Cross country rally is traditionally a male discipline. Difficult race and life conditions, danger and risks awaiting for drivers on the track, and this during several days make this competition rather a men’s sport. There are not a lot of women drivers but when they choose this discipline, they generally get very good results. Thus, Jutta Kleinschmidt, Andrea Mayer and Michèle Mouton in rally, Leila Lombardi, Maria Teresa de Philips in Formula 1 have written their names in capital letters in the history of the Motorsports
In order to pay tribute to women drivers and encourage them to participate in the competition, the Organizing Committee of Silk Way Rally have decided to offer a free registration to all female crews in the forthcoming edition of the rally that will take place in July.
No doubt that these sportswomen will have the whole attention of the organizers and other competitors of the 2012 SWR