FIVE DAYS OF RALLYING FOR 2023 ROGER ALBERT CLARK RALLY
Beefed-up challenge for end-of-season rallying showpiece next season
Five full days of rallying and over 325 special stage miles are the headline numbers for next year’s Roger Albert Clark Rally.
With exactly one year to go until the 2023 event, rally manager Colin Heppenstall revealed his outline plan to Motorsport News as organisation for the epic forest rally steps up a gear.
Although final route details are not yet ready to be announced, it is likely that the event will start in the south and then move north with a transport section provisionally set for Friday evening. The rally will start on the morning of Thursday, November 23 for a full day of rallying and that will continue with a full day of stages each day right through until Monday.
Event documentation and scrutineering will be held on Wednesday November 22 and the rally will finish on the afternoon of Monday November 27.
The entry list will open early in 2023 for a maximum of 150 historic and two-wheeldrive rally cars.
Heppenstall told MN: “After scrutineering on Wednesday, we’re planning that each of the five days will be a full day of rallying although I do intend to finish the days a little bit earlier than before. The target is to run between 325 and 350 stage miles and we are working on more detailed route planning. What we will do is run some stages only once, notably those that are less able to withstand the passage of rally cars.”