Pirelli International Rally

Pirelli International Rally – 27/28 April 2012

Pirelli Challenge Rally - 28 April 2012

Pirelli National Rally (round of the PBRC) - 28 April 2012

Website: www.pirelliinternationalrally.co.uk

Competitor Information
Regulations: HERE (when available)
Rally Guide 1: Late January 2012

Shakedown: Thursday 26 April (tbc one morning and one afternoon session)
Recce: Friday 27 April

General Information
Approx mileages:
International Rally 100 stage miles
Challenge Rally 50 stage miles
National Rally 65/70 stage miles

Start: Carlisle city centre
Finish: Carlisle Race Course
Service: Carlisle race course + two auxiliary service points in Kielder

Surface: Gravel (Kielder forest complex)

Features: The rally will start in Carlisle town centre and fans will get the chance to meet the drivers again at the service halt in Newcastleton village between SS1 and SS2 on the Friday night.

Overview of the event
This is the 21st year of Pirelli's continuous sponsorship and we mean to use that theme throughout all the features of the event.

A very friendly welcome guaranteed to all from the organising team. Rally HQ and main service at the splendid Carlisle Race Course.

Two runs of a stage (new for 2012) in Kershope on the Friday night guaranteeing a stage in darkness for everyone with a spectator autograph signing session in-between.

40% of the stage mileage new to 2012 (not used in 2011) and 70% of the rest has been reversed from last year.

Two separate auxiliary service halts on Saturday with only one trip back to main service.

A challenging 85 stage miles route on Saturday in the legendry Kielder forest with its ultra fast flowing roads.

Spectator Information
Much of the information required by spectators, such as an outline schedule, overview maps and accommodation details, is contained in the event’s Rally Guide 1, which can be downloaded by clicking the link above when it becomes available.

Rally Guide 1 is a planning guide and is produced several months ahead of the event, so details are subject to change closer to the date of the rally.

All the events in the MSA British Rally Championship produce a spectator programme or rally pack and passes, which in most cases are available to order online for delivery about a week before the rally. This is to allow the organisers to include last minute changes, maps and entry lists where possible.

In some cases the programmes are only available to purchase in or around rally HQ, close to the rally itself, so Rally Guide 1 is an essential supplement to the souvenir programme. Please keep an eye on the events’ own websites for programme pre-booking details or locations of where they can be purchased.

Most importantly please help support the events by buying a programme and help keep them safe by sticking to recommended spectator areas. And if you want to be close to the action and be part of the team, you could always volunteer to marshal.