Daniel Popov is one of the most talented young Bulgarian rally drivers. Last year he competed in the ADAC Opel Rallye Cup in Germany. Daniel was kind enough to analyze the special stages included in the 39th Monbat Rally Sliven program.

The partnership between the champion for the season 2017 in the Bulgarian Rally Championship Tihomir Stratiev and one of the experienced co-drivers in Bulgaria Edi Sivov will start from 39th Monbat Rally Sliven. This is clear from the entry form filed today by the Marina Motorsport crew.

The crew of BRC Bulgaria Petar Hristozov and Temenujka Hristozova applied for participation in the 39th Monbat Rally Sliven. The competition is the second round of the national championship and the fourth round of the FIA Balkan Rally Trophy.

Nikola Mishev will make his debut in Monbat Rally Sliven with a new co-driver. The Boila Automotorsport competitor will rely on Yavor Brankov for accurate navigation on the difficult stages near Sliven. Mishev gained experience with the new Peugeot 208 R2 during the 50th Rally Bulgaria, but a mistake on the first day did not allow him to fight for a good result.

Monbat Rally Sliven 2019 will host the second round of the national rally sprint championship. The organizers of the rally declared their readiness to provide the opportunity to the crews participating in the Rally Sprint Championship some months ago. After voting among the participants in the discipline, the proposal was approved.

The number of entries to participate in the 39th Monbat Rally Sliven reached 5, after local crews proved to be the most active in their desire to start in the rally so far. Mario Popov and Daniel Metchikian from Doctor Speed (Ford Fiesta ST, E1) and Mihail Boev / Dimitar Gochev (Peugeot 106 GTI, E1) were registered in the last days. Their names, as well as the other entries, can be found in the "Entrants list" section, which is updated live.

Romanian rally driver Cristiana Oprea announced her season for the season 2019. Oprea, which finished last season 25th in the overall standings of Monbat Rally Sliven 2018, will participate in three events. For the joy of the local audience, Cristiana has included the 39th edition of Monbat Rally Sliven in her program.

The process of registration of the participants in the 39th Monbat Rally Sliven was opened with the publication of the Supplementary Regulation and the Entry Form. The deadline for accepting applications is until June 13, and the Entry list will be published on June 19.

The route of 39. Monbat Rally Sliven is ready. The organizers will put the participating crews ahead of a serious challenge again, changing the scheme to last year's edition. Monbat Rally Sliven 2019 is the second round of the Bulgarian Rally Championship and the fourth round of the FIA Balkan Rally Trophy.

For a second consecutive year, Monbat Rally Sliven will have new dates. For the 39th edition of the competition, the organizers chose the last weekend of June - from 28 to 30 June. The competition, which in recent years proved to be the best Bulgarian rally, will be the second round of Bulgarian Rally Championship and third round of FIA Balkan Rally Trophy.