| These include a new site for shakedown at Margam Country Park and, for the first time since the event has taken place in Wales, spectators can access the remote service in mid-Wales at Builth Wells.
The 2009 pre-event shakedown moves to the vast 1,000 acre Margam Country Park near Port Talbot. Shakedown takes place on Thursday 22nd October and will be the last chance for competitors to make adjustments to fine tune their cars, before heading to Cardiff for the official start of the 65th edition of Rally GB on the 23rd October. Easily accessible from Junction 38 of the M4, shakedown gives spectators a chance to see teams in action before the competition begins on Friday morning.
Margam's flowing stage uses a mixture of fast, wide roads and narrow tracks winding up and down the valleys to fully test both drivers' skill and the cars' capabilities. Viewing will be permitted throughout the park section of the stage at a variety of corners and high speed sections.
Another new element for this year's rally is the opportunity for spectators to attend the remote service at Builth Wells, on Friday 23rd October. Rally organisers have opened up the remote service area this year to allow spectators of the northern stages to catch up with the drivers and experience the drama that service brings.
Set in the heart of mid-Wales, the remote Service Park will be easily accessible and an exciting addition to the main Service Park in Cardiff Bay. Here fans will be able to get up close to all the action of service, the cars and the drivers. As well as being kept fully entertained by the rally teams who will be battling against the clock to carry out running repairs to their cars, spectators will be able to refuel themselves with the on-site catering.
The first car is due into service at the Royal Welsh Showground in Builth Wells at 12:07 on Friday afternoon on the first competitive day of the rally.
If you wish to book tickets for shakedown and the remote service park at Builth Wells take advantage of the best ticket prices by booking in advance. Details of how to purchase tickets together with other important news is available by visiting www.rallygb.org.
Tickets can also be booked by calling the ticket hotline on 0844 847 2251 or in person from Ticketline, 47 Westgate Street, Cardiff, CF10 1TL, Monday 9am - 6pm, Saturday 9am -5.30pm and Sunday 10am - 4:00pm.
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