Central Europe Rally Central Europe Rally The Central Europe Rally was a rally raid endurance race held in Romania and Hungary. It was held in 2008 as a replacement for the canceled 2008 Dakar Rally. It was organized by the Amaury Sport Organisation. The event began in Budapest on April 19 and finished at Lake Balaton in Hungary on April 26, 2008. Here is a table with the locations of the start and finish points of each stage of the Rally, as well as each stage's distance. 1. David Casteu (KTM) 12:21:14<br> 2. Francisco López (KTM) +2:58<br> 3. Alain Duclos (KTM) +19:39<br> 4.
Lake Balaton coast, and nightlife on the south shore. The Tihany Peninsula is a historical district. Badacsony is a volcanic mountain and wine-growing region as well as a lakeside resort. The lake is almost completely surrounded by separated bike lanes to facilitate bicycle tourism. Although the peak season at the lake is the summer, Balaton is also frequented during the winter, when visitors go ice-fishing or even skate, sledge, or ice-sail on the lake if it freezes over. Sármellék International Airport provides air service to Balaton (although most service is only seasonal). Other resort towns include: Balatonalmádi, Balatonboglár, Balatonlelle, Fonyód and Vonyarcvashegy.