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---------------------- Next the Final Rnd 13 Cyprus - Gravel 02-04 Nov The Cyprus Rally joined the IRC for the first time in 2010 and became an instant hit with drivers and fans alike. Rough and rocky gravel roads, smooth and broken asphalt, plus punishing ambient temperatures combine to...

Rnd 12: Rally Sanremo - Italy 12-13 Oct With the competitive action contained within a 24-hour window, a huge strain is placed on car and crew. The stages use narrow and undulating roads and feature fast and flowing sections, frequent changes of rhythm and blind and open corners with rapid...

Next Rnd 11 -- Rally Sliven - Bulgaria - Asphalt 28-30 Sept 2012 Due to run for a 32nd time in 2012, Rally Sliven completes the list of IRC newcomers for this season and brings the total number of events in Eastern Europe to five. A mainstay of the Bulgarian championship, the rally is famed...

Next Rnd 10 Prime Yalta Rally Ukraine - Asphalt 15-16 Sept The asphalt-based event uses stages in mountains overlooking the Black Sea city of Yalta in Ukraine’s Crimea region. While the compact rally was new to the IRC in 2011, it has been a long-term fixture in the country’s national rally...

Next Rnd 9 -Barum Czech Rally Zlín - Aug 31 - Sept 2[/B] Crowds of up to 200,000 are treated to a rallying spectacular on one of the most difficult events on the IRC calendar due to the proliferation of high-speed blasts through forests and woodland, sections of broken Tarmac and the bumpy...

Next Rnd 7 - San Marino - Gravel 06-07 July 2012 One of three all-gravel events on the 2012 IRC calendar, the rally will take place for the 40th time this season. The stages in the mountains in and around San Marino are made up of a mixture of fine and sandy gravel tracks and are notoriously...

Belgium - Asphalt 21-23 June 2012 Using farmland asphalt roads around the historic market town of Ypres, the rally attracts tens of thousands of fans due to its accessible location in northwest Belgium. The narrow stages are lined by drainage ditches and are popularised by tight junctions to...

-------------------- Next: Rnd 5 Italy(Sicily) - Asphalt 14-16 June 2012 The world famous Targa Florio-Rally Internazionale Di Sicilia will form another exciting addition to the Intercontinental Rally Challenge for 2012 following its confirmation as round five of the all-action series from...

Next: Rnd 3 -Circuit of Ireland - Northern Ireland - Asphalt 06-07 Apr An IRC newcomer for 2012, the Circuit of Ireland is one of the world’s oldest rallies having run for the first time in 1931. Event promoter Bobby Willis says its elevation in status is an attempt to “wake a sleeping giant”...

Renault has registered as an official manufacturer of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge for the first time, Eurosport Events, the IRC promoter, confirmed this week. As well as being eligible for IRC manufacturer points, Renault's Mégane N4 European Challenge will support six rounds of the...

The Start of the 2012 IRC Series --Opens with: Portugal - Gravel 23-25 February 2012 Based on the Atlantic archipelago’s largest island of São Miguel, the event is characterised by narrow and undulating gravel stages with one test taking crews along the rim of a dormant volcano. Known for...