Monday, August 9, 2010

Swansea Bay rally halted after tree disease

The Swansea Bay Rally, postponed last month due to a tree disease, has been cancelled for 2010, say organisers.

The event, due to start and finish outside Swansea Museum on 17 July, was called off at short notice.

The route, near Resolven and Rhondda, went through areas that have been hit by the Phytophthora ramorum infection, also known as as "sudden oak death".

Rally organisers said the event could not be re-scheduled to take other qualifying rounds into account.

The rally, which has been running for almost 40 years, is part of the MSA National Gravel Rally Championship.

Around 80 semi-professional and club drivers were due to take part.

read the whole article on BBC News

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