Three weeks after Subaru claimed it's 40th WRC victory by winning
Rally New Zealand, the 2004 FIA World Rally Championship moves to
the Mediterranean for round five of the 16-event series, the Cyprus
Rally. Beginning on Thursday 13 May with a ceremonial start in the host
town of Limassol, the gruelling three-day event will be the first of a
trio of hot, gravel rallies scheduled for May and June.

Being run as a WRC event for the fifth time, the Cyprus Rally was
originally introduced to the calendar in 2000 as a replacement for
the 555 Rally of China. Presenting drivers with a series of twisty,
rock-strewn stages similar to those used in nearby Greece, the event has
become renowned as one of the toughest in the Championship. Scorching
temperatures, thick dust and rutted roads combine to make driving
conditions difficult and both car and driver will face an arduous
challenge.

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