This year’s Carlisle Stages will feature 55 competitive miles with an opening leg in the darkness of Friday evening (October 20) and a full day with a further 45 stage miles on Saturday, October 21.
The event, run by Nicola Heppenstall and the team at the Roger Albert Clark Rally Motor Club, will be the final round of both the Fuchs Lubricants British Historic Rally Championship and the KNC Groundworks Scottish Rally Championship. The rally will be based at H and H Auctions, just off junction 43 of the M6 at Carlisle.
With 10 stage miles on Friday evening after a 6:30pm start and a further 45 miles on Saturday, the event offers excellent value for money for an entry fee of £795. It offers an ideal opportunity for competitors to tackle some Kielder stages in the darkness ahead of the Roger Albert Clark rally in November.
As well as being the deciding round of two major national championships, the Carlisle Stages will also be a round of the SG Petch Association of North East and Cumbria Car Clubs Stage Rally Championship.
Heppenstall said: “The stages are all in excellent condition and 10 miles of route will only be used once. Riccarton and Hyndlee have both been regraded since the Border Counties Rally in May and some of the Kershope stage has not been used for at least six years.”
On Friday evening, competitors will tackle two stages in Florida and Kershope before returning to H and H Auctions for the overnight halt. Saturday will feature six stages in Kershope, Riccarton, Buck Fell and Hyndlee, with service at Kielder Greenside. The finish will then be at Kielder Castle on Saturday afternoon.
Regulations are now available via the RACRMC website (www.racrmc.org<http://www.racrmc.org>) and entries open on Sunday, September 10.
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