{"id":11539,"date":"2009-03-13T12:44:34","date_gmt":"2009-03-13T10:44:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/?p=11539"},"modified":"2010-08-03T12:20:12","modified_gmt":"2010-08-03T10:20:12","slug":"wrc-2009-fxpro-cyprus-rally-open-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/2009\/03\/13\/wrc-2009-fxpro-cyprus-rally-open-ceremony\/","title":{"rendered":"WRC 2009 &#8211; FxPro Cyprus Rally : Open ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- google_ad_section_start -->\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/mamchenkov\/sets\/72157615180561208\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11540\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/2009\/03\/13\/wrc-2009-fxpro-cyprus-rally-open-ceremony\/fxpro_girl\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/fxpro_girl.jpg?fit=256%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"256,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"FxPro Girl\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/fxpro_girl.jpg?fit=256%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11540 aligncenter\" title=\"FxPro Girl\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/fxpro_girl.jpg?resize=256%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"FxPro Girl\" width=\"256\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/fxpro_girl.jpg?w=256&amp;ssl=1 256w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/fxpro_girl.jpg?resize=153%2C300&amp;ssl=1 153w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Yesterday I attended the official opening ceremony of the WRC 2009 FxPro Cyprus Rally.\u00a0 It was a pretty big event with TV coverage, cars passing the podium, FxPro girls, and a concert of Sakis Rouvas &#8211; some kind of Eurovision star.<\/p>\n<p>I didn&#8217;t take any good pictures, but the FxPro press center were kind enough to share.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/mamchenkov\/sets\/72157615180561208\/\">Click here<\/a> to see more.<\/p>\n<p>The surprise of the evening was that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fxpro.com\/\">FxPro<\/a> is not only sponsoring the Cyprus Rally, but also an FxPro Rally Team.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/mamchenkov\/sets\/72157615180561208\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11541\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/2009\/03\/13\/wrc-2009-fxpro-cyprus-rally-open-ceremony\/fxpro_rally_car\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/fxpro_rally_car.jpg?fit=500%2C307&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,307\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"FxPro Rally Car\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/fxpro_rally_car.jpg?fit=500%2C307&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11541 aligncenter\" title=\"FxPro Rally Car\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/fxpro_rally_car.jpg?resize=500%2C307&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"FxPro Rally Car\" width=\"500\" height=\"307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/fxpro_rally_car.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/fxpro_rally_car.jpg?resize=300%2C184&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Disclaimer : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fxpro.com\/\">FxPro<\/a> is trade mark of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fxpro.com\/\">EuroOrient Securities and Financial Services Ltd<\/a>, the company that I work for.<\/p>\n<!-- google_ad_section_end -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!-- google_ad_section_start -->\n<p>Yesterday I attended the official opening ceremony of the WRC 2009 FxPro Cyprus Rally.\u00a0 It was a pretty big event with TV coverage, cars passing the podium, FxPro girls, and a concert of Sakis Rouvas &#8211; 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