The Carlisle Stages has been included in the 2025 Fuchs Lubricants British Historic Rally Championship (BHRC) calendar. Planned for 12 April, the Carlisle-based event will form the second round of the season.
The inclusion of the event will go some way to stem the loss of two Welsh rounds towards the start of the season, Get Jerky Rally North Wales and the Severn Valley Stages, both cancelled in recent weeks due to the impact of Storm Darragh on Natural Resources Wales-managed forests.
Organised and promoted by the Roger Albert Clark Rally Motor Club, The Carlisle Stages has been scheduled to fit perfectly within the existing championship dates, running on the Severn Valley Stages original date, ensuring that the BHRC maintains a strong calendar for the season ahead.
Announced last year, the BHRC planned seven rounds, but with the loss of the Welsh forests for the first four months of the year, the tally will now be reduced to six, with five best scores to count.
The Carlisle Stages is well known to BHRC contenders, too, having hosted the final round of the series for several years, usually run in October. Its challenging tests in the daunting Kielder Forest complex are unforgiving and technical, with organisers able to offer a bumper day on the gravel, with 50 stage miles planned over five stages.
Revised 2025 Fuchs Lubricants British Historic Championship Calendar
| 1. | 9 February | Riponian Stages Rally | Gravel |
| 2. | 12 April | Carlisle Stages | Gravel |
| 3. | 17 May | Plains Rally | Gravel |
| 4. | 20/21 June | Dunoon Presents Argyll Rally | Asphalt |
| 5. | 30 August | Woodpecker Rally | Gravel |
| 6. | 26/27 September | Trackrod Rally Yorkshire | Gravel |
