STAGE FIGHT: GETTING STARTED IN RALLYING

Rallying is the friendly face of motorsport. Partly that’s because competitors aren’t going wheel-to-wheel and gnashing teeth at one another but, instead, just trying to beat Old Father Time. But it’s also very much part of the culture of the sport that makes it a bedrock of the activity for grassroots motor clubs up and down the country.

There are numerous entry points to get a first toe on the ladder of rallying. It could be a gift voucher for a driving experience or a burning desire to get on the stages and emulate the likes of Elfyn Evans and Matt Edwards and reach for the stars as a professional. It could even come from just being an enthusiast, attending the local club and taking part in an autosolo or a production car autotest.

Taking part in events such as these, tackling a laid-out course of cones rather than a bespoke rally stage, can be done in a standard road car without a full competition licence, just your club membership and the free RS