From the yearly archives: 2010
Driving in Cyprus is an experience not to be missed. Some call it a sport, others a way of life. Whatever, there’s a surprise around every corner.
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Just announced! The Intercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC) has just announced the dates for the 2011 Cyprus Rally 2011.
Get these dates in your diary now – 3 to 5 November 2011.
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After the fun of the morning’s action, deciding what to do with the afternoon wasn’t so easy.
I didn’t want to risk the long hike back to SS14 for tarmac shots. SS16 didn’t start until about half an hour before sunset, so that only left SS15.
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The second day of the Cyprus Rally 2010 didn’t start well for me.
My plan was to go to the day’s first stage – SS9 Alassa 1 – but it didn’t work out that way.
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I really wanted to pack one more special stage of the Cyprus Rally 2010 into the day, so after my tarmac experience with the first pass of the Agioi Vavatsinias stage, I studied the map carefully to find another way in for its afternoon re-run.
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For the afternoon’s three special stages of the first day of the Cyprus Rally 2010 I tried to find different positions to get variety into my pictures.
The first afternoon stage – SS5 Kalavassos 2 – yielded a brilliant position. And it fell right into my lap.
I was driving the main road parallel to [...]
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After watching the majority of the cars pass through SS2 – Kalavassos 1 I headed up further into the hills to watch SS4 – Agioi Vavatsinias 1 – 17.31 km of winding mountain track.
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Day one of the FxPro Cyprus Rally 2010 started out for me at the first ‘real’ special stage, SS2 Kalavassos 1.
I was out of the house at sunrise to drive to the special stage, it being about 100 mins drive from home. The low early morning light was perfect as I walked in from [...]
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Sorry for the very poor quality (especially of day 1), but at last the organisers have published some maps of where the special stages of the Cyprus Rally 2010 will be run.
No big surprises over the route – but it’s a bit disappointing the tracks of Paphos Forest aren’t seeing much action this year.
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Forty-two cars are set to contest the final round of the 2010 Intercontinental Rally Challenge in Cyprus this week.
The FxPro Cyprus Rally, which also counts as the penultimate round of the Middle East Rally Championship, is based in Limassol from November 4-6 and uses mixed-surface stages.
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