| Start & Finish Ramp, Abbey
Place, Jedburgh |
First 1600cc car due 08:31 &
First WRC car due 09:31. First cars due back from 14:56
Get a close up view of the cars & crews before they leave for
the days action in the forests. See the Provost flag the crews
away & listen to the live commentary & interviews with the
drivers.
Sorry the Forest Enterprise have
requested no spectator point or parking on this stage on safety
grounds.
| SS2 & SS4 – Redesdale 1 & 2 |
First car due SS2 09:28 & SS4
11.54
Leave A68 at MR 80/783011, signposted Forest Drive. Follow signs
for car parking over the bridge and past the toilet block. Pass
the stage exit (No entry here) and after approx ½ mile, take the
next right and park as directed. The junction is a very fast
downhill section into a square left corner.
PLEASE NOTE The forest
drive will be closed and manned by Forest Enterprise to stop
people using it to get through to Kielder – The gates at Kielder
end will be locked.
| SS3 – Simonside & SS7 Harwood |
First car due SS3 10:58 & SS7
14:55
Leave A696 at MR 80/936914; turn right before Elsdon onto the
unclassified “Winter’s Gibbet” road. Enter the forest where
signposted and park in either of two car parks. The northern
viewpoint takes you to a square left corner. A walk of about
half a mile takes you to some downhill hairpin bends. The
Southern car park takes you an open square left corner. Stage 7
is a reversal of the morning stage.
First car due 12:49
Leave A68 at MR 80/783011, signposted Forest Drive. Follow signs
for car parking over the bridge and past the toilet block and
pass the car park for stage 2 & 4. Keep on the Forest Drive for
approx. 1½ mile then turn left and after about a further 1½ mile
you will come to the car park and a square left corner at the
start of a long straight with lots of blind crests.
First car due 13:09
Access to this viewpoint is via
the Kielder dam, cross the dam at MR 80/ 706870 off the C200, at
the North end of the Dam, turn right and follow the signs to the
car park. There are some fast flowing bends here.
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Hey, let’s be careful out there
If you remember the 1980s TV series Hill Street Blues, you’ll
recall this caution at briefings before the cops went on patrol.
But, because fast cars and pedestrians can be a potentially
dangerous combination it’s also a good motto for safe spectating
on the Brick & Steel Border Counties Rally.
Rally fans know there is nothing more exciting than watching
powerful cars scrabbling for grip as drivers fight to shave
tenths of a second off their time over forest tracks. And with
thousands of spectator’s eager to see the thrills and spills on
one of the UK’s most popular rallies, your safety continues to
be our top priority.
The Brick & Steel Border Counties Rally has an excellent safety
record. We want to keep it that way and we want you to enjoy the
action without getting hurt. Our top ten tips for safe
spectating are:
1. Use the official car parks. We work with the police to
provide you with the best routes in and out of special stage car
parks. The cost of parking is also less than ignoring the
roadside No-Parking restrictions.
2. Use the designated spectator areas. They are chosen
with safety and the view of the track in mind, as well as their
closeness to car parks. Some have other facilities such as
toilets, catering and commentary.
3. Wear warm, waterproof clothing and strong footwear.
This is Kielder in March, not summer in the Monaco pit lane,
and the forest tracks can be uneven and slippery.
4. Leave young children and dogs at home.
5. Always obey the marshals and follow the safety code in
the programme and on notices.
6. Stand well back. There is no substitute for distance
between you and a rally car.
7. Stand on high ground, not below the level of the road.
You get a better view and, when gravity takes over, cars fall
down and not up.
8. Never stand in restricted areas, escape roads, or on
the outside of corners. If you do the stage could be delayed or
cancelled.
9. Don’t walk or cycle on the special stage. Even before
the rally cars arrive there are officials and course cars on the
stage.
10. Stay alert at all times. The cars may be travelling
fast but they are no noisier than your own car.
In the 30 minutes before the rally cars start any special stage
there will be a series of safety cars through each stage. Each
will be looking for people walking on the track, standing too
close or in run-off areas.
Concept Courtesy of Rallye
Sunseeker |
