The Border Counties Rally on March 10 and 11 starts the British Rally Championship season and the organisers Hawick and Border Car Club and Whickham and District Motor Club are anticipating a bumper entry.
The event will be made up of of three sections with competitors starting from Jedburgh town centre at around 8.30am on the Saturday.
Over 44 miles of competitive action in the South of Scotland and Tweed Valley lies ahead for the crews on the opening leg and the finish is at Jedburgh Abbey at around 4pm.
On the Sunday, contenders will tackle 36 miles south of Jedburgh and the finish and prizegiving will take place early in the afternoon in Jedburgh.
Competitors from the Ecosse Challenge, Motoscope Northern Historic Championship and the Border Rally Challenge will also tackle the event.
Clayton Lackenby, clerk of the course, said: “We think we have a fantastic set of stages on offer to challenge even the most experienced of crews.
“With tests spread across two days on both sides of the Carter Bar, we truly believe it has all the ingredients to be a classic rally.”
Entries open on 25 January and the rally guide can be downloaded from the Border Counties Rally website.
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