LAGGING BEHIND: HOW UK RALLYING CAN RECOVER

This weekend is a big one for British motorsport as action can officially recommence as of Saturday (July 4). But not for everyone. Rally drivers won’t be checking into the time control and gearing up for their first stage quite yet. Their layoff is far from over with no real certainty or clarity on when rallying as we know it will return in this country.

And that’s worrying. Sadly there have been too many occasions in recent times where we’ve been able to mutter that phrase about the affluence of UK rallying. But the looming post-coronavirus climate really does feel like a last-chance saloon to safeguard the future of the discipline. That’s a dark thought, but we’re dealing with a worst case scenario there.Afresh approach and a restructure of affairs could produce a much brighter picture.

Motorsport UK has followed the UK government in taking a precautionary rather than