Please consider supporting us by disabling adblock. English champion roger clark competed in 1967, when 93 cars started the rally but only 43 finished. A gruelling fiveday, 300 mile test across three countries were on offer to crews in the main event, whilst rally 2 crews were able to sample classic scottish stages with the rac clubmans event on sunday as only that leg would count for points. The 300 mile rally set over 32 stages, is named after british rally driver roger clark mbe, who in 1976 won the world rally championship. This is a bit off the usual nf track, but you guys are so resourceful that i thought i could give it a whirl. Nov 29, 2002 page 1 of 5 rac rally history posted in the nostalgia forum. Motorsport news circuit rally championship in association with msvr, alpha concrete phoenix awards anemmc stage roger albert clark rally 21st25th november roger albert clark clubmans rally 24th november nhmc cadwell stages rally stages 17th november. He made his debut at club level in 1956, and went on to win the first of four british rally championship. Marty mccormack and barney mitchell won the revived 2017 roger albert clark rally in their ford escort mk2 after four days of. In 2004, a historic rally event was established to recreate the route of the classic five day long rac rally, as the current race is scheduled under the existing shorter rally franchise layout and is undertaken mainly in wales. Roger albert clark rally 2017 roger albert clark rally page 4 locations and times of the start and finish of the various legs leg 1.
Pack the camera, thermals, map and waterproofs, fill up the subaru and head for kielder, where the smell of burnt mud and the growing sound of a barking exhaust has been known to reduce grown men to tears. Click on first tulip drawing in roadbook and rally navigator will fly to the first waypoint on the map. Following the announcement of the full route for the 2017 roger albert clark rally 10 november, the event regulations are now published and entries have officially opened. Because we grew up with the rallying, it was the way our life was at the time. He made his debut at club level in 1956, and went on to win the first of. Brightwells of leominster to host roger albert clark rally. Page 1 of 5 rac rally history posted in the nostalgia forum. Nov 23, 2009 photographs from the roger albert clark rally roger albert clark, mbe, 5 august 1939 12 january 1998 was a british rally driver during the 1960s and 70s, and the first competitor from his country to win a world rally championship wrc event when he triumphed at the 1976 rac rally. Photographs from the roger albert clark rally roger albert clark, mbe, 5 august 1939 12 january 1998 was a british rally driver during the 1960s and 70s, and the first competitor from his country to win a world rally championship wrc event when he triumphed at the 1976 rac rally. John millington scored a resounding victory on the 2011 roger albert clark rally. The lines of age are now showing on his face akin, almost, to the page of an ordnance survey map which his codriver, in fact all 80 navigators, must use on this years roger albert clark rally. Portrait of a great rally driver by campbell, david isbn.
Rally driver andrew cowan won the marathon race in a mercedes 280e. Some friends and i are trying to put together a record of the routes and all the stages used by the rac rallyrally gb each year since it became a stage rally back in 1961. Clark set out to prove that the sublimely talented scandinavians were beatable at the sport they made their own, and in 1972 succeeded in breaking their. That was the essosponsored 1972 racwinning car, which appropriately enough contained 72 special stages that year, taking in approximately.
Sifting through my cupboards i came across the road book for the rac rally in 1973 and i thought it would be interesting to extract some key points about the event in those good old days. Sifting through my cupboards i came across the road book for the rac rally in 1973 and i thought it would be interesting to extract some key points about the event in those. Create a waypoint at each intersection or poi along the route. May 17, 2017 the confirmed route will make the roger albert clark the longest special stage rally in britain for 22 years. Roger albert clark rally 2017 roger albert clark rally page 2 introduction welcome to the 12th running of the roger albert clark rally. Roger clark was the original british rallying hero, making his mark in an era of the world rally championship dominated by scandinavians. Nov 10, 2017 rac roger albert clark rally 2017 duration.
I ended up using nothing from the route of that 2017 roger albert clark rally stage. Welcome to the final race and rally rally2 championship update and points tables after round 5, the roger albert clark rally. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Search for a competitors results across all events in the database results on the web. The 2014 rally was stopped after the deaths of three spectators, and cancelled for 2015.
Service park location, shake down stage and itinerary. Roger albert clark rally sporting event in kielder. The jim clark rally is a round on the british rally championship calendar, named after 1963 and 1965 formula one champion jim clark. This is the site for the fuchs lubricants motorsport uk british historic rally championship, the fuchs lubricants racrmc asphaltrally 2 mixed surface rally championship, the carlisle stages rally and the roger albert clark rally. One of the most anticipated rallies of the season is nearly here as the roger albert clark rally 10 november pitches 95 rally crews against the forests of wales, northumberland and scotland. Brecon rally driver malcolm rich takes on the gruelling roger. Full results, stage times and analysis for all sections of the 2008 roger albert clark rally. Mouse over the red track and a faint handle appear, click and drag handle to align track along your intended route. Roger albert clark rally 2010 gordon crawford has sent in his pictures from this years roger albert rally. The roger albert clark rally is the must do historic rally recreating the iconic rac rallies of the 1970s and 1980s. Roger clark mbe, britains greatest rally driver of the prefourwheel drive era, and arguably its finest ever exponent of the art, died on january 12, following a stroke.
