The representatives of Megaport Racing Miroslav Angelov and Edi Sivov (starting number 3, Skoda Fabia R5), shared their expectations for the upcoming race at the official press conference.

Megapart Racing, who is the leader in the team standings in Bulgarian Rally Championship, will start in Monbat Rally Sliven 2018 with four cars. Leading crew again will be Miroslav Angelov and Nedyalko Sivov (Skoda Fabia R5). The two are leaders in the general rankings of Bulgarian Rally Championship.

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 Romanian crews, Dan Girtofan and Tudor Marza, announced their participation in the 37th edition of rally "Sliven". Girtofan and Marza are second in the standings of Romanian Rally Championship and will rely on their brand new Skoda Fabia R5 for the event in Bulgaria. With the request of the Prorally Team Brasov crew, R5 cars became 3.