Pothole Rodeo
The Pothole Rodeo , in German "pothole rodeo", is an annual low-budget rally that takes place over eight days across the Balkans. The specialty lies in the regulations of the vehicles. These must be at least 20 years old and must not have cost more than 500 euros to purchase . Speed does n't matter in this type of rally . The main thing is to get through together. The often poor road conditions and the large number of potholes on the south-east European roads increase the challenge. The event is organized and carried out by the BackRoadClub
rally
The rally starts every year in the second week of July in Graz , the state capital of Styria . The first event in 2014 ran over seven day stages. In 2015, 2016 and 2017 there were eight daily stages. Each stage begins with an organized checkpoint and a driver briefing. Between the stages there are voluntary route recommendations that lead over particularly adventurous roads or places. The daily tasks are also voluntary. The purpose of these is to get to know the country and its people better and to collect points. The team with the highest score wins. Competitive measurement of power and / or speed as well as all motorsport tasks are not part of this event.
In 2014, the first rally started with ten teams on the Citypark parking deck in Graz. In 2015 the event was extended to eight days and counted 35 teams, in 2016 45 teams started. In 2017, 105 teams took part in the rally. In 2018, 250 teams took part in the rally. In 2019, 320 teams took part in the rally.
route
The travel area of this leisure trip is limited to Southeast Europe, in particular the Balkans and the surrounding area of this region. The route guidance is made up of waypoints that vary during each rally.
- 2014: Graz ( Austria ), Szeged ( Hungary ), Sibiu ( Romania ), Bucharest (Romania), Golden Sands ( Bulgaria ), Kavala ( Greece ), Ohrid ( Macedonia ), Split ( Croatia )
- 2015: Graz (Austria), Belgrade ( Serbia ), Bucharest (Romania), Sunny Beach (Bulgaria), Kavala (Greece), Saranda ( Albania ), Ulcinj ( Montenegro ), Split (Croatia)
- 2016: Graz (Austria), Timisoara (Romania), Bucharest (Romania), Sozopol (Bulgaria), Kavala (Greece), optional waypoint Skopje (Macedonia), Saranda (Albania), Ulcinj (Montenegro), Split (Croatia)
- 2017: Graz (Austria), Debrecen (Hungary), Sibiu (Romania), Sunny Beach (Bulgaria), Ierissos (Greece), Dhermi (Albania), Pristina ( Kosovo ), Sarajevo ( Bosnia and Herzegovina ), Split (Croatia)
- 2018: Graz (Austria), Novi Sad (Serbia), Schäßburg (Romania), Chisinau ( Moldova ), via Transnistria to Constan nacha (Romania), Plovdiv (Bulgaria), Ohrid (Macedonia), Ulcinj (Montenegro), Split (Croatia)
- 2019: Graz (Austria), Eger (Hungary), Targu Mures (Romania), Golden Beach (Bulgaria), Pamporovo (Bulgaria), Dhërmi (Albania), Fushe Arrez (Albania), Prizren (Kosovo), Mostar (Bosnia and Herzegovina ), Zadar (Croatia)
- 2020: Leibnitz (Austria), Vrbica (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Plav (Montenegro), Divjaka (Albania), Galicica (Macedonia), Tsigov Chark (Bulgaria), Slatina (Romania), Lacul Poiana Marului (Romania), Belgrade (Serbia )
winner
- 2014: Thomas Fessl, Michael Plank and Bernd Zeumer
- 2015: Team Statler and Waldorf (Dietmar Pichler and Georg Trampusch)
- 2016: Team CURT (Gerald Unger and Andreas Richter)
- 2017: The victory was shared by the teams "Thunder From Down Under" and "Team VW Extreme"
- 2019: This year there were several rounds and each was evaluated separately. Winners in round 1 were the " Rocky Road Lovers ", winners in round 2 by points were tied, team " Yakuza 893 " and "Bad Boys", winners of round 3 "Planktonwheels"
Charitable cause
At the Pothole Rodeo it has become a custom for teams to combine participation in the rally with a charitable cause. In 2015, donations were collected by a participating team during the event, which were then used to benefit the Feldbach community in Styria. In 2017, a team donated an amount collected through ticket sales to the Feldbacher Lebenshilfe NetzWerk.
The campaign, shining children's eyes, has existed since 2018. In cooperation with the organization ORA International, daycare centers are supported with donations in kind and money. In 2019 teams reached a donation amount of almost EUR 10,000
Web links
Official website Pothole Rodeo https://www.backroadclub.com/pothole-rodeo.1204.html
Individual evidence
- ^ Regional media Austria: Melker "scrap car drivers" experienced the summer of their lives . In: mein district.at . ( mein district.at [accessed October 5, 2017]).
- ↑ BackRoadClub. Retrieved November 11, 2019 .
- ↑ a b Pothole Rodeo. Regionalmedien Austria, accessed on October 5, 2017 .
- ↑ Pothole Rodeo - topic on mein district.at. Retrieved February 20, 2019 .
- ↑ By Barbara Kluger | 6 am 12 noon, April 27, 2019: Pothole-Rodeo: 4000 kilometers and eleven countries. April 27, 2019, accessed November 11, 2019 .
- ↑ The route - Pothole Rodeo. Retrieved October 6, 2017 .
- ↑ Author Michael Eisenriegler: Team MediaClan at the Pothole Rodeo 2018. July 23, 2018, accessed on February 20, 2019 (German).
- ↑ Adventure rodeo through ten countries . In: www.kleinezeitung.at . ( kleinezeitung.at [accessed on October 6, 2017]).
- ↑ Team Statler & Waldorf / Pothole Rodeo 2017. Accessed on October 6, 2017 .
- ↑ East Styrian asphalt cowboys. Retrieved October 6, 2017 .
- ↑ a b Pothole Rodeo 2017 - An adventure rally across the Balkans, ... in search of the last potholes in Europe. Retrieved October 6, 2017 .
- ↑ Regionalmedien Austria: Lebenshilfe was happy about 1,130 euros . In: mein district.at . September 18, 2017 ( mein district.at [accessed October 6, 2017]).
- ^ Vulkan TV. July 20, 2017. Retrieved October 6, 2017 .
- ↑ ora international Austria - Blog. Retrieved November 11, 2019 .
- ↑ BackRoadClub - Pothole Rodeo. Retrieved November 11, 2019 .