The good old days how the rac rally used to be in 1973 by nigel raeburn. Updated roger albert clark rally event guide as of 03 11 14. Bacon butties at the goat inn, long road, skeyton, nr coltishall to sandringham. With victory in the 1972 rac rally, clark became the first british driver to win the event since the late 1950s, and in 1976 the last brit driver to win it for another 15 years. With the rally start, finish and hq all based in sunderland, the route will make extensive use of the kielder forest complex and will take in several stages that are completely new to. Some friends and i are trying to put together a record of the routes and all the stages used by the rac rally rally gb each year since it became a stage rally back in 1961. The current wales rally gb has a competitive route of around 200 stage miles.
This is the site for the fuchs lubricants motorsport uk british historic rally championship, the fuchs lubricants racrmc asphalt rally 2 mixed surface rally championship, the carlisle stages rally and the roger albert clark rally. Feb 06, 2012 rally driver andrew cowan won the marathon race in a mercedes 280e. This epic fourday challenge is the biggest challenge in british special stage rallying for more than 20 years and has a particular focus on cars from. Eldest son matt started roger clark motorsport with his father in 1991, so matt did it ever strike you that your dad was loved all over the world. The 2014 roger albert clark rally taking place from 2830 november will have a completely new look as the event starts a new era with sunderland as the host city. This is an event that is run on maps and not the route or pace notes which. This new biennial format of the event will offer competitors over 300 stage miles over 4 days to bring you the largest event in rallying since 1995. Philip young roger albert clark rac rally triumph tr7 duration. Historic special stage rally known as the roger albert clark rally and national. Click point again to create waypoints along the route. With victory in the 1972 rac rally, clark became the first british driver to win the event since the late 1950s, and in 1976 the last brit driver to win it for another. The confirmed route will make the roger albert clark the longest special stage rally in britain for 22 years. Route announced for roger albert clark rally 90right uk. Due to the runaway success of the events entry deposit scheme, all the 120 places originally made available have been reserved and deposits have been placed by a.
The roger albert clark rally motor club ltd has arranged the most extensive and farreaching route in the events history, starting with over 40 stage miles in wales on friday 10 november. The wraps have come off the route for the 2019 roger albert clark rally, with full details of the 32 special stages planned over five days of. Roger albert clark rally 21st25th november roger albert clark clubmans rally 24th november nhmc cadwell stages rally stages 17th november motorsport news circuit rally in association with msvr, wemix emamc stage, anwcc archive of results from 1974 to 2020 david james event and championship results archive 1995 to 2005. Drag and drop nogo road sections into tulip box and shape them with your mouse to match the road at the waypoint. The event was named the roger albert clark rally also rac rally in his honour. Roger albert clark rally is a sporting event in kielder. Charles clark car rally norfolk classic car shows uk. Our website is made possible by displaying online advertisements. Roger albert clark rally event guide v1 4 03 11 14 by.
The competing cars will return to brightwells in the late afternoon of friday for a main service halt before the entire event moves north. Roger albert clark rally event guide v1 4 03 11 14 by steve. Rally navigator streamlines the process of creating rally navigation roadbooks using the power of digital mapping and gps. Tynemouth computer services live rally results 2020. The worlds 10 longest auto races popular mechanics. Watch original british rallying hero roger clark in action oh download and dvd. Rally navigator will automatically capture segment and total distance, generate tulip, gps coordinates. However, based on that we could expect even narrower.
The road book is a document in the form of a book that is provided by the organization where some of the most important information can be found. Nov, 2017 following the announcement of the full route for the 2017 roger albert clark rally 10 november, the event regulations are now published and entries have officially opened. It has been a prominent feature of the brc calendar since its debut in the series in 1999, and was started in 1970. Starting flag wave off all cars to be away by 11am. May 19, 2016 the road book is a document in the form of a book that is provided by the organization where some of the most important information can be found. The last weekend in november means everything to fans of historic motorsport. After the success of the revamped 2017 event we have for 2019 extended the challenge to 5 days in 4 forest regions with a total of 300 stage miles. Not since the 1995 network q rac rally, which featured 317 stage miles, has a uk special stage rally taken in 300 stage miles. Details of all the support events which are being organised and promoted by the roger albert. We have no control over and accept no responsibility for information from twitter.
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