Drive Your Future Rally | newenglandforestrally.com

Challenging logging roads with some of the longest stages on the circuit set the tone for the New England Forest Rally. Always a favorite with drivers due to the technical demands of the course, this rally is also a crowd pleaser because of its stunning scenery and wildlife. Quintessential northeastern settings such as winding creeks and one-lane bridges add not only beauty to the race, but also added excitement when encountered by drivers at breakneck speeds.

LOCATION | Bethel, ME

Headquartered at the Sunday River Ski Resort in Newry, Maine and running east to Mexico, Maine and west to Berlin, New Hampshire, this rally takes advantage of the outstanding hospitality of the area as well as the incredible roads that open up during the summer months when the ski season is over. Held on active logging roads, the course is one of the most intense on the circuit. Small lakes, big moose, and beautiful, wild scenery make this an epic rally not to be missed!

CONDITIONS |

Warm, dry weather is consistent with summertime in Maine and New Hampshire. Spectators normally enjoy bright blue skies, which makes watching the rally cars fly by even more fun. Active logging roads present their own set of special challenges to drivers, requiring different driving techniques than at other gravel rallies. With roads wide enough to accommodate massive logging trucks, the temptation to drive flat-out using the whole road is great. But rocks and ruts at the edges of the roads await the unwary drivers who fail to pay anything but the utmost attention to the road at all times--and mistakes can be very, very costly!

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION




Thursday, July 16, 2009
16:00 - 20:00 Registration - Competitors, Crew and Workers South Ridge Welcome Center
16:00 - 20:00 Spectator Information/Maps Available South Ridge Welcome Center
18:00 - 23:00 Pre-Rally Party Phoenix House
18:30 - 20:30 Media/Practice Stage Sunday River area
19:00 - 21:00 Sunday River Driver Autograph Session Phoenix Lodge, Sunday River Ski Resort
21:00 Draw for first Starting Position Phoenix House

Friday, July 17, 2009
07:00 - 09:00 Registration - Workers South Ridge Welcome Center
07:00 - 10:00 Registration - Competitors and Service Crew South Ridge Welcome Center
09:00 - 11:00 Spectator Information/Maps Available South Ridge Parking Lot
09:30 Workers Meeting South Ridge Parking Lot
10:00 - 11:00 Parc Expose South Ridge Parking Lot
11:01 First Car Starts the Rally South Ridge Parking Lot
11:06 Spectator Area A Sunday River area
12:00 - 18:30 Spectator Information/Maps Available Mexico Recreation Park, Rumford, ME
12:00 Service 1 Mexico Recreation Park, Rumford, ME
14:21 Spectator Area B Mexico Recreation Park, Rumford, ME
18:13 Service 2 Mexico Recreation Park, Rumford, ME
20:18 Flexi Service & Parc Expose (45 min) South Ridge Parking Lot
20:18 - 21:00 End of Rally Service and Parc Expose Sunday River Ski Resort
20:30 Finish Day 1 < Day 1 Party Phoenix House
22:30 Informational Scores (National) & Regional Awards Phoenix House

Saturday, July 18, 2009
08:30 - 12:30 Spectator Information/Maps Available Fraser Paper Mill, Berlin, NH
09:01 Restart National Rally, Start 2nd Regional Rally Fraser Paper Mill, Berlin, NH
09:16 Spectator Area C Fraser Paper Mill, Berlin, NH
10:16 Spectator Area C Fraser Paper Mill, Berlin, NH
11:30 Service Break Fraser Paper Mill, Berlin, NH
11:57 Spectator Area C Fraser Paper Mill, Berlin, NH
12:14 Service 4 Fraser Paper Mill, Berlin, NH
14:19 Spectator D Fish Pond Road
15:12 Spectator D Fish Pond Road
15:43 Service 5 DOT Lot
16:30 Spectator D Fish Pond Road
17:06 Spectator D Fish Pond Road
19:30 Finish Day 2 South Ridge Parking Lot
20:30 Provisional Results Posted South Ridge Welcome Center
21:15 National and Regional Awards Ceremony South Ridge Welcome Center
22:00 After-Rally Party Legends Bar, Grand Summit
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