WRC on the streets of Llandudno

It was recently reported in Motorsport News that WRC rally cars will run on the streets on Llandudno in October as a promotional event ahead of Rally GB. It could be the precursor to the rally starting in North Wales in 2011.

There will be a selection of WRC cars running on the superspecial-style stage on Sunday October 31st. The exact route of the stage has not yet being agreed, but Gloddaeth Street /Avenue from the West Shore is a strong contender. Promotional events will also be held in Conwy on Saturday 30th.

The events is part of the organiser International Motor Sports’ push into North Wales, based around the new flexible WRC route rules.

IMS chief Andrew Coe said: “There are still a lot of details to be finalised. We’ve got quite a few people interested, because they’ll be coming straight from Rally Spain the previous weekend to test around here”. It’s possible that the 2011 Rally GB could start in north Wales and finish in Cardiff.

A spokesperson for the North Wales Car Club commented on the news “This will be so positive for both the area and the sport, North Wales has always been synonymous with Rallying. We’re looking forward to assisting with the event on our home ground”.

The event will require lots of marshalling, so if anyone is interested in assisting, then please can you get in touch.



Comments

dave hinchliffe

commented 17 days after the article

only jst heard about this!!!why has’nt something so special as this been talked about on ralio???seeing as it is in wales!!
its about time the rally moved back up here,whats taken them so long to think about it,this is something that north wales needs and has needed for a long time,lets just hope this all works out great for everybody involved.

admin

commented 18 days after the article

Your right, it’s going to be great for the area and nice to see the WRC are starting to recognise what North Wales has to offer in terms of location and quality of stages.

Ian Griffiths

commented 19 days after the article

Wey-Hey grin
North Wales is the home of rallying, Bring the WRC back home Now!

brian

commented 23 days after the article

About time the WRC came to North Wales.
It should go back to the old format & run all over the country.
Bit of a cheek calling it “Rally GB” when it should be called “Rally South Wales”!!!

dyl

commented 25 days after the article

about time things came back up north!

admin

commented 25 days after the article

We are looking for people that are interested in assisting during the WRC weekend. If anyone wants to get involved then please get in touch with the organiser team, either Alyn Edwards (alynedwards@googlemail.com) or Rob Formestone (rob@rallymag.com)

chris

commented 1 month after the article

About time we had something up north, they get everything in cardiff…..

Wayne Goldring

commented 1 month after the article

Ralio will be showing a bit of footage from the event, and i have just given permission for North One to use the footage in the main WRC show too, so there should be a bit of a boost for North Wales there

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