Dimitar Iliev/Yanaki Yanakiev (Skoda Fabia S2000) are in the lead of Rally Sliven after troubled SS3 in Rally Sliven.

The stage was stopped for awhile because Eytan Halfon/Sedat Bostanci (Ford Fiesta R2) lost the control over their car and had to be taken to hospital.

Iliev did the best job possible in the hot weather and went fastest on the 11,92 km SS3 Kotel 1.

The Vivacom Rally Team drivers gained a 2 seconds advantage over Petar Gyoshev/Dimitar Spasov (Peugeot 207 S2000) which puts them first in the overall standings with 5,9 sec advantage.

Krum Donchev/Petar Yordanov (Peugeot 207 S2000) are lying third with 14,2 seconds behind the leaders.

Fastest in the 2WD category is Todor Slavov with his Renault Clio R3. He is just a tenth behind Yagiz Avci (Ford Fiesto S2000).