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Salford Van Hire Neil Howard Stage Rally & Fireworks 2026
The Salford Van Hire Neil Howard Stage Rally & Fireworks is a single-venue stage rally at Oulton Park, Cheshire, on Saturday 7 November 2026, organised by Bolton-le-Moors Car Club. It is listed as a round of the 2026/27 Protyre Circuit Rally Championship and the ANWCC and SD34 stage rally championships; the event uses bespoke circuit-stage routes, including Oulton Park's water splash.
- DateSat 7 Nov 2026
- Championships Protyre Circuit Rally ChampionshipANWCC Stage Rally ChampionshipSD34 MSG Stage Rally Championship
- VenueOulton Park, Cheshire
- SurfaceTarmac
- Entries 132 entries listed; 105 paid; seeded list 103 Entries →
- Results Live-results channel created; rally has not run yet Results →
- Route 2026 SR + paddock/scrutineering/refuel layouts published; ~54 miles Route →
- Spectators £22 online / £26 gate, under-13s free; fireworks approx 18:30 Spectators →
- Regulations 2026 regulations published (PDF) Regulations →
Oulton Park closes its 2026 season with a day of rallying followed by a fireworks display after the final stages, scheduled for approximately 18:30. Tickets are on sale through the circuit at £22 online (£26 at the gate); under-13s are admitted free.
Timeline
2 entries26 Oct 2026
The seeded entry list is released at 20:00 and the final instructions are emailed, exactly as the event timetable sets out: 105 cars, headed by No.1 Stephen Simpson and Chris Williams in a Ford Fiesta Rally2. Eight stages run at Oulton Park on Saturday 7 November, from the first stage at 08:30 to the eighth at 17:19, with the awards at 19:00 in Chequers Restaurant; gates open at 10:00 on Friday 6 November and signing-on closes at 19:00 that evening, while circuit access tickets go out to crews on 1 November. Final instructions (PDF) →
7 Sep 2026
Online entries open at 20:00 for the 7 November rally. Seeding closes at 20:00 on 24 October, and entry tickets are due to fully paid crews on 1 November. Online entry form →