Snowmobile Rally in Pamporovo

Kamelia Krumova, 26 Feb 2010

Pamporovo will host a snowmobile rally for a second year on 27 February. The event is called Snow temptation – Pamporovo 2010.
This is a one of its kind for Bulgaria competition with motor sledges on a specially marked terrain.
The competition will take place on two stages, just like a classic car rally.
The first stage starts form Malina 3 ski lift – Pamporovo and is 8 km long. The terrain is ectremely fast and the stars will be announced between 2 minutes.
A safety zone for the audience, parking lot and competitors zone is planned at the beginning of the terrain. The second stage will take place of the ski slopes of “Pamporovo” Lts. The competitors will have a group start with direct eliminations. The terrains is 400 m long. The competitors will be divided in two classes, according to the engines of the snow mobiles. The starting fee is just 20 BGN and includes an insurance and a cocktail cover after the event.
Participants will be also able to rent a snow mobile.

Program of the event
Saturday, 27 Feb. 2010
07:30 – 10:00 AM – free training and machine fix.
10:00 – 11:00 AM – trechnical maintenance of the terrain;
11:00 – 02:00 PM – Stage 1 of the rally (Prevala – Perelik).
04:00 – 05:00 PM – Presentation of the sponsors of the event – Malina
05:00 – 07:00 PM – Rally stage 2 - Malina
07:00 – 07:30 PM – Demonstrations
7:30 – Award ceremony.

This year the competition will be bind with an eco initiative – buying back the emissions of carbon dioxide, emitted during the competition.