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 friends separated by the Berlin Wall until 1989. The collapse of the Soviet Union after 1991 and the dismantling of the unions saw the gradual but steady reduction in numbers of lower-paid Hungarian visitors. The major resorts around the lake are Siófok, Keszthely, and Balatonfüred. Zamárdi, another resort town on the southern shore, has been the site of Balaton Sound, a notable electronic music festival since 2007. Balatonkenese has hosted numerous traditional gastronomic events. Siófok is known for attracting young people to it because of its large clubs. Keszthely is the site of the Festetics Palace and Balatonfüred is a