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This weekend the Idaho Rally continues its tradition of creating an excellent racing environment, and this year adds to it with a unique opportunity for spectators to view the rally cars in side-by-side action.
On Thursday 15 July, the rally will commence with a Super Special Stage at Expo Idaho and then follow up with stages on back-country roads Friday and Saturday. The rally will conclude with another Super Special Stage at Expo Idaho on Saturday night.
The Super Special Stage at Idaho Rally 2010 will be two separate lanes, and will be approximately 2.3km long. Cars will start side-by-side and then run through separate left and right hand turns until the cross-over bridge where they will switch lanes and continue one more lap, and ultimately end the stage side-by-side.
This year the Idaho Rally will total about 239km over two and a half days of racing. The mountain roads in Elmore County where the rally has been held in 2008 and 2009 have been deemed by rally teams as the best in North America, and this year the Idaho Rally is the longest gravel stage rally to be held in the U.S. and Canada.
The Idaho Rally is a National Auto Sport Association-sanctioned motorsports event that will be attracting drivers and teams from across North America. The race is a host to the United States Rally Championship, Pacific Northwest Rally Championship, and the California Rally Series. The Idaho Rally has become one of the biggest rally events in the U.S.
Tickets to watch the rally racing at the Super Special Stage at Expo Idaho are $15 for adults (12 and over) with $4 off for senior, military and children 6 and over. For more information and for advance tickets for the super special stage at Expo Idaho go to www.idahorally.com.
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