Pirelli Richard Burns Foundation Rally

The Pirelli Richard Burns Foundation Rally (formerly the Pirelli International Rally) is a rallying race organised by the Cumberland Sporting Car Club that takes place in Cumbria, England, United Kingdom since 1992. Based in the Kielder Forest complex near Carlisle, it features a mixture of fast open sprints across farmland and twisty forest tracks.

Features of the event

• New Saturday / Sunday format
• Saturday morning scrutineering option
• More compact route than previous years
• Option for Challengers to enter an event that will run on Sunday
• Students from Burnley College assisted a professional motorsport team in preparing their Å koda Fabia S2000 for a national rally. The project provided hands-on engineering experience for the students.

Brief description

Using the infamous Kielder Forest complex, the event begins in Carlisle town centre at mid-day on Saturday running into the evening, restarting on Sunday morning with a mid-day finish at the Racecourse.

The event was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Winners

External links

• RBF Pirelli Rally Official website
• British Rally Championship Official website

References