge before the start in Bulgaria.

This year the accent in Stratieva's programme is taking part in as much IRC starts as possible and of course she and her Romanian co-driver Carmen Poenaru will start in Sliven Rally 2012.

"I am going to be an ambassador of Sliven Rally" - said Stratieva. - We will promote the event. Our participation in the championship is very interesting for the fans and we will use it as much as we can. We will give flyers in the service park with information about the rally and hope to attract more foreign fans and competitors to come to Sliven. And for those who have already decided to take part in the rally we will provide as much information for the event as possible.