Rally of Great Britain 22nd-25th November 2001

Network Q Rally of Great Britain
Cardiff, 22-25 November 2001

REVISED ROUTE ANNOUNCED

The organisers of November's Network Q Rally of Great Britain have announced a revised route, designed to benefit businesses in the Vale of Neath and spread the competitive mileage more evenly over all three legs of the 1,000-mile event.

The provisional route (announced in May) took competitors to the Rheola Forest special stage, near Neath, during Saturday's second leg. However, traffic restrictions required for the rally would have disrupted a Saturday Market at Rheola. By rescheduling the Rheola stage to run twice during Sunday's third and final leg, the market can operate as normal.

The revised route - with its more even spread of competitive driving - should be welcomed by participants and spectators alike. The first leg (Thursday evening and Friday combined) includes 87 miles of competitive driving; Saturday's second leg now features 83 competitive miles and Sunday's third leg offers a substantial 67 competitive miles.

There are no changes to the two SuperSpecial stages in Cardiff - the opening stage on Thursday and the end-of-leg stage on Saturday - designed to bring rally action to within easy reach of the Welsh capital.

Access to all 17 special stages is by tickets, which are now on sale. Tickets can be purchased in advance by calling 01327 850291, or on-line at www.networkq.co.uk.

Regulations for the Rally are due for publication on Monday 20 August. They will confirm that the maximum entry for this year's event will be 120 cars (was 150 in 2000).

Notes:
The Network Q Rally of Great Britain is:
> the 14th and final round of this year's FIA World Rally
  Championship.
> one of Britain's largest sporting events, attracting almost
  200,000 paying spectators and a world-wide TV audience in
  186 countries.
> the 57th running of the event, first held in 1932.
> sponsored for the ninth consecutive year by Network Q, the
  UK's award-winning used car brand, with over 460 outlets in
  the UK selling more than 120,000 cars of all makes per year.

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REVISED route of the 2001 Network Q Rally of Great Britain:

2001 NETWORK Q RALLY OF GREAT BRITAIN
PROVISIONAL ROUTE (correct as at 13 August 2001)

Thursday 22 November
START  Cardiff City Hall                    18.30
SS 1   Cardiff SuperSpecial 1 (1.5 miles)
       Cardiff IN                           19.55

Friday 23 November
       Cardiff OUT                          06.00
       Service A Swansea                    06.52
SS 2   St. Gwynno             (8.5 miles)
SS 3   Tyle                   (6.5 miles)
SS 4   Rhondda 1             (16.5 miles)
       Service B Swansea                    10.39
SS 5   Crychan                (8.0 miles)
SS 6   Halfway               (10.8 miles)
       Service C Swansea                    14.44
SS 7   Brechfa 1             (18.5 miles)
SS 8   Trawscoed 1           (16.3 miles)
       Service D Swansea                    18.49
       Cardiff IN                           20.34

Saturday 24 November
       Cardiff OUT                          07.00
       Service E Swansea                    07.52
SS 9   Resolfen              (28.9 miles)
       Service F Swansea                    10.12
SS10   Margam 1              (17.5 miles)
       Service G Swansea                    12.10
SS11   Brechfa 2             (18.5 miles)
SS12   Trawscoed 2           (16.3 miles)
       Service H Swansea                    16.15
SS13   Cardiff SuperSpecial 2 (1.5 miles)
       Cardiff IN                           19.05

Sunday 25 November
       Cardiff OUT                          06.00
       Service I Swansea                    06.52
SS14   Rheola 1              (16.8 miles)
SS15   Rhondda 2             (16.5 miles)
       Service J Swansea                    11.12
SS16   Rheola 2              (16.8 miles)
SS17   Margam 2              (17.5 miles)
       Service K Swansea                    14.16
FINISH Cardiff City Hall                    15.49

23 July 2001
For immediate release

LEADING EDGE TECHNOLOGY PROMOTED ON 2001 NETWORK Q RALLY OF GREAT BRITAIN

International Motor Sports Limited (IMS), the commercial subsidiary of the Motor Sports Association, today announced the appointment of International Sportsworld Communicators(ISC) as the sole promoter of the Network Q Rally of Great
Britain.

ISC, the media rights holders of the FIA World Rally Championship, will assume immediate responsibility for
promoting this year's Cardiff-based event, which starts in theWelsh capital on Thursday 22 November.

Announcing the appointment, John Quenby, Chief Executive of IMS, said: "This is great news for the Network Q Rally of Great Britain. Our appointment of ISC, and their ability to pioneer cutting-edge broadcast technology, reflects our commitment to developing a showcase for rallying in the UK and around the world."

David Richards, Chairman of ISC, commented: "The Network Q Rally of Great Britain has always been one of the most innovative rounds of the World Rally Championship. We are delighted to be able to give our full promotional support to its future development. We will be working hard to dramatically enhance the TV content, revolutionising the programming while retaining the event's fundamental heritage and character."

John Quenby added: "We are looking forward to working with ISC to evolve the Rally of Great Britain into one of the most exciting events for those who view it live, on television or through interactive media."

ISC will be utilising its own in-car technology, alongside that of its technology partners, to change the way that World Championship rallying is broadcast to 4.8 billion TV viewers world-wide.

The 2001 Network Q Rally of Great Britain - the UK's largest sporting event - will be the 14th and final round of the FIA World Rally Championship. It is sponsored for the eighth consecutive year by Network Q, Europe's largest used car brand.

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