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    Route announced for Rally GB 2020! [April Fools]

    The route for this year’s Rally GB has been announced.

    1. leg
    SS1 Gwydyr --- 7.76km --- 29. 11. 18:05
    SS2 Penmachno --- 20.76 km --- 18:38
    SS3 Clocaenog --- 31.98 km --- 20:02

    Flexi Service A - Deeside - 45 min --- 21:31

    Leg total --- 60.50 km

    2. leg
    Service B - Deeside - 15 min --- 30. 11. 06:30

    SS4 Dyfnant --- 20.34 km --- 08:56
    SS5 Gartheiniog 1 --- 12.61 km --- 10:11
    SS6 Dyfi 1 --- 21.86 km --- 10:40
    SS7 Hafren Sweet Lamb 1 --- 17.83 km --- 11:50

    Tyre Fitting Zone - Newtown - 15 min

    SS8 Myherin --- 17.13 km --- 14:58
    SS9 Taliesin --- 10.12 km --- 15:56

    Light Fitting Zone - Machynlleth

    SS10 Gartheiniog 2 --- 12.61 km --- 17:22
    SS11 Dyfi 2 --- 21.86 km --- 17:51
    SS12 Hafren Sweet Lamb 2 --- 17.83 km --- 19:01

    Flexi Service C - Deeside - 45 Min --- 22:03

    Leg total --- 152.19 km

    3. leg
    Service D - Deeside - 15 min --- 31. 11. 06:30

    SS13 Grizedale East --- 7.20 km --- 09:41
    SS14 Grizedale West --- 27.90 km --- 10:04
    SS15 Comb --- 8.70 km --- 12:03
    SS16 Kershope --- 27.36km 15:05

    Tyre & Light Fitting Zone - Kielder - 15 min

    SS17 Bewshaugh --- 28.44 km --- 17:22
    SS18 Pundershaw --- 39.88 km --- 18:06

    Flexi Service E - Gateshead - 45 Min 20:32

    Leg total --- 139.48 km

    4. leg
    Service D - Gateshead - 15 min --- 01. 11. 06:15

    SS19 Hamsterley --- 20.43 km --- 08:17
    SS20 Gale Rigg --- 10.34 km --- 11:13
    SS21 Cropton [Power Stage] --- 15.73 km --- 12:18

    Leg total --- 46.50 km

    Event total --- 398.67km


    What an amazing surprise, it looks great! From out of nowhere they’ve announced that the RAC have come onboard as principal sponsor, this has allowed them to produce an itinerary more befitting the great history of this event. Seemingly the main service park ‘homes’ infrastructure will stay in Deeside thoughout the event, but with a kind of ‘super remote service’ in Gateshead (next to central Newcastle) hosting service on Saturday night/Sunday morning. The start and finish will be in Chester. There’ll also be a regroup in central Carlisle on Saturday afternoon.

    Ian Campbell, Clerk of the Course says “We’d like to thank the RAC for becoming Rally GB’s principle sponsor, this has allowed us to create a route that I’m sure all fans will recognise as a huge challenge and fantastic opportunity to go ‘Back to the Future’ with our sport. I look forward seeing fans across Britain out on the stages later this year. I’d also like to thank the FIA and WRC Promoter for supporting our plans to create a more challenging event.”
    Last edited by the sniper; 1st April 2020 at 14:44.

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    Sounds fantastic route with very few repeat stages. Think we should carefully note this date in our diaries as date a WRC itinerary with substance was announced. ;-)
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    Hamsterley, lol

    very long days again like usual for this rally.
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    Quote Originally Posted by EstWRC View Post
    Hamsterley, lol
    What's to lol about that https://www.rally-maps.com/RAC-Rally-1986/Hamsterley

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    Is this April fools..? I cannot find any information about this online. On top of this, it seems unlikely. Also that route mentions more than 350km which does not comply with the rules.

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    Surely this is the worst April Fools Day joke ever?

    Geez, why do people bother this shite. It's so pathetic....

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    Quote Originally Posted by rallyfiend View Post
    Surely this is the worst April Fools Day joke ever?

    Geez, why do people bother this shite. It's so pathetic....
    One of the best I’d say.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AnttiL View Post
    One of the best I’d say.
    I agree, very good april's joke i must say.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AnttiL View Post
    the name and the whole post

    another one is Pundershaw..lol
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    Quote Originally Posted by KiwiWRCfan View Post
    Sounds fantastic route with very few repeat stages. Think we should carefully note this date in our diaries as date a WRC itinerary with substance was announced. ;-)
    Anyway, this should be WRC going back to it´s roots. 1st of April or not, and new R1 regulations or not...
    "Reis vas pät pat kaar vas kut"
    Tommi Mäkinen, back in the years...

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