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Wednesday, 26 March 2008 |
The Federation International de L'Automobile (FIA) has, today (26th March)
approved a date change for Wales Rally GB, the 15th and final round of the 2008
FIA World Rally Championship.
The rally will now begin with a ceremonial start on Thursday 4th December and
conclude after three days of competitive driving on Sunday 7th December, one
week later than originally scheduled.
This is to avoid clashing with
another major International sporting event in Cardiff's Millennium Stadium on
Saturday 29th November.
"For the past two months we have been working
closely with the major events teams in both Cardiff City Council and the
Millennium Stadium to avoid a clash of these two major International events in
the Welsh capital. They both require a huge amount of resources, such as
accommodation, traffic management and facilities to welcome visitors from around
the world," said Andrew Coe, chief executive of International Motor Sports,
organisers of Wales Rally GB.
"We are grateful to the FIA for agreeing to our
request for a date change which now allows us to plan the running of the 76th
edition of this world-renowned rally in detail," added Andrew
Coe.
Details of the rally start and finish locations in Cardiff together
with the overall route and timetable are traditionally announced in late May or
early June.
Copyright-free images from the 2007 Wales Rally GB can be
downloaded from; http://www.worldrallypics.com/walesrallygb/
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