Mull rally consultation
Mull Rally organisers are carrying out a consultation while next year’s event is still 10 months down the road.
Richard Crozier was at the island’s community council meeting on Zoom to share early proposals and dates for the 2022 rally which will take place between Thursday October 13 and Sunday October 16.
Next year’s rally will be the 50th running of the rally and feedback so far from people is that they want organisers to ‘try and mix things up a bit’, said Mr Crozier
Thursday December 30 was originally set as a deadline to hear back from people so all the information can be collated and shaped into proposals – that date has now been extended to Friday January 7.
Residents and businesses on and off the route are invited to have a say by emailing consult@mullrally.org
Community council convener Tom Nelson had asked at the meeting how organisers were driving forward the consultation. Word has been put out through the Round and About newsletter on the island and Facebook, he was told. Mr Nelson had questioned whether December 30 gave people enough time.
A change of personnel among organisers means they have their ‘L’ plates on, community council members were told. ‘It is critical that the island continues to love the rally and vice-versa. We are absolutely committed to that,’ added Mr Crozier.
The Mull Rally, a closedroad car rally, started out as the Tour of Mull in 1969. It was the first event on ‘mainland’ UK to get an Act of Parliament to be able to close public roads. The iconic event is considered as one of the toughest on the British rally calendar.
To see more details on the rally plans so far go to https:// bit.ly/mullrally22consult
‘It is important to us, as the event organising team, that we understand what implications our proposed event format, road closures and route have on the businesses and residents of Mull,’ said the rally’s Facebook post on Everything Mull.