Event sponsors Phil Price Rally School and Presteigne Tyre Services will continue their support for the Woodpecker Rally on 7 September, as the popular forest event moves to Newtown in 2024.
Due to the unavailability of stages in the English Marches, the rally moves west and will take in world-class stages such as Hafren, Sweet Lamb and Ceri. Whilst stages such as Haye Park and Hopton are not available for use, event organisers Sixty and Worcestershire Motor Club have devised a refreshed event in a new location, whilst ensuring it has all the hallmarks of a traditional Woodpecker Rally.
Renamed in 2022 to honour rallying personality and rally school owner Phil Price who passed away in 2021, the Woodpecker began a collaboration with the new owner of the Phil Price Rally School John Caine, and family-run business Presteigne Tyre Services. That partnership continues to this day and both businesses are delighted to be part of the event once again this year.
This year’s Woodpecker rally will offer around 45 stage miles, with the popular Sweet Lamb venue providing the event service area and the start and finish venue will be in Newtown.
The Rally will again welcome a variety of top-line championships, including the Fuchs Lubricants British Historic Rally Championship, the Protyre BTRDA Rally Series, Pirelli Motorsport UK Welsh Rally Championship, Reis Motorsport Insurance UK English Rally Championship, TCS Plant Rally Challenge, ANWCC Forest Stage Rally Championship and HRCR West Wales rally Spares Stage Masters Rally Challenge.
More information on the event will be released in due course.