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Every October, Mull
becomes a hive of activity
before and during the
famous Isle of
Mull
Car Rally.
Rally drivers from all
over Britain, as well as
local drivers from Mull.
The race takes place on
Mull's normal roads in
several stages and several
different courses. Some
of the races are during
daylight and some are
staged at night. Mull's
populace are pre-warned
not to venture out, except
as spectators.
From a
week in advance, the
occasional zooming noise,
similar to a very large
hornet, roars by as rally
drivers put their cars
through their paces on
Mull's thankfully un-busy
roads. The nights of the
rally releases all these
'hornets' who roar by at
their allotted times
lighting the twisting
roads with their headlamps
and tail lights, thrilling
spectators with their
daring speeds and
lightning fast reflexes,
occasionally crunching
their under carriage as
they fly over humps in the
roads.
Over more than a
quarter of a century, the
Mull Rally has become a
tradition on the island
and very popular with
visitors, the rallying
fraternity and islanders.
It is a time of great
excitement, parties and
celebrations, the biggest
of which is the end of
rally firework display in Tobermory.
Information
about the rally, like:
dates, route, spectator
info, etc. is available by
clicking the link below
Click
here to go to the rally
website
Also a
highly recommended website
is
www.TourOfMull.co.uk.
which is a
‘fans-eye-view’ concerning
everything to do with the
Tour of Mull Rally; The
website features articles
and content from drivers,
spectators and service
crew alike. We hope the
site will become a
free-resource for
competitors, spectators,
and islanders - all of
whom are welcome to have a
free page within our site.
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