IRC Ypres Rally preview : Event essentials

Event: Geko Ypres Rally
Base: Ypres, Belgium
Starts: Friday 24 June
Finishes: Saturday 25 June
Entries received: 124
IRC appearances: Four
2010 winners: Freddy Loix/Frederic Miclotte (Skoda Fabia Super 2000)
Surface: Asphalt
Number of stages: 18
Special stage distance: 287.89 kilometres
Liaison distance: 361.98 kilometres
Total distance: 649.87 kilometres

Itinerary (all times shown are local):

Day one - Friday 24 June:

— Special stages: Six
— Special stage distance: 95.78kms
— Liaison distance: 123.35kms
— Total distance: 219.13kms
— Service A: Ieper Rally Center (0:15hrs), 16:15hrs
— SS1: Dikkebus-Westouter 1 (14.30kms), 16:49hrs
— SS2: Mesen-Sauvegarde 1 (14.75kms), 17:44hrs
— SS3: Langemark 1 (18.84kms), 18:23hrs
— Service B: Ieper Rally Center (0:30hrs), 19:29hrs
— SS4: Dikkebus-Westouter 2 (14.30kms), 20:18hrs
— SS5: Mesen-Sauvegarde 2 (14.75kms), 21:13hrs
— SS6: Langemark 2 (18.84kms), 21:52hrs
— Service C: Ieper Rally Center (0:45hrs), 22:28hrs

Day two - Saturday 25 June:

— Special stages: 12
— Special stage distance: 192.11kms
— Liaison distance: 238.63kms
— Total distance: 430.74kms
— Service D: Ieper Rally Center (0:15hrs), 10:30hrs
— SS7: Proven-Vleteren 1 (14.76kms), 11:18hrs
— SS8: Watou 1 (12.33kms), 11:40hrs
— SS9: Heuvelland 1 (24.74kms), 12:16hrs
— Service E: Ieper Rally Center (0:30hrs), 13:15hrs
— SS10: Hollebeke 1 (28.82kms), 14:03hrs
— SS11: Lille-Eurometropole (8.47kms), 15:06hrs
— SS12: Show Wasquehal (1.88kms), 15:38hrs
— SS13: Kemmelberg 1 (10.23kms), 16:41hrs
— Service F: Ieper Rally Center (0:30hrs), 17:09hrs
— SS14: Proven-Vleteren 2 (14.76kms), 18:27hrs
— SS15: Watou 2 (12.33kms), 18:49hrs
— SS16: Heuvelland 2 (24.74kms), 19:25hrs
— Service G: Ieper Rally Center (0:30hrs), 20:24hrs
— SS17: Hollebeke 2 (28.82kms), 21:12hrs
— SS18: Kemmelberg 2 (10.23kms), 21:56hrs
— Service H: Ieper Rally Center (0:10hrs), 22:28hrs
— Finish: Ieper Rally Center, 22:38hrs