Wales Rally GB - 13-19 November

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Great Orme Stage, Llandudno

The Great Orme stage comprises 3.3 miles of tight twisting, demanding tarmac road that follows the contours of the headland mountain which is set in the Irish Sea.

The Orme is a very famous stage and was historically used on the Lombard RAC Rally, the last time being 30 years ago. It has many dangers, other than the normal contours, including the 3" high kerbs located on the seaward side, after which there is a small wall adjacent to a vertical drop to the sea.

Click here plus.autosport.com/free/feature/1996/wrc-five-of-the-best/+?utm_source=mdm&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=News+update+from+Wales+Rally+GB to read Mikko Hirvonen's guide to the Great Orme, published in Autosport in February 2009.

There will be entertainment before the first car so be sure to arrive early!

Access to the Great Orme will be by ticket only - either the Great Orme Special Stage ticket (£20 per adult / £1 per child aged 9-15, children aged 8 or under go free*) or the World Rally Pass (£99 per adult*). Both can be purchased in advance of the event either by calling the telephone hotline [phone]) or online at www.ticketweb.co.uk/WRGB/?utm_source=mdm&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=News+update+from+Wales+Rally+GB or alternatively on the day at certain locations, strictly subject to availability. Demand for these tickets is expected to be high and availability is strictly limited so buy in advance to guarantee your place.

Information about where to park and how to access the Great Orme Stage is now available at walesrallygb.com

* Terms and conditions apply.

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Event routemap and timetable now available www.walesrallygb.com/2011_WRGB_Overall_Map_web_15-8-11.pdf

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Monument Stage opens to WRGB Spectators

The concluding stage of this year's Wales Rally GB – the Monument Power Stage – will be open to spectators for the first time this year.

The Monument stage will be used twice on Sunday 13th November 2011, and it is possible the second running of the stage will play host to the deciding thriller of the whole rally and possibly the entire Championship.

The Power Stage is a new concept in the WRC this season and awards bonus points to the fastest three drivers. To mark this landmark occasion – and after listening to fans’ requests following last year’s successful launch of Monument’s mixed-surface course – organisers have opened up this year’s 4.36km stage exclusively to World Rally Pass (WRP) holders to witness the action up close.

A World Rally Pass (WRP), priced at £99, represents the best value for money for adults wanting to take in all four days of action (10th to 13th November 2011). The price includes a copy of the official Wales Rally GB programme (valued at £9), which can be collected throughout the event, as well as an exclusive 10 per cent discount on all WRGB official merchandise and a promotional air freshener.

More details and news at walesrallygb.com

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How much!

Days were when £1 to the local forestry commission employee in exchange for a raffle ticket secured a place in Clocky car park.

We used to follow the Lombard all over the country with very little sleep over 4/5 days. Access to the road book from a certain member of LMC who was in the know was vital information eagerly awaited at the club night the week before the off. Unpublished stages and start and finish map refs was must have detail for a trouble free tour. If only it was like that now instead of the 9 to 5 arm chair rally of today. I'll give it a miss thanks.

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Geoff Ashworth has offered to co-ordinate members who wish to go out and marshal on the event, particularly the Great Orme stages.

In the first instance, please leave a message here, or contact Geoff on 01928 731 534.

More details soon! (hopefully)