The classic Hamsterley forest stage, once a famous test on the Lombard RAC Rally, will feature on the route for the Roger Albert Clark Rally for the first time in November.
A six-mile stage will be run in the forest near Bishop Auckland on Saturday afternoon (27 November) as crews head north from Yorkshire into the Kielder complex for the Pundershaw stage. The first car will be due at Hamsterley at around 16.40, so the stage will run in darkness.
Rally manager Colin Heppenstall is delighted to be able to confirm the use of another classic stage from the history of the original RAC Rally. “I’ve been trying for six years to get a stage in Hamsterley and this is the first time we’ve been able to use it. It is ideally sited to break up the long road section from Langdale to Pundershaw, as it is almost exactly halfway between them.”
For more details about the Roger Albert Clark Rally, and its support rallies, please visit www.rogeralbertclarkrally.org