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In the picture is the Adriatic-Balkan Cup, won in the past season in Class A 6 by the Velingrad crew Tural Metkov - Teodora Popova. First place in A 6 and second place in the overall standings for all classes of the Adriatic-Balkan Cup are a huge success in the competition, which has separate rounds in Bulgaria, Greece, Serbia and Montenegro, Croatia, Romania and Turkey. In our country, rally "Bulgaria" and rally "Sliven" apply for the cup, and participants collect points from all starts for the overall standings.
In 2004 The driver Tural Metkov ranked among the six best in Bulgaria, became a vice-champion in his class plus the championship and vice-champion title in the Adriatic-Balkan Cup. Therefore, it is understandable that he was given only tenth place in the "Sportsman of the Year" poll in Velingrad. This paradox is another serious reason to finally think about changing the regulation and clear criteria and rules in the poll.
The beautiful Adriatico-Balkan Cup arrived a few days ago in Velingrad, as Tural Metkov failed to personally attend the award ceremony on March 19 in Italy. The reason is that he was preparing to welcome his new racing car "Citroen Saxo".
"We had ambitions for Mitsubishi, we also found money for the car, but not for the driving budget. That's why we bought a cheaper car, so as not to miss the season, for which the total budget is 70,000 leva," T explained. Metkov. He rated the new Citron Saxo as twice as good as the previous Palio. He is aware that some of his competitors have classier cars and that in motoring, the technique can cheat at any moment and that is why luck is a very important factor.
Tural Metkov's ambitions for 2005 are a new championship title in Class A 6. Navigator of the new car will be Hristo Popov, with whom they were a team a long time ago. Their first start will be on April 23 at a round of the Republican championship in Kostenets.
Elena Baeva