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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