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Why not relive the unique atmosphere of the 2015 Eifel Rallye Festival and watch the event from different perspectives by getting the DVD. It features the very best action scenes, spectacular on-board footage and interesting interviews. This comprehensive review of the 2015 event, the fifth in the series, focuses on the theme of "originality" and contains some of the more spectacular original rally cars with their individual stories. Furthermore, it features some of the drivers who had driven these cars in period such as Walter Röhrl, Sandro Munari, Hannu Mikkola, Stig Blomqvist and Timo Salonen. They were truly the stars of the show and contributed immensely to the enormous success of the 2015 Eifel Rallye Festival.



One of the key elements of the event is that there is no competition and no sportive winners. Thus winners were selected by a jury of experts in different categories. The Nissan 240RS of Achim Loth and Sebastian Jeub was selected as the "Best original rally car". This original Safari Rally car was a complete wreck before Loth brought it back to Europe and restored it so nicely.



The 2015 ADAC Eifel Rallye Festival (23. - 25. July 2015) was a great success and a party for many generations. From toddlers to grandfathers, the Rally Mile in Daun and the demonstration stages were buzzing with spectators.



The list of eminent participants for the Eifel Rallye Festival in July has increased yet again. The World Rally Champions from 1984 and 1985, Stig Blomqvist and Timo Salonen will be joining previous holders of that title, Walter Röhrl (1980 and 1982) and Hannu Mikkola (1983) to demonstrate classic rally cars during the three-day Festival.



The German soccer club FC Carl Zeiss Jena hit the headlines internationally these days albeit playing in the fourth division only. The reason was neither sportive successes nor failures, but a new shirt sponsor: The metal band “Heaven Shall Burn” now actively supports the groggy club.



Media accreditation opened

The medias accreditation of the Eifel rally Festival is opened. The accreditation is possible only via the online form. Deadline for accreditation is the 17.07.2015.



It was announced this week that the legendary Sandro Munari, four times winner of the Monte Carlo Rally for Lancia in the 1970s, will be one of the featured stars appearing at the Eifel Rallye Festival this July.



The organisers of the Eifel Rallye Festival are happy to announce their first star drivers for the 2015 event. These are Hannu Mikkola and his co-driver for so many years, Arne Hertz. This Finnish/Swedish pairing first shared a rally car in 1976 and together they were successful for over thirteen years in the World Rally Championship.



You can by the programmes and weekend-tickets of the Eifel Rallye Festival in our webshop. The official programme of the Eifel Rallye Festival contains detailed descriptions of the stages and designated spectator areas in German, English and French. Furthermore it includes a general map and complete start lists with pictures of all participating cars.



The entry form for the Eifel Rallye Festival 2015 is availabe in the section Participant - Forms.



For the first time ever, the Eifel Rallye Festival DVD is available directly from international Amazon shops. The review on the 2014 edition can be purchased in France, Italy, Spain and the UK. Although the prices are slightly higher than in Germany (due to the postage to these countries), this is the cheapest way to get the DVD for all rally fans living in these four countries.



Highlights 2015

The legendary Walter Röhrl as patron of the event

Participants from 12 countries worldwide

Vehicles from at least 30 manufacturers and 5 decades of rallying history

Open air cinema showing rally films from H. Deimel

Including all-gravel Bosch Super Stage

The idea – unique in Europe

Living rally history

A chance to see the cars that made the history of rallying: from the two-stroke Saab and Trabant up
to the wild Group B supercars



Last week, our partner RallyWebShop has received a nice delivery. The DVD reviewing the 2014 Eifel Rallye Festival is now available from our partner shop.

Description of the DVD:

Featuring almost one hundred different types of cars, the 2014 Eifel Rallye Festival set a new record in terms of variety. This exercise in time travel on four wheels began with the Volvo Amazon and Mini Cooper and ended with the first World Rally Cars from Ford, Subaru and Toyota. This DVD shows classic rally cars from five decades in action on the stages and, for the first time, also includes compelling aerial shots showing the atmosphere of the Vulkaneifel region during the Festival.



The Eifel Rallye Festival is one of the finalists of the “International Historic Motoring Awards” in the category “Motorsport Event of the Year”. The Festival was nominated for this prestigious award by the readers of the German edition of the magazine “Octane”. In the finals, it will compete against the greatest historic motor sports events from all over the world including the Grand Prix de Monaco Historique, the Le Mans Classic and last year’s winner, Silverstone Classic. The winner will be announced during the awards gala in London on November 20.



The organizers of the Eifel Rallye Festival are pleased to announce that the Eifel Rallye Festival in 2015 will be continued.




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