Inaugural Rally DirtFish Set For Northern Europe In July

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Media firm and rally school DirtFish will partner with the Estonian Autosport Union to run Rally DirtFish in July, the first event outside of America backed by the Seattle-based rallying brand.
 
Based in Estonia, the northern European country, the event is expected to be one of Europe’s highest-profile gravel events since the coronavirus-enforced lockdowns. The event will run on July 24-25, with a back-up date of August 7-8.

Organizers are working with local government officials on guidelines and race-day procedures related to the coronavirus.  

“Coronavirus has affected – and continues to affect – so many people all around the world. When we first talked about getting involved in this event, we had to be absolutely sure the focus was on COVID awareness and keeping everyone safe; we know the Estonian Autosport Union can run rallies, but dealing with the virus is something new to us all," DirtFish owner Steve Rimmer said.

“This is an opportunity for DirtFish to get involved with an event putting itself at the forefront of the sport’s way forward in the post-coronavirus era. The level of planning and attention to detail from the event organizers is all-encompassing. Every aspect of the sporting procedure has been closely inspected, questioned, debated, and modified to work in the evolving society that we all live in now.
 
“But as well as that, Rally DirtFish is about putting smiles back on the faces of rallying fans. Naturally, the number of live spectators is going to be limited, but the wider world of rallying shouldn’t worry, we have plans to bring racing to the rest of the world. These plans will be announced in the coming weeks.”

For more information, visit rallydirtfish.com or dirtfish.com.

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