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Northumberland rally goes green

Foresters in Northumberland are gearing up for a greener future by hosting a car rally through Kielder Water & Forest Park.

The Cumberland Sporting Car Club is staging the Greenerways Rally with up to 20 drivers racing against the clock over a course in the 62,000-hectare border wilderness.

All the four-wheel drive production cars will be fitted with a new tyre specifically designed to minimise the impact on forest roads.

Wear and tear on loose stone chip forest roads by conventional rallying means repairs have to be undertaken after events, consuming time and resources and involving heavy machinery.

Jonathan Farries, from the Forestry Commission, said: “We were keen to see a competitive race staged using the tyre so this is a milestone event. Kielder has an almost legendary status as a rally venue, so we’re pleased to be involved in finding a greener road for the sport.”

The Greenerways Rally will involve six timed runs over a five-mile stage.For more information go to www.greenerwaysrally.co.uk.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ruth Mitchell .