Entries open for Kumho Tyres Scottish Rally
Entries open for Kumho Tyres Scottish Rally Regulations have now been published for the Kumho Tyres Scottish Rally postponed from its original June date because of the foot and mouth restrictions. Now running on the weekend of Saturday, September 15 and Sunday, September 16, the Royal Scottish Automobile Club (Motorsport) Ltd has cut the event to one and a half days. This is to make it easier for competitors and officials to tackle the event without taking time off work. With no British championship for the rally to count towards, the RSAC has also changed the rally to National A status, rather than international. This means that homologated cars are not essential, although there will be classes for them. The Dumfries and Galloway supported event will start from English Street in Dumfries at 8 am on Saturday morning. The rally returns to the town for an overnight halt, with the first car due back in the town around 6pm. The restart is at 7 am on Sunday morning with the finish at lunchtime. The total length of the route is around 375 miles of which 106 miles are in competitive sections in some of the UK's best forest stages. The entry fee has been set at £595. Commenting, Jonathan Lord, the RSAC's Clerk of the Course Jonathan Lord said: "With no British Championship this year, we took the decision to make the Kumho Tyres Scottish Rally more accessible to more competitors. By going to National A status, we are able to accept entries from club competitors without an international licence and to cater for competitors without a homologated car. "In a similar vein, we have made the whole event a little shorter, finishing on Sunday lunchtime, with the prize giving at 1.30 pm. However we have still managed to incorporate 106 miles of some of the best rallying stages in the country." National B events on Saturday cater for the Formula Rally series, the Ford Ka Championship, the Ford Puma Championship, the Peugeot Super 106 Cup, the Volkswagen Polo Rally Championship and the Maxsport Cup Formula 1400 Championship. These events take in six special stages totalling around 65 miles. A National B status event on the Sunday morning counts for the Association of West of Scotland Motor Sport Clubs' Stage Rally Championship, while the traditional Land Rover rally will run as a National B status event over the Saturday and Sunday route. The Kumho Tyres Scottish Rally will also provide a boost for the Dumfries and Galloway region. Council figures for previous years estimate the additional business generated by the event at around £1 million. … Regulations for the Kumho Tyres Scottish Rally are available from the Royal Scottish Automobile Club (Motor Sport) Ltd, 11 Blythswood Square, Glasgow G2 4AG. Telephone 0141 204 4999. Fax 0141 204 4949. E-mail rsac_motorsport@compuserve.com. … The Kumho Tyres Scottish Rally website is at http://www.rsacmotorsport.co.uk/scottishrally/