Rally cancelled after 40 years
publication date: Aug 7, 2010
The Swansea Bay national rally, postponed last month due to a tree disease, has been cancelled for 2010, say Port Talbot MC.
The route, near Resolven and Rhondda, went through areas that have been hit by the Phytophthora ramorum infection, also known as as "sudden oak death".
Rally organisers said the 40 year old event could not be re-scheduled to take other qualifying rounds into account.
The Wales Rally GB is scheduled to go ahead through some of the same forests in November because it will be using them on the closing day and it is not seen as a risk to spreading the disease.
The route, near Resolven and Rhondda, went through areas that have been hit by the Phytophthora ramorum infection, also known as as "sudden oak death".
Rally organisers said the 40 year old event could not be re-scheduled to take other qualifying rounds into account.
The Wales Rally GB is scheduled to go ahead through some of the same forests in November because it will be using them on the closing day and it is not seen as a risk to spreading the disease.