Regional historic stage rally championships gather pace

Two regional stage championships for historic rally cars are set to blossom in 2007 as interest in the Dunlop/Gambia MSA British Historic Rally Championship hits record levels.
 
Both championship will allow regional competition for all categories of historic cars, and offer lower cost events that will particularly appeal to those starting out in historic rallying as well as more experienced crews. Many of the events can be contested without the need for overnight stays, thus further reducing the cost of competing. Some crews are already planning to take in a mix of local events and selected rounds of the BHRC.
 
The HRCR Northern Stage Rally Championship goes into it's second season, having been won in 2006 by the ex-Roger Clark Escort Mk1 of Dave Watkins. In 2007, the seven-round calendar will start with the Robin Hood Stages on 10/11 March and conclude on the Malton Stages in November.
 
The dates are:
10/11 March, Robin Hood Historic Rally; Sherwood Forest
31 March, North Humberside Stages; Yorkshire
13 May, John Overend Memorial Stages Rally; Melbourne
24 June, Torque Bac Stages; Swinderby
21 October, Cheviot National Rally; Otterburn
28 October, Premier Rally; Sherwood Forest
4 November, Malton Forest Rally; Yorkshire
 
Meanwhile, run by the Cotswold Motor Sport Group for the last two seasons and supported by the HRCR is the Cotswold Clubmans Historic Challenge, which also has a seven-round calendar starting at Down Ampney on 7 April. The 2006 championship was won by the Datsun 240Z of Graham and Dorothy Woodhouse.
 
The dates are:
7 April, Get it Sideways Stages; Down Ampney
10 June, CAR-nival Stages Rally; Abingdon
4 August, Fat Albert Stages; Keevil
19 August, Wugging Stages; Colerne
30 September, Patriot Stages; Caerwent
14 October, Ditton Priors Stages;
25 November, Carfax Stages; Long Cross
 
For more details on the two series, visit www.hrcr.co.uk or the dedicated championship websites at:
www.hrcrnorthernchampionship.co.uk
www.cmsg.co.uk

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