Getting Started- Rallying

There are many types of rallying, these are the main types:

Road rallies. These are mainly tests of navigation where the navigator has to plot the route as the cars are going. Any standard car can be used. “Twelve Car” rallies are run in the evenings over about 60 miles and finish at a pub. They are good fun and entry fees are usually less than £10. Some clubs run longer events on a Saturday night of around 100 miles on a similar basis with larger entry numbers. Entry fees are about £30 including food.

Stage rallies. These take place in forests and other private roads and are for fully prepared rally cars. These can vary from ex World Rally Cars to Minis and Novas. They need to be fully prepared with roll cages and safety features. Drivers will have to go on a rally course before getting a stage rally licence. Entry fees can go from around £130 for a single venue airfield event to £500 for a forest rally.

Enduro rallies are for nearly standard cars up to 1400cc and are a mixture of road and stage rallying although the maximum average speed on the special tests is 40 mph compared to 70 mph on the stage events. There are much more affordable for the average enthusiast and are often very similar to the NESCRO type of historic rally.