Exciting changes for Rally of Scotland

RACMSA Rally of Scotland organisers have revealed several exciting changes to the route of their Intercontinental Rally Challenge qualifier scheduled to run from 7-9 October.

Following the ceremonial start at Stirling Castle on Friday 7 October, crews will tackle two runs in the dark of the all-new nine-kilometre Carron Valley stage through the forests around the Carron Reservoir.

Action resumes on Saturday 8 October from Perth Airport and will feature famous gravel tests such as Craigvinean, Drummond Hill and Errochty. All stages are based in the county of Perthshire and will be run twice with both Craigvinean and Drummond Hill featuring minor route changes from 2010. The second Drummond Hill stage will take place under the cover of darkness prior to the overnight halt at Perth Airport.

Sunday’s stages are contained in Stirlingshire and the action begins with a third run through the Carron Valley stage. Crews then head to the Loch Chon and High Corrie stages, which incorporate sections of the Loch Ard test, and are split by a remote service halt in Callander. High Corrie is the longest stage of the rally at 27 kilometres.

The event draws to a close at Scone Palace where two short stages and the ceremonial finish will take place.

“I sincerely believe that what is in store in 2011 for teams, drivers, officials, sponsors and, most importantly, the public, will make the Rally of Scotland a must-see event and we hope that as many people as possible will come out to support the event in October,” said Andrew Coe, Chief Executive of event organiser International Motor Sports.

Rally of Scotland forms round 11 of the 12-event IRC series.