Michelin rallye groupe b 'official'

[steve davies]

PRESS RELEASE

12th March 2012


GROUP B RALLYING IS BACK IN THE UK!

“Rallying with Group B” are pleased to announce the UK’s only multi-venue rally for Group B cars and rally cars of significant note:

THE MICHELIN RALLYE GROUPE B

Sponsored by Michelin, the rally will take place over the roads of Cheshire and North Staffordshire with Special Stages in the grounds of Castles and Stately Homes and service at Oulton Park Race Circuit.

The date set for the event is over the weekend of 25th and 26th August 2012.

This is Rallying with Group B’s take on the fabled spectacular stages of the RAC Rallies of the 1980s and will be run as a National B Event under the General Regulation of the UK MSA. It will incorporate the provisions of the International Sporting Code of the FIA.

Already Rallying with Group B’s members have reserved sixty-plus places.

Regulations for the Event will be issued as soon as possible and will be viewed on:
rallyegroupeb.com - Hosted by One.com Webhosting

Steve Dolby, Michelin Product Marketing Manager, comments: “Michelin is delighted to be involved with the Rallying with Group B Trust on this spectacular event.

“Michelin has a strong commitment to motorsport, demonstrated by the fact that we are at the top of today’s World Rally Championship and we were also there during the glory days of Group B on such iconic cars as the Audi Quattro and Peugeot 205 T16. Therefore, it is only natural that Michelin is involved in this event which aims to recapture the feel of one of the most memorable periods in rallying’s history”.


The Trustees
Rallying with Group B Preservation Trust

Provisional Information

The event will be run under the general regulation of the United Kingdom Motor Sport Association and is subject to the Supplementary Regulations (to be published) and a National B Permit Application. All entrants will be members of Rallying with Group B for the purpose of the event. Written permission has been granted.

The Organising Club will be Rallying with Group B Preservation Trust (RwB).

The Rally will take place over the weekend of the 25th and 26th August 2012, with administration and scrutineering on Friday 24th August.

The route will be multi-venue with upto six prestigious stage locations and upto twelve special stages. Approximately one hundred and fifty liaison miles will be incorporated over the roads of North Staffordshire and Cheshire.


Classifications (Provisional)

Competing Cars
Group A 01.01.1982 to 31.12.1986
Group B 01.01.1982 to 31.12.1986
Open Category 01.01.1982 to 31.12.1986
MSA Category 3 01.01.1975 to 31.12.1981
Open Category 01.01.1975 to 31.12.1981
Group A – N – WRC 01.01.1987 to date
Open Category 01.01.1987 to date

Where appropriate categories will be subdivided as follows:-

Upto 1300cc
Between 1301cc to 1600cc
Between 1601cc to2000cc
Above 2000cc

Cars in the MSA Category must present a Historic Vehicle Identity Form (HVIF).

Demonstrating Cars
RwB Class 1 Group B Appendix K7.41 (FIA)
RwB Class 2 01.01.1972 to date

All cars in the demonstration class must be duly registered with RwB and meet membership regulations.

All Competing Cars must carry an appropriate current MSA Competition Log Book National B Licence applies.

All Demonstrating Cars must carry either a MSA Competition Log Book or RwB Demonstration Log Book (duly stamped by the RwB MSA Scrutineer) and their owners be in possession of a current National B Licence.

All cars need to be road legal. Dispensation will be considered to certain Demonstration Cars at fixed locations.


Entry Fee

The Entry Fee is £450 plus membership of RwB at £25. A deposit of £100 is requested to reserve an entry (subject to the organisers’ discretion).

For a Provisional Reservation email [email:w35zip5u]events@rallyingwithgroupb.net[/email:w35zip5u] quoting ‘rally’ as a reference.

Rallying with Group B Preservation Trust

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Steve

Great news now it's official! I posted on the other British forum a bit in advance about this event but it was only due to my enthusiasm! Looking forward to supporting the event in whatever way I can.

Chris

[steve davies]

Steve

Great news now it's official! I posted on the other British forum a bit in advance about this event but it was only due to my enthusiasm! Looking forward to supporting the event in whatever way I can.

Chris

No problem Chris. As this is a "new event" we need all the support we can get. So please keep on plugging away for us !

Steve