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 Dietrich's Sixth Panzer Army and the Hungarian Third Army between 6 March and 16 March 1945, and in the end, resulted in a Red Army victory. Several Ilyushin Il-2 wrecks have been pulled out of the lake after having been shot down during the later months of the war. During the 1960s and 1970s, Balaton became a major tourist destination for ordinary working Hungarians and especially for subsidised holiday excursions for union members. It also attracted many East Germans and other residents of the Eastern Bloc. West Germans could also visit, making Balaton a common meeting place for families and