Welsh Assembly Government and International Motor Sports Limited secure agreement over the continued sponsorship of Rally of Great Britain.
It was confirmed today [24 October], by both the Welsh Assembly Government and International Motor Sports Limited, that an agreement has been reached for the continued sponsorship of the British round of the FIA World Rally Championship [...]

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Today, (Wednesday, 22 July 2009), sees the official launch of this year’s Rally of Great Britain, one of the UK’s biggest motorsport events, popular for its high octane action set in the infamously unforgiving Welsh forests. The event, which takes place from 22 – 25 October, is the final round of the World Rally [...]

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WRC promoter Simon Long has threatened to pull Rally GB out of Wales, after the 2009 running of the event, following the hard-line, no negotiation, stance of IMS figurehead Andrew Coe, according to autosport.com.
Coe has stated his desire to remain in Wales until 2011 when the original contract with the Welsh Assembly Government was due to end. [...]