This years Malcolm Wilson Rally which was planned in March has been cancelled due to financial reasons.
In a statement by the orgainisers “It is with great sadness that we have to release the following statement.
The North Lakes forests became unavailable due to the costs of regrading and although we tried tirelessly to work out a plan with Forest England without those forests there was simply no answer to the logistical issues.
MSUK became involved in the later stages of negotiations in an intense few days but sadly a solution could not be found. Therefore this year the 49th Malcolm Wilson Rally will not run.
Apologies to all those who wished to enter and also those support teams that we rely on. We will continue to talk to Forest England and hope that the issues can be resolved for the future.”
Part of the BTRDA Series, The Malcolm Wilson Rally provided 44 miles of rallying on the classic Lakes Stages, maintained in excellent condition by the Forestry Commission. The event is based at M-Sport, HQ of the Ford WRC Rally Team and is sponsored by the Team Manager Malcolm Wilson.
