| Historic Rallying in the U.K. | | | | Pirelli Rally ( forest ) |
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| Historic special stage rallying continues to | | | | Severn Valley ( forest ) |
| grow in popularity in the U.K. Events | | | | |
| regularly see entries of 90+ cars of varying | | | | Mid Wales Stages ( forest ) |
| ages. Cars are grouped into classes depending | | | | |
| on age and engine capacity.The Historic class | | | | Isle of Man ( tarmac ) |
| is for cars first registered before December | | | | |
| 31st 1967 , Post Historic is for cars first | | | | Harry Flatters ( tarmac ) |
| registered between 1st January 1968 and 31st | | | | |
| December 1974 and Classic is for cars first | | | | Tour of Flanders ( tarmac ) |
| registered between 1st January 1975 and 31st | | | | |
| December 1981. These sections are further | | | | Rally Yorkshire ( forest ) |
| divided into engine capacity classes. All | | | | |
| cars must use a tyre of 70% aspect ratio or | | | | This is a full blown rally series not a |
| more and the only modifications allowable are | | | | leisurely drive in the country the cars are |
| those that were used at the time of the cars | | | | driven as fast as possible the only |
| original motorsport use and must have been | | | | difference between them and modern WRC cars |
| used in rallying. All of this means that | | | | is their age! |
| costs are kept down while the closeness of | | | | |
| competition is maintained. | | | | The season is rounded off niceley by the |
| | | | R.A.C. ( Roger Albert Clark ) rally which |
| Events are predominantly loose surface forest | | | | lasts 3 days in takes in yorkshire, cumbria , |
| rallies ( mostly in Wales )with some ashphalt | | | | scotland and kielder much like the old |
| rallies ( including the Isle of Man) included | | | | Lombard RAC rally. Recent competitors have |
| for an even better championship. | | | | been Jimmy McRae , Stig Blomqvist and Mark |
| | | | higgins. Cars vary from the ultra succesful |
| Events for 2007 are :- | | | | Mk1 Escort through to the fabulous Lancia |
| | | | Stratos of Steve Perez.There is also a |
| Robin Hood ( forest ) | | | | classic section which covers slightly more |
| | | | modern cars e.g. Mk2 Escort etc but no four |
| Astra Stages ( forest ) | | | | wheel drive cars allowed so plenty of |
| | | | sideways action. |