Yagiz Avci and his co-driver Bahadir Guncenmez send their entry to participate in the 37-th edition of rally "Sliven". Avci is the leader in the provisional ranking of the Balkan Rally Trophy and is the winner of rally "Bulgaria" 2017. In addition of Yagiz, three more Turkish crews will appear. Team Neo Motorsport will arrive in Sliven with Adil Kuciksari/Kerim Tar (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX), Ferhat Tanribilir/Kutay Ertugrul (Peugeot 208 R2) and Osman Ugur/Tugba Bora (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX).

The organizers of rally "Sliven" recive the first two entries for the 37-th edition of the rally. The most anxious crews to start are Hristo Gerov / Dimitar Trifonov (Hyundai i20 Coupe) and Mihail Boev / Stafan Kanchev (Lada 2108). Rally "Sliven" 2017 is fourth round of Bulgarian national rally championship and fifth round of Balkan Rally Trophy and will be held from 1-st to 3-rd of September.  

The famous Ukrainian rally driver Irina Kravets is interested in starting in the 37th Rally Sliven. Kravets will dedicate her eventual participation on the fifth round of the Balkan Rally Trophy, to the Ukrainian legend Andrey Alexandrov. Subaru Impreza WRX is the car which Kravets uses to participates in rally events. Her co-driver is one of the most famous Ukrainian drivers Ruslan Kucher.

Thirteen special stages with a total length of 182.92 km and classical stages such as Molova gora, Stara Reka and Bulgarka will decide the winners in the fourth round of the 2017 Bulgarian national rally championship. The 37th Rally Sliven is part of the Balkan Rally Trophy, which is a prerequisite for seeing a lot of foreign crews on the stages around Sliven’s mountans.