Pirelli Richard Burns Foundation Rally
The Pirelli Richard Burns Foundation 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 Škoda 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.