About Iceland

Iceland is 103.000 km2 most of it is not inhabited. The island is only 500 km across from west to east, and 300 km from south to north. All the cities, towns and villages are near the coastline typically at sea level. The interior / highland is mostly desert landscape. Most common surface is palagonite tuff (gravel) lava, pumice (ash), sand, mud and mixtures of this. Only the main traffic roads are paved with tarmac. The interior / highland opens in early June our spring (or summer if you like) and stays accessible depending on weather and condition until October. The mountain tracks suitable for Cross Country Rallying are at around 100 – 800m above sea level. The highest mountain peak being ca: 2111m(Hvannadalshnjúkur)

From early June to early July there is daylight throughout the night, 24 hr. But during December and January there is scarcely daylight. The population is only 320,000 of which 200,000 live in or near the vicinity of Reykjavik the capital. Icelanders have been rallying for 30 years and motorsport is slowly but surely being recognized as good family-sport. Part of the Rally Reykjavik takes place on some of the potential Cross Country Rally Iceland stages but many tracks have not been used, as they are better suited for Cross Country type vehicles.