LXVI Edición Rally Internacional Barcelona-Sitges - Barcelona, España
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member GURUGU
N 41° 22.963 E 002° 10.621
31T E 431187 N 4581570
Exhibición de automóviles antiguos y paseo por las calles de Barcelona.
Waymark Code: WM19MM8
Location: Cataluña, Spain
Date Posted: 03/19/2024
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member kJfishman
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Aunque le llamen rally, no es lo que conocemos como una carrera de autos, durante el fin de semana están expuestos y hacen un recorrido por la ciudad de Barcelona, se hace cada año y ya van 66 ediciones.

"La primera edición del Rally se celebró el 8 de febrero de 1959, con una veintena de coches de época que salieron desde la plaza Sant Jaume rodeados por una gran multitud de visitantes.

La caravana ya tomó, por aquellas fechas, el único camino que unía Barcelona con Sitges, la conocida ‘Carretera de las Costas’ del Garraf. Desde un inicio, la organización puso como condición que los participantes fueran vestidos de acuerdo a la época de fabricación de su vehículo. La razón de esta condición es que el Rally se enmarcaba dentro de las Fiestas de Invierno de Sitges; que el Carnaval se celebrara también por aquellas fechas favoreció que esta premisa fuera aceptada con entusiasmo.

En los inicios, el Rally se planteó como una prueba deportiva de regularidad, en la que los vehículos tenían que mantener la misma velocidad de bajada de las Costas como de subida. Esta «deportividad» estaba regulada bajo el reglamento de la FIA.

Al llegar a Sitges, la caravana de coches desfilaba por el paseo de la Ribera hasta llegar a la Fragata donde, del mismo modo como se hace en la actualidad, eran recibidos por las autoridades y posteriormente aparcaban para que el púbico pudiera admiralos.
La buena acogida general animó a los organizadores a repetir el evento los años siguientes, durante los cuales acabaron de dar la forma al Rally tal y como lo conocemos hoy."

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Although they call it a rally, it is not what we know as a car race, during the weekend they are exhibited and take a tour of the city of Barcelona, ??it is done every year and there are already 66 editions.

"The first edition of the Rally was held on February 8, 1959, with around twenty vintage cars that left from Plaza Sant Jaume surrounded by a large crowd of visitors.

The caravan already took, at that time, the only road that linked Barcelona with Sitges, the well-known 'Coastal Highway' of Garraf. From the beginning, the organization made it a condition that participants be dressed according to the time of manufacture of their vehicle. The reason for this condition is that the Rally was part of the Sitges Winter Festival; The fact that Carnival was also celebrated on those dates meant that this premise was accepted with enthusiasm.

In the beginning, the Rally was planned as a sporting test of regularity, in which the vehicles had to maintain the same speed going down the Coasts as going up. This "sportsmanship" was regulated under the FIA ??regulations.

Upon arriving in Sitges, the caravan of cars paraded along the Paseo de la Ribera until reaching the Fragata where, in the same way as is done today, they were received by the authorities and later parked so that the public could admire them.
The general good reception encouraged the organizers to repeat the event in the following years, during which they finished giving shape to the Rally as we know it today."

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Frequency of Car Show: Marzo, anualmente

Start Time/Finish Time: 10 h.

Type of Vehicles Displayed: Automóviles de época

Type of Location: Other

Is there an entry fee for spectators?: 0.00 (listed in local currency)

Related Website: [Web Link]

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Are Awards Given?: Yes

Is there a per-car entry fee for participants?: Not Listed

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