Organizers today announced that the winner of the Monteberg Rallysprint, taking place in the Ypres region in the weekend of 14-15 April, will earn a coveted free entry for the Geko Ypres Rally.

Less than 5 months before the Geko Ypres Rally, interest from teams and pilots is rather overwhelming. Many teams have already booked their hotels and reserved their spot for the service area. Rally Manager Alain Penasse explains: "The Geko Ypres rally has always been very popular amongst crews and it looks like we will have a full house on 22-23 june 2012. Hotel bookings are coming in steadily and therefore we advise participants to make their bookings as soon as possible."
On top of that, organizers also announced that a free registration for the Geko Ypres Rally can be earned at the Monteberg Rallysprint, organised every year in Dranouter, close to Ypres. This year the Monteberg rallysprint takes place in the weekend of 14-15 April. On Saturday 14 April the international RACB rallysprint will be organised, with the local VAS rallysprint to be held on Sunday 15 April.

Participants to the international RACB rallysprint can earn a free registration for the Geko Ypres Rally. This rallysprint runs a special stage three times , with the fastest ten participants of the three rounds contesting the so-called "Super Round". The winner of this final clash earns the free registration for the Geko Ypres Rally.

All information on the Monteberg rallysprint can be found on www.monteberg.com. Entries for the Geko Ypres Rally officially close on Friday 8 June.