Ypres Historic Regularity 2024: the first details!
In exactly 1 month, The Ypres Historic Regularity will bring the Club Superstage year to a close. The 6th edition of the Ypres Historic Regularity will be an unmissable event in the Regularity world. It is certain that on 22- 24 November, Ypres Historic Regularity will see many front running teams, including renowned foreign drivers.
In combination with the Ypres Revival, a tour that takes place on Saturday 23 November, we are looking forward to seeing a packed field at least 130 teams! Registration for both the Ypres Historic Regularity and the Ypres Revival is possible until 31 October, but hurry, as places are becoming scarce.
The route was finalised in recent days and this year, more than ever, it looks like a promising challenge. “We even dare to say that the route this year will be the most varied and the best version we have seen!” said Bjorn and Jens Vanoverschelde, the sporting directors. “Club Superstage has made additional efforts to return to some of the original locations, such as the car park and podium on the Sint-Maartensplein and the winter bar in the same atmospheric location as in the first edition. Extra efforts were made on a sporting level to make the programme even more attractive. A total of 30 regularity tests are on the menu, including 6 closed road stages. Anyone who wants to claim victory will have to be a jack of all trades, because there is a lot of variety. Regularity tests in the dark, challenging Closed Road Stages, muddy RTs in Hainaut and even regularity tests of 30 km and even 45 km!”
On Friday evening, the Ypres Historic Regularity will start with an evening stage, seeing 8 regularity tests in the dark. We will start with the Closed Road Stage of Boezinge followed by a ‘remote service’ in the centre of Boezinge. A passage through the picturesque rally village that guarantees a large public turnout. The rally atmosphere of yesteryear is assured from the first metres. The most challenging regularity test will be the 45km ‘marathon RT’. After this regularity test, the participants will return to Boezinge to complete a second passage on the Closed Road Stage, this time followed by a stamp control (with live commentary & interviews!) in the centre of Boezinge.
On Saturday morning, the caravan will stay in the Westhoek for longer than usual. The Saturday stage will start with two times 2 closed road stages, interrupted by a ‘classic’ regularity test. The Closed Road Stage of Mesen with the spectacular passage through the centre opens the stage. This is followed by the unpublished Closed Road Stage of Komen, where a private road is included in the route. The crews will be challenged in a second passage on the Closed Road Stages before heading towards Hainaut and its classic regularity tests. The concrete roads are usually challenging, especially in rainy weather. The Saturday stages end after 14 regularity tests, at around 4:30 PM. Just like during the first edition, the crews will then have enough time to enjoy the ‘renewed’ winter bar.
At 6:30 PM there will be extra entertainment with the ‘top 10 start order selection’ where the top 10 of the provisional rankings can choose their starting order for the Sunday stage! The final day traditionally starts with the Early Bird RT, a challenging 30km regularity test before sunrise. The other 7 regularity tests will remain top secret this year. The final challenge sees many regularity tests that follow each other in quick succession and for the very last regularity test, the route will only be handed out at the start. It guarantees the challenge and excitement until the last metre!
