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MORRIS LUBRICANTS RALLY NORTH WALES CANCELLED IN 2013
Wolverhampton & South Staffordshire Car Club Ltd, organisers of the Welshpool-based
Morris Lubricants Rally North Wales - originally planned for Saturday 6 and Sunday
7 April and subsequently postponed due to adverse weather conditions - will not
be run in 2013.
Event Manager Kevin Witton explains the reasons for the cancellation; "Despite lengthy
discussions with the Motor Sports Association, their Rally Championship Steering
Group and the five championship organisers who had confirmed our event as one of
their qualifying rounds, we simply could not find a suitable alternative date to
run our event in 2013".
Mark Taylor, Manager, MSA British Rally Championship, said: "It's a real shame the
rally won't run this year, as it is one of the more popular events in the rally
calendar. It's also a blow to the organising team, who have worked tirelessly over
the past nine months preparing for the event. To find an alternative date at this
stage would have been an almost impossible task; rather than go off half-cocked,
I think this is a good decision. I have spoken to the organising team and have
assured them that Rally North Wales will be a counting round of the 2014 MSA British
Rally Championship and we look forward to continuing to work closely with the Club
in preparing for next season."
MSA Steering Group Chairman Mike Broad summed up the organisers invidious situation:
"The Morris Lubricants Rally North Wales is the only rally that qualified for four
of the biggest stage rally championships in the UK and it has been an impossible
task to find a new date that worked for everyone involved.
"Other issues not solely relating to date availability had to be taken in to account.
For example, the allocation of forest stages, venues for service parks in both Welshpool
and Dolgellau, and the start/finish facilities in Welshpool. It has not been an
easy decision for the Wolverhampton club and I am sure, having given full refunds
to every one of the 140 entrants, they will have lost a considerable amount of money
through this enforced cancellation.
"I have a tremendous amount of sympathy for Kevin and his volunteer team and am
delighted to hear that they have already been assured of a place in the 2014 MSA
British Rally Championship."
For other news and information, please visit the event website at www.rallynorthwales.co.uk
For more information, please contact:
Nigel Bayley
Tel: 01782 7864360
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