The Wales Rally GB is the British round of the World Rally
Championship (WRC) that takes place in Wales, usually in mid-November.
It requires a small army of marshals to run it. This offers an unparalleled opportunity to get involved in the heart
of rallying at the highest level, without needing to be the world's best
rally driver or to have a multi-million pound sponsorship deal.
CCC has for many years run time controls at the start and finish of
the forest stages - in 2010 we were running the arrival and start at
Radnor, and the finish and stop at Margam Park. In previous years we have directed the worlds' media towards Luis Moya's infamous "helmet through the rear window" incident, and told off Valentino Rossi for being too fast on an
access road!
Right: Petter Solberg (with back to
camera) chatting to CCC marshals at the "shakedown" stage of Rally GB in
2003. This is an untimed stage the day before the rally starts that
competitors are free to use as a final test session. Petter went on to win the Rally
and with it his first - and so far only - World Championship. CCC was
right there too, running the finish of the final stage where his title was won.
The 2011 Rally took us to three great stages; the start at Great Orme, and flying finish and finish respectively at Dyfi East and Sweet Lamb. Click the link below to see the 2011 WRC Results.
The 2012 Wales Rally GB will take place 13-16th September, with shakedown on 12th. CCC will be there again.
