Gene Nielsen Rally |
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The Olympus Rally was part of the first US Rally Championship held in 1973. It later became a World Rally Championship from 1986- 1988. In 2008, the Rally America event moves from its original location near Olympia, Wash., 300 miles east to the Washington/Idaho border.
LOCATION | Pomeroy, WA
The 2008 event will be based in historic Pomeroy, Wash., 116 miles southwest of Spokane. The terrain is comparable to Rally Colorado, with the event stages being held on county roads that cross wheat and barley fields before dropping into gullies that drain into the Snake River. For more information on Pomeroy and the surrounding region, visit: www.clickpomeroy.com.
CONDITIONS | tarmac, gravel, variable weather
Springtime temperatures in the region range from the 50s during the day to the 30s at night, with a 50 percent chance of rain.
