Mario Popov and Daniel Metchikian return to the national rally championship with their home rally - 39. Monbat Rally Sliven. The two will compete with the well-known Ford Fiesta ST, which was built by their team Doctor Speed ​​and during the winter break received improvements to make it even more competitive. Local crew have declared their participation in class E1, where an interesting and controversial fight is expected.

Mihail Boev and Dimitar Gochev are again registered in class E1. Last year, the crew of the local Alpin Racing Club finished 23rd in the overall standings and third in E1 class. And this season Boev and Gochev are on board of the Peugeot 106 GTI.