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Building a reputation for a challenging day's rallying and a welcoming atmosphere, the Granite City Rally has a particularly strong heritage behind it. Running through prime North east forest tracks, the rally benefits from a team of experienced organisers who pull the event together supported by a band of dedicated support personnel and the backing of many local and national businesses.
1983 Winner
In 1990, the innovative step was taken to start the event with a 'spectator special' tarmac stage at Aberdeen Exhibition & Conference Centre. Going one better in 1997 the event again started there somewhat innovatively, at night with a floodlit spectator stage, watched by a crowd of thousands - a feat which was repeated in 1998 and 99. A change in the preference of competitors and a re-arrangement of National and Scottish championships meant that the rally was downsized in 2002. Re-formatted and run as cost effectively as possible, the compact, Fordoun-based event was well received and following observation by Championship Officials was re-instated to the then New Pig Scottish Rally Championship for 2003. In 2004 a new sponsor was on board for the Championship in the form of County Saab.The Granite City Rally was also sporting a new sponsor in MultiWage an international company providing Payroll Management Services with whom we had a good, stimulating partnershjp for 4 years. In 2008 a new sponsor
stepped forward to support the event, Station Garage Mitsubishi. and is still
with us. The owner, Bob
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