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Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 9:01 pm Post subject: Jim Clark Rally 2009 (mods please move if in wrong area.) |
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The 2009 Jim Clark Rally is scheduled to take place between the 22nd and 24 May, with the specific event dates as follows:-
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Jim Clark International Rally (22 - 23 May)
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Jim Clark Land Rover Rally (22 - 23 May)
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Jim Clark National Rally (22 – 23 May)
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Jim Clark Challenge Rally (22 – 23 May)
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Jim Clark Historic Rally (23 – 24 May)
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Jim Clark Reivers Rally (24 May)
JIM CLARK RALLY TAKES TO THE STREETS
The 2009 Jim Clark Rally will for the first time feature a competitive street stage.
The organisers are pleased to confirm that plans for a super special stage to be run in the centre of Duns are well underway. With the co-operation of the people of the town paramount, the route of the proposed stage was recently unveiled at a public meeting. The county town of Berwickshire, Duns sits in the heartland of the Jim Clark Rally, which this year takes place over the Bank Holiday weekend of 22nd to 24th May.
Mainland Britain’s only closed public road rally, the Jim Clark will once again see competition take place over a number of testing special stages set throughout rural Berwickshire. But, on the Friday and Saturday legs of the rally, selected streets in Duns will also thunder to the sound of high powered rally cars.
The Jim Clark International Rally will visit the stage three times during the Friday and Saturday, and plans are in hand for the super special to form the central part of a motor sport heritage show.
Jim Clark Rally Manager Colin Pagan said: “It’s great that we’re able to bring exciting special stage rallying right into the heart of Duns - very much the spiritual home of the event, and just a few miles away from where Jim Clark farmed before going on to become World Motor Racing Champion. We also hope that this will form the centre of a motor sport and Jim Clark heritage show. Whether you’re from Duns, a visiting rally fan or a competitor, we’re sure this will be an exciting spectacle which can only help to further enhance the reputation of this great event.”
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Local services and information:-
Accommodation
The types and grades of accommodation are varied throughout the area. For assistance finding suitable accommodation contact VisitScotland on 0845 2255 121 or via their website at [url="http://www.visitscotland.com"]Scottish Tourist Board - accommodation, activities, events and holidays in Scotland[/url]
Kelso
Is a an ancient abbey town which sits on the confluence of the Tweed and Teviot Rivers the ‘Joining Pool’ of which is famed for its Salmon fishing. The Town House, outside which the rally will start from, which overlooks a fine cobbled square whose architecture mainly dates from the Georgian period the town is dominated by Floors Castle.
Berwickshire
All of the special stages are held within the old county of Berwickshire. Berwickshire which has Duns at its centre is steeped in Motorsport History and in 1997 assisted with the passing of a road closure order, currently the only one valid on the British mainland.
How to get here:
Nearest Airport:
* Edinburgh 45/ 72 ml/km
* Newcastle 60/96 ml/km
Nearest Railway Station
* Edinburgh 44/70 ml/km
* Berwick -on- Tweed 23/37 ml/km
Ferry Ports:
From Europe
To Edinburgh 48/77 ml/km
Superfast Ferry to Zeebrugge [url="http://www.superfast.com"]http://www.superfast.com[/url]
To Newcastle 64/100 ml/km
DFDS and others to Holland , Denmark , Sweden and Norway [url="http://www.newcastleferries.com"]http://www.newcastleferries.com[/url]
To Stranraer 140/225 ml/km
From Belfast and Larne try Stena Line [url="http://www.stenaline.com"]Stena Line
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By Road
From the South and West:
Travellers from the south of England, Wales the ferry port from Ireland at Stranraer should pick up the A7 at Carlisle and head north to Hawick they should follow the signs for the A698 and Kelso.
Travelling time from Carlisle 90 minutes
From the South and East
On the A1 north and about 15 mile of Newcastle take the A697 which is sign posted for Coldstream. Once over the Border and through Coldstream (50 Ml) Follow the A698 to Kelso.
Travelling time from Newcastle 90 minutes
From the north
Leaving the Edinburgh bypass at the A68 and follow this road for 17 miles to the first roundabout! Then take the A697 for 5 miles before turning right to Kelso on the A6089.
Travelling time from Edinburgh bypass 60 mins |
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