WRC Jordan Rally

Round 4
14 - 16 Apr 11

Categories:WRC, SWRC


Based:Amman and Dead Sea Centre


Surface:Gravel


Most Recent Winner:Sebastien Loeb (2010)


Website:www.jordanrally.com



Jordan will celebrate its third appearance in the World Rally Championship this year with its popular all-gravel event based in the Dead Sea Resort.

The rally, which enjoys the continued patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Feisal Al Hussein, represents a tough test for the drivers who compete in scorching ambient temperatures approaching 40 degrees centigrade over rock-strewn passes.

With the majority of the stages running up to 400 metres below sea level, Jordan is a unique event on the WRC calendar and the only round of the series to take place in the Middle East and one of the few not to finish on a Sunday: the Islamic weekend requires a Saturday finish.

Service is located overlooking the Dead Sea and is in walking distance from the event’s plush headquarters. Amman, Jordan’s capital is a 50-kilometre drive away and with the stages located close by, the rally, which also incorporates a round of the Middle East championship, is one of the most compact on the 2011 schedule.

But the Jordan Rally is much more than a round of the WRC. With the event visiting several of the country’s national treasures, visitors to the rally can savour famous attractions such as the Baptism Site, the Jordan River and Mount Nebo, while the ceremonial start will again be located in the ancient city of Jerash, considered one of the largest and best preserved examples of Roman architecture in the world.

http://www.wrc.com/calendar-and-rallies/2011/jordan-rally/overview/

there has just be a issue with transport therefore a major headache for the FIA. the teams are meeting to deicde a new plan of action like not running day 1 as planned and making it a 2 day event. got that from Autosport if your want the soure

now the weather has caused more delay and no call on want to do for the 1st day

Thanks for the update mate! How longs the delay for do you know ?

well. now the boat is dock and that means no day 1 of the Rally Jordan, new time table due at 17.00pm our time. And that now gives a major headaache for both ESPN & Motors TV with thier TV plans going into dust!

so by the sounds of things it isnt going to be televised? i was looking forward to watching it! hope they get it sorted, should be a good rally

that is only one day that will bite the dust TV wise as this rally is now a 2 day event as everything is now sorted. 1st cars off at 6.30am our time and will start on stage 7 tommorow