British & Irish Rally calendars 2023

[HKSjbg]

162km for this year’s Rali Ceredigion:

https://www.raliceredigion.co.uk/fil...ly-guide.pdf?2

Looks like only the Aberystwyth and Nant-y-Moch stages remain from the previous two years, though I wonder if Cwmerfyn is a modified route of Pendam…

It’s great to see much more new stage mileage possible and that it is possible for a UK mainland stage rally to run over 80/100 ish kms.

[AndyRAC]

Watching the Nicky Grist on You Tube; looked at the speccy information and it appears that Route 60 is not used and Crychan is no longer a spectator stage. Can't say I'd ever been to Llyn Login before.....

[the sniper]

Can't say I'd ever been to Llyn Login before.....

First time I'd been over the south side of Halfway, slim pickings in terms of decent spectating spots.

Talking of stages, I'm personally really looking forward to the Woodpecker as they're using Ceri/Kerry for a stage, which I don't think has been used for two decades but was often used in the past. I imagine it'll only be a 5 or 6km stage as much of the tacks used previously in there aren't usable any more.

Another random stage question I've been meaning to look into, does anybody know where 'Esgair Berfaud' is on Friday of the RAC? The times could just about allow for a stage anywhere from Brechfa to Esgair Dafydd. I'd love it to be the latter, an 8km stage up there, over the Cwm Henog forestry trunk road, but suspect it may be something in Crychan? Apologies if I've missed something obvious.

[HKSjbg]

I was having a look for it over the weekend. Couldn’t find any mention of ‘Esgair Berfaud’ anywhere on the internet. Then I had a bit of a trawl through OS maps on bing maps and found ‘Esgair’ is fairly common, not just used in Esgair Dafydd.

The only clue really is the difference in time between that stage and the first Hafren stage - it could well be Esgair Dafydd under a different name or even nearer Carmarthen. Is the overnight halt after leg 1 back in Carmarthen or does it move north/east from there?

I found it much easier to figure out that Glencaird Hill and Arroch Hill are in fact two halves of Glentrool

If the weather in September is anything like this lovely rallying weather we’ve been having in July (no I’m being serious) then I might give the Woodpecker a go too. It’s been my most local rally for a couple of years now, but getting choked by dust doesn’t interest me the slightest bit!

[ouvreur]

Look at an OS Landranger map of Esgair Dafydd, then look two miles or so to the west.

I would say they’re referring to, but have mis-spelled, Esgair Berfedd.

[AndyRAC]

First time I'd been over the south side of Halfway, slim pickings in terms of decent spectating spots.

Talking of stages, I'm personally really looking forward to the Woodpecker as they're using Ceri/Kerry for a stage, which I don't think has been used for two decades but was often used in the past. I imagine it'll only be a 5 or 6km stage as much of the tacks used previously in there aren't usable any more.

Isn't this the stage with the 'ski slope'? I recall going there on the Mid Wales stages back in June 2005

[HKSjbg]

Look at an OS Landranger map of Esgair Dafydd, then look two miles or so to the west.

I would say they’re referring to, but have mis-spelled, Esgair Berfedd.

I did spot that, I wondered if it was intentionally cryptic by RACMC to call it that or whether it is an alternate spelling - but still no reference anywhere on the internet to ‘Berfaud’ makes me think otherwise.

There’s also three stages on leg 1 called ‘no spectators’ which I’m assuming is Glasfynydd - but is it all three runs or is there another short stage somewhere?

[the sniper]

Look at an OS Landranger map of Esgair Dafydd, then look two miles or so to the west.

I would say they’re referring to, but have mis-spelled, Esgair Berfedd.

Rather confusingly though there's another reference to a 'Esgair-Berfedd' in the south eastern bit of Crychan: https://www.geograph.org.uk/showmap....ref=SN84743714

Isn't this the stage with the 'ski slope'? I recall going there on the Mid Wales stages back in June 2005

There's certain a big hill in there!

[Sal yet again]

Should have booked to go to Goodwood FOS instead of Rallyday! Looks like all 3 WRC teams will be present!

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Should have booked to go to Goodwood FOS instead of Rallyday! Looks like all 3 WRC teams will be present!

That's right. Presumably they'll do the rally stage as well as up the hill. It should be fun to watch and compare the times.

I also heard that Steve Rimmer the owner of Dirtfish is bringing quite a few of his car collection (Group B mostly) and the McRae's will be there.

Tickets are sold out but there's usually TV and YT coverage.