The Campionato Italiano Rally (C.I.R.) (Italian Rally Championship) is the main rally championship that takes place in Italy.
As of 2013, the championship consists of eight rallies, which take place on asphalt and gravel, and includes one of the oldest rallies in the world, the Rally Targa Florio, which was first run in 1906.
Any cars can be entered except those that are used in the WRC, and may be Super 2000 four-wheel drive cars with engines up to 2000cc, and there are also Group N cars and Super 1600 cars allowed.
A few of these cars include:
- Peugeot 207 S2000
- Fiat Grande Punto Abarth
- Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX
- Renault Clio S1600
Read more about Italian Rally Championship: List of Champions
Famous quotes containing the words italian and/or rally:
“The French courage proceeds from vanity—the German from phlegm—the Turkish from fanaticism & opium—the Spanish from pride—the English from coolness—the Dutch from obstinacy—the Russian from insensibility—but the Italian from anger.”
—George Gordon Noel Byron (1788–1824)
“I ... once witnessed more ardent emotions between men at an Elks’ Rally in Pasadena than they could ever have felt for the type of woman available to an Elk.”
—Anita Loos (1888–1981)