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Sunday, 04 March 2007 |
After an exciting opening round of the Hankook MSA 2007 Gravel Rally Championship took place in Bournemouth last week, anticipation is high for another epic battle when round two of the series takes place with the Brick & Steel Border Counties Rally which gets underway from Jedburgh on Saturday 24th March 2007 .
And with today’s announcement that the exciting new VK 1400 Challenge is set to make its debut on the event, there is even more on offer for both competitors and spectators alike. Open to all 1400cc cars with no tyre or fuel restrictions and age limit, demand is expected to be high.
Already, entries are pouring in for the annual event which takes place
in the classic Kielder Forest and with a number of innovations on the
part of the organisers, it is proving popular with competitors. Amongst
these is a centralised service area near Otterburn and 2WD cars up to
1600cc (including VK 1400 Challenge crews) running first on the road,
meaning it will be a slightly different event from the one in the past
although but thrilling nonetheless.
The championship regulars will be joined by a number of other top crews
on the Whickham and District Motor Club and Hawick and Border Car Club
event including double Scottish Champion Barry Johnson who this season
hasn’t registered for the National Championship. A former winner of the
rally, the County Durham businessman finished runner up to Marcus Dodd
last year and will be hoping to go one better this time round and claim
maximum County Saab MSA Scottish Rally Championship points.
Joining Johnson in trying to repel the ANCRO marauders will be winner
of the opening round of the Scottish Championship, Gary Adam, who took
victory in his Subaru on the Snowman Rally last month which means there
will be plenty of competition all round.
The National ‘A’ event will incorporate qualifying rounds of The
Hankook GRC, The Mitsubishi Ralliart Evolution Challenge and Cup, the
Subaru Group N Trophy and the HPM Motorsport 2WD Challenge as well as
the County Saab MSA Scottish Rally Championship.
The National ‘B’ event carries rounds of The County Saab MSA Scottish
Rally Championship incorporating The Dunlop Tyres 2-Wheel Drive
Challenge, The ANECCC Stage Rally Championship, The Brick & Steel
205 Ecosse Challenge 2007, The Beatsons Motorsport Scottish Borders
Rally Championship and the ESACC Stage Rally Championship.
Regulations and Entry Forms for the Brick & Steel Border Counties
Rally are available for download at www.bordercountiesrally.co.uk or by
calling Entries Secretary Gordon Bradford on 0191 496 0926.
Entries for the National ‘A’ event cost £660 with the National ‘B’
event costing £415 eventually close for seeding on Tuesday 13th March
with any remaining places offered up until Tuesday 20th March.
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