Cache
Creek & Nanaimo. - The exciting sport of Performance
Rallying returns to the BC motorsports calendar
this summer. No less than two closed-access, high-speed
road rallies are being planned: The Mountain
Trials Rally June 24th in Cache Creek and
The Edge of the Rock Rally July 15th in Nanaimo.Teams
from across BC, Alberta and the Pacific Northwest
will be headed to these events sanctioned by Rally
Pacific Motorsports, the BC region of the Canadian
Association of Rallysport.
The Mountain Trials Rally
has been held in BC's southern interior off and
on since 1960. During the 1970's and 80's this
event became famous as part of the Canadian National
Rally Championship. Revived once again for 2000,
the Mountain Trials Rally will feature challenging
roads around the Cache Creek area to test the
abilities of the rally teams and their vehicles.
Since 1997 The Edge of
the Rock Rally has developed a well-deserved reputation
for excellence. Each year competitors from around
the Western Canada and the Pacific Northwest have
headed to Nanaimo on Vancouver Island to experience
the roads and enjoy the superb organization of
this event. This year competitors and spectators
will see some new roads in the Nanaimo Lakes area
and the same exciting, high caliber event they've
come to expect.
Over the past few years
Performance Rallying has experienced strong growth
in Canada. National level rallies attract thousands
of spectators and are televised regularly. Unlike
conventional racing, rallies are held primarily
on forest access roads. Conditions on these roads
can dictate speeds from well over 200 km/h to
as low as 30 km/h. Also, unlike racing, the route
remains unknown to the driver until it is read
at speed by the co-driver (navigator). At every
moment, the car, driver and co-driver must be
ready for whatever may be around the next curve!
The Performance Rally format
consists of two parts: Special Stages and Transit
Sections. Special Stages are run flat-out against
the clock and are closed to public traffic. Transit
Sections are the routes between Stages, in which
teams must obey all traffic laws. Plenty of time
is given to allow teams to arrive at the start
of the next Special Stage without speeding, and
penalties are assessed for arriving too early
or too late. The accumulation of times from the
Special Stages and any Transit Section penalties
make up the final scores and help to determine
the winner.
If you would like to find
out more about rallying contact the BC Rally Director,
Paul Westwick, at 604.682.3296 <paul@rallybc.com>
or check out the BC Region website at www.rallybc.com
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