Scarborough gets behind Rally Yorkshire

A ceremonial start with autograph sessions and servicing on the famous Marine Drive will really take the 2010 International Rally Yorkshire into the heart of the resort town of Scarborough on Friday 24th and Saturday 25th September.
 
With regulations for the event now published and entries open, the organisers have released more details of how Scarborough is taking the rally to its heart, with the town’s newly re-generated harbour area featuring prominently in the plans for the rally. The rally is set to bring £3 million into the local economy at a time when the tourist season is heading into its closing stages.
 
The rally will have a high-profile ceremonial start in the town on Friday evening, with autograph sessions from 6.30pm to allow residents and visitors to meet the stars of the Dulux Trade MSA British Rally Championship. Then, on Saturday afternoon, the winners will spray the champagne on the sea front. Throughout the rally, Marine Drive will be host to the service area as the teams work to keep the rally cars in peak condition.
 
For the rally fans, the event offers a fabulous opportunity to see the best drivers in British rallying in action in the famous Dalby forest complex, where the cars will make two visits to the spectacular ‘wood yard’ section and fans can see a full day of rallying throughout Saturday.
 
Running alongside the Dulux Trade BRC contenders will be competitors in the Mitsubishi Ralliart Evolution Challenge, Citroën Racing Trophy UK, Fiesta SportTrophy and Swift Sport Cup as well as the BRC Challenge and Fiesta SportChallenge.
 
As well as the final round of the Dulux Trade BRC, the rally will also form the final rounds of the Dunlop/WONAGO.com MSA British Historic, MSA English and MSA Gravel Rally Championships. The range of individual events will vary from 45-stage mile rallies for the historic and clubmans contenders, to over 90 miles of action for the DTBRC competitors. The historic event will include rounds of the Motoscope HRCR Northern Historic Rally Championship, HRCR Historic Stage Rally Challenge, HRCR Mini Cup and the Association of North Western Car Clubs Historic Stage Rally Championship.
 
Competitors can now enter on-line for the first time and pay by credit or debit card and the organisers are hoping to attract a capacity entry of 180 cars to take on the challenge of the gravel special stages of the fabulous Yorkshire forests.
 
Rod Parkin from Trackrod Motor Club said: "We are delighted that Scarborough is embracing the rally with such enthusiasm and commitment. It is going to be a spectacular end to the Dulux Trade MSA British Rally Championship and Scarborough will be the perfect host and backdrop for this prestigious event."
 
For more details of the Trackrod Rally Yorkshire, please visit www.rallyyorkshire.co.uk