Barum Czech Rally Zlín 

Star Rally Historic writes its fifteenth storyline

19. 7. 2023 - Roman ORDELT

As part of the Barum rally for the fifteenth time, STAR RALLY HISTORIC (18th - 20th August 2023) will take place again for three days from Friday to Sunday in Zlín and its surroundings. Over the years, this popular rally has developed into a proper motorsport event and a solid pillar of the Czech Historic Rally Championship. The event counts as the penultimate part of the seven-part Autoclub Czech Historic Car Rally Championship 2023 series, and will also be run as a free international historic car rally event and a demonstration run of the Rally of Legends, featuring a number of iconic gems. These will get the crowd along the track into a proper heat more than once.

The organizers from the Auto Club Barum Zlín of the Autoclub of the Czech Republic have prepared a challenging competition of historic cars whose crews will appear on all stages just like contemporary cars. At the beginning of July, the basic rally document was published in the form of special regulations, where competitors will find all the necessary information. The deadline for competitors is set for the last day of July and entry is possible via the Autoclub of the Czech Republic information system. The competitors will be presented on Wednesday afternoon, when the recommended administrative acceptance, distribution of itineraries and GPS units for the reconnaissance drives will start in the premises of the Regional Office in Zlín (Bata skyscraper). These are scheduled for two days, starting on Thursday morning, 17 August. The service car park in Zlín will be located in the former Svit premises on Dvacátá Street (car park, Cream company). The technical acceptance is scheduled for the morning of 18 August from 7:30 to 11 a.m. at the Cream car park on Vavrečkova Street. The ceremonial start will take place on Friday 18 August at 2 pm in front of the Zlín Town Hall and the popular city super special stage will roar through the streets of Zlín just before 7 pm. On Saturday, 19 August, the start is at 11.05 a.m. and the programme includes three stages called Slušovice, Kateřinice and Troják. Except for the last test, the crews will complete these stages twice. The starting field will face a demanding portion of 82 sharp kilometres during the first leg.

The competition will then peak on Sunday 20 August with five special stages on three sections called Halenkovice, Semetín and Pindula. The legendary 18-kilometre Pindula section will be completed once, while the other two stages will be on the itinerary twice. During the second stage, spectators will always see the historic cars passing by before the start of the contemporary cars. The first car will appear on the finish line at 4:30 p.m. on the Zlín Square. The 15th anniversary Star Rally Historic 2023 will cover a total distance of 596 km and include 11 stages with a total length of 157 km. The Rally Legend demonstration run will reach the finish line on Saturday evening. It covers a total of 307 km and includes six stages totalling 82 km, although the crews' times in this category are not timed.

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