NEW CLOSED-ROAD RALLY FOR SOUTH YORKSHIRE
A new closed-road stage rally that includes classic South Yorkshire night rallying roads will take place in October 2023.
The South Yorkshire Stages Rally will consist of two loops of four stages using roads in the Penistone area. The stages could include roads formerly used on well-known local road rallies such as the Moorlands and Meadows, the
Jackson Trophy and The Rally of the Dams.
Sheffield and Hallamshire Motor Club already run two successful single-venue rallies at Leconfield, near Beverley. However, the South Yorkshire Stages will be the club’s first foray into a closed-road event.
Clerk of the course, Stephen Ritchie, made sure they had support from the local MP and councillors before they began major planning. Ritchie said: “We invited Miriam Cates [MP for Penistone and Stocksbridge] to see the East Riding Stages in February. She was extremely impressed with the professional way rallies are organised, as well as recognising the economic advantages. We are really pleased that she and the local councillors are so supportive.”