Two crews will present Greece in Monbat Rally Sliven 2018. Apostolis Vergozisis / Apostolis Makarios (Citroen Saxo, RC 5) and Alexandris Emmanouil / Mihalis Capiris (Peugeot 206 RC, RC 3) have submitted entry forms for the fourth round of FIA Balkan the Rally Trophy and the second round of Bulgarian Rally Championship.

The champions in Bulgarian rally championship Tihomir Stratiev and Dobrin Borisov will start in Monbat Rally Sliven 2018. The crew of Marina Motorsport submitted their entry from and they will try with good result in the second round of Bulgarian rally championship to continue the successful defense of their title.

The Direction of Monbat Rally Sliven 2018 announces a change in the timetable for reconnaissance of special stages included in program of the rally. The recconnaissance days are changing from Wednesday and Thursday (25-26 July) to Thursday and Friday (26-27 July). More information can be found in COC Buletin 2 published on Notice board section on official web site.

Ekaterina Stratieva is back on the special stages in Sliven Balkan. Less than a year after announcing in Sliven that she retired from rally events, Ekaterina gave one of the big surprises for the upcoming Monbat Rally Sliven, submitting her entry form. .

The organizers of Monbat Rally Sliven 2018 received another entry form from Romania. Their wish to start in rally, which is the fourth round of the Balkan Rally Trophy and the second round of the Bulgarian Rally Championship, confirmed Cristiana Oprea and Diana Hаtegan. They will start in Sliven with Dacia Sandero Cup.

The Organizing Committee of Monbat Rally Sliven 2018 informed the teams planning to take part in the competition that the deadline for submitting an individual entry from for participation was extended to 18:00 h. on 17 July 2018 (Tuesday).

Turkish crew Mustafa Cakal and Mehmet Koleoglu submitted a entry form for Monbat Rally Sliven 2018. The representatives of GP Garage My Team will be for second time in Sliven after season 2015 when they finished 6-th overall. Cakal and Koleoglu compete with Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX in the RC2 class.

The international participation in Monbat Rally Sliven 2018, the fourth round of Balkan Rally Trophy and the second round of Bulgarian Rally Championship, increased today with the entry form of Serbian driver Zeljko Milutinovic. He made a debut in Bulgaria with his upcoming participation in Mabanol Rally Sliven.

Two strong entries from Romania were received by the organizers of Monbat Rally Sliven 2018. Dan Girtofan and his co-driver Tudor Marza submitted a entry form for participation in Monbat Rally Sliven 2018. The crew of the Romanian CS Prorally Team Brasov finished third in last year's competition and left excellent impressions of their performance.

One of the leading Bulgarian companies, Monbat Group, will be the general sponsor of 38th Rally Sliven. The strongest Bulgarian rally in recent years has received significant support, which will contribute to the traditionally good organization. Monbat Rally Sliven 2018 is the second round Bulgarian rally championship and fourth round of FIA Balkan Rally Trophy.