Barum Czech Rally Zlín 

Barum Czech Rally Zlín kicks off, Friday will be full of action

25. 8. 2016 - Jakub Hofbauer

Start of the 46th Barum Czech Rally Zlín is here. Friday 26 August will be full of action – from morning up to late night.

At half past seven there will kick off the qualification stage being run on well known section from Komárov to Pohořelice. Results of the qualification will give a chance to fifteen fastest crews to choose starting position for the Staurday's leg. Competition crews registered in the FIA ERC will have a possibility to loop the stage twice as a free practise, third run will be measured and decisive. After end of the qualification the stage will switch to shakedown mode with access for all remaining barum rally competitior without limitation of passages. The shakedown ends at 1 p.m. We notify visitors of the main spectators' place in Pohořelice that it can be accessed from Oldřichovice and Kvítkovice, while the second road will be only one-way from Kvítkovice. The same one-way change will be arranged also at the road from Pohořelice to Napajedla which will be only for spectators' leaving from Pohořelice. People interested in historic cars can visit scrutineering of the Star Rally Historic which will be held from 8 a.m. in former Baťa's factory area in Zlín.

At half past one in the afternoon there will kick off the programme at the Náměstí Míru square in Zlín. At first the starting ramp will host vintage cars from 20ies and 30ies running in exhibition Grand Prix Bugatti. At 2 p.m. there will follow cars of Star Rally Historic. At half past three in front of the town hall will go on the starting positions selection based on the qualification stage results. And at 4 p.m. there will appear first car of the Barum Czech Rally field at the starting ramp.

Just few hundred meters beside there will be at 5 p.m. closed the route of the city stage for public traffic and from 6 p.m. there will appear first racing cars. At the beginning there will run vintage cars of Grand Prix Bugatti, followed at 7:15 p.m. with cars from Star Rally Historic. Main Barum rally field will start at 9 p.m. and run in reverse order. The top crews should run the circuit close before midnight. We recommend to spectators to park their cars at peripheral district and to access the city centre with public transport. For people travelling from city centre to Jižní SVahy district there are recommended alternative routes through Vršava or Prštné.

Also on Friday will be a discotheque in the Star Club Flip, there will be a Super Special Stage Zlín Party with DJ Kopčil a Radek Máša.