2014 Rocky Mountain Rally at Invermere BC in the Columbia Valley has been running since the 1970s and has been run on many great locations. The Rocky Mountain Rally is part of the Canadian Rally Championship with competitors from Novice to Expert skill level, competing at the National & Regional event. Announced on their website the Top 5 Rally teams of 2013 will be returning for this event.
Rally racing are mostly production made cars racing against the clock on closed-off sections of public roads that are usually gravel. Events can be 1 or 2 days under any road & weather conditions, day or night. Rally’s can range in distance 100-1000 klms & only taking the same turn once. Drivers must master all types of driving from different surfaces & road conditions. Co-drivers are the other part of the in car team that has to navigate the course for the driver and notify of what is coming up next like a human GPS unit. Having not taken the route before the team starts off blind except for instructions given to navigator/co-driver. Good team work has driver take the course with the constant direction of co-driver on course route & hazards. The rally cars are street legal all round sports cars designed to be fast & manage any road, weather conditions, day or night driving.
The type of cars you will see pushing it to win each stage is Mitsubishi EVO 9, Subaru Sti, Subaru WRX Sti, BMW M3, Ford Focus, Suzuki Swift, Porsche 911, Merkur XR4Ti, Toyota Celica, Ford Fiesta R2 & others.
The best way to be part of the Rocky Mountain Rally is to be in the car, to register go here: http://www.rockymountainrally.com/competitor-registration/
The 2nd best way to watch a Canadian Rally Championship event is to volunteer. There are many perks to volunteer go here for more information. Many jobs required to be filled to make up this great event follow this link for more information:
http://www.rockymountainrally.com/volunteer-registration/
If you have the chance do not miss this great event.
Photos by Shawn Bishop of Rallysport.ca