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Tulpenrallye newsletter 2022 #2

27 January 2022
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Dear Rally Friends,
The Organizing Committee has been preparing for the 68^th edition of the Tulpenrallye for quite some time now. As you can read in this Newsletter, the route has been checked and driven by members of the Committee. After Bordeaux, 1,048 kilometers from Utrecht (NL), the new starting point Frankfort (D) with 396 kilometers from Utrecht is very close. It gives the Routechefs undiscovered opportunities, especially since the rally also ends two days in Horbourg-Wihr near Colmar in France. With the present knowledge, we expect the 68^th Tulpenrallye to start on schedule in May 2022.

Our thoughts are with everyone who is currently physically affected by the corona virus and/or the constraints of the corona measures.

We wish the participants, volunteers, sponsors/partners and all fans a prosperous New Year. Please take care of yourself and each other.

Kind regards,
Organizing Committee 68^th Tulpenrallye

Registration 68^th Tulpenrallye
For years we have had more registrations than starting places in the Tulpenrallye. Often we have to draw lots per class, which results in a disappointment for a number of registrants. The number of registrations for the 68^th edition of the Tulpenrallye is growing rapidly, but there are still a number of places available. The registration module is still open on the Tulpenrallye website. This link will take you there directly.

The 68^th edition of the Tulpenrallye will start near Frankfurt on May 8^th, 2022 and will finish as usual in Valkenburg on May 14^th, 2022. As always, a large part of this edition will be driven in France.

Participants list 68^th Tulpenrallye
The list of participants has been published on the website of the Tulpenrallye. From a number of sponsor teams information is still missing. At this moment we have an incomplete list of participants. As soon as the complete information is available, these participants will be added.

Route
The Routechefs Jan and Erwin Berkhof have refined the route for the 68^th Tulpenrallye even further in the past two months and incorporated comments from the evaluation of the last rally. In January we will start applying for permits and exemptions. In addition, a number of committee members have driven the beautiful route and are very enthusiastic about it. With the 67^th edition of the Tulpenrallye still fresh in mind, the 68^th edition promises to be varied and challenging.

Hotel packages
For this edition of the Tulpenrallye we have the additional possibility to buy extra hotel capacity. The hotel standard package includes room reservations from Sunday the 8^th of May to Friday the 13^th of May 2022. A number of participants does not want to stay overnight after the award ceremony. Therefore the hotel night from Saturday to Sunday is not included. The price of the standard hotel package (including breakfast) is Euro 1.050 based on 2 persons.

At the moment we have hotel packages available. If you are interested, please send an email to rallyoffice@tulpenrallye.nl with the subject “Hotel Package” before January 22, 2022. We will collect the requests and get back to you before the end of January.

Frans van der Vliet leaving the organization
For eight years Frans van der Vliet has led the Tulpenrallye Results Centre with dedication. In addition, up to and including the 66^th edition of the Tulpenrallye, he also took care of the permits and exemptions. These activities behind the scenes cost a lot of time. From now on Frans will be participating in more rallies himself and devote his time to other things. The Organization Committee 68^th Tulpenrallye is very grateful to Frans for all his work, the friendliness and commitment in recent years. We would like to see him back in the future as a participant in the Tulpenrallye!

Watch 67^th Tulpenrallye
From Revolo we have again received the confirmation that they are working on the delivery of the watches. The management of Revolo finds the delay very regrettable. They are still dealing with the slow delivery of parts including the special Tulpenrallye dial.