Wolverhampton and South Staffordshire Car Club has invited Bala and District Motor Club to help organise and provide additional manpower for the Bulldog International Rally North Wales, which takes place on 28th March. 

The two clubs will join forces to make sure that the event has sufficient personnel to run in these tough times.

Within the main event there are four separate rallies: The Bulldog International Rally, The Bulldog Challenge, The Bulldog Historic Rally and the Bulldog Clubmans Rally. 

In order to provide sufficient space, near to the stages, the International and Challenge events will be based entirely in Bala, whilst the Historic and Clubman rallies will start and finish in Llangollen with a service area in Dolgellau.  Having two rally headquarters and two service areas, means that the event requires more experienced personnel than ever. 

Wolverhampton's Event Manager Kevin Witton says " I am really excited by the prospect of teaming up with the members of Bala and District Motor Club.  So far they have been great to work with and their contacts in the local area has made everything so much easier. 

No one can ask more than that and I am optimistic that this working relationship will continue in future years. We at Wolverhampton and South Staffs CC have always prided ourselves in organising a very well run event and we will not lower our aspirations but it is becoming harder to find people willing to spend their own time and money working on the event, and given the current economic climate, who can blame them?  Rallying isn't going through an easy time at the moment with several events being cancelled already this year so maybe pooling resources is the way forward."

The event's Staffing Officer, Becky Hinton, explained: "Up until now, Wolverhampton and South Staffs Car Club members have always been able to stand alone and found sufficient personnel to organise and marshal our event, but not this year.

Running the opening round of the two championships at the pinnacle of British Rallying, the BRC and BHRC, this was always going to mean more work and require extra staffing. Joining forces with other local clubs seemed a logical move so recruiting help from members of Bala and District Motor Club seemed the best solution. I'd like to thank Bala and District Motor Club for accepting the role and hope they have an enjoyable day.

For anyone else who wishes to come along and help there are many more jobs to be filled so please get in touch; you can find my details on www.bulldog-rally.co.uk "

Roger Evans, Vice Chairman of Bala and District Motor Club commented: " When Wolverhampton Car Club first approached us we were happy to help out. It makes good sense as the event is on our doorstep. As a motor club we are known for organising road rallies so it will be good to gain experience in another branch of rallying. We are looking forward to doing something different."