On September 6-8, 2007, rally competitors from North America and the World will return to New York State for International Rally New York, a round of the U.S. Rally Championship. The entire 450-mile rally will be run in the southern Catskill Mountains, which is approximately 80 highway miles from New York City. This year’s event features a new headquarters town, Ellenville (which, in a previous era, hosted the historic Mount Cathalia Hillclimb).

The rally will begin with a ceremonial start in Ellenville at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday, and finish back in Ellenville at approximately 9:15 p.m. on Saturday. The route will feature approximately 100 miles of special stages (races against the clock on roads which are closed to non-rally cars), the first half on paved roads, the second half on dirt and gravel roads.

Highlights of International Rally New York 2007:

Thursday, Sept. 6:

• 6:30 p.m., parc expose (display area), Canal Street, Ellenville
• 7:15 p.m., ceremonial start, Canal Street
• 9 p.m., last car due into parc ferme (impound area), Nevele Grande Resort, Ellenville

Friday, Sept. 7:

• 9 a.m., restart, Nevele Grande Resort
• 9:15 a.m. to 7 p.m., special stages on paved roads in Ellenville, Wawarsing and Monticello
• 9:15 p.m., last car due into parc ferme, Nevele Grande Resort

Saturday, Sept. 8:

• 8 a.m., restart, Nevele Grande Resort
• 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m., special stages on dirt and gravel roads in Narrowsburg and Wawarsing
• 9:15 p.m., ceremonial finish, Canal Street, Ellenville

International Rally New York is a round of the United States Rally Championship (USRC), organized by USRC, Inc. Each of the two legs of the rally is also a round of the New York Rally Championship (NYRC), organized by Rally New York, Ltd.

More information can be found at the event web site, www.rallynewyork.com.

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