Excitement at the wheel, refined luxury at the stop-overs: this is the essential flavour of the « MAROC CLASSIC - La Route du Coeur »’ Rally, which skilfully combines the best aspects of rally driving and good living. The competitive side is well tried and tested - sporting and friendly. Our 2009 Rally will be no exception to this tradition.
The itinerary covers more than 2,000 kilometres (all blacktop) through spectacularly beautiful and ever-changing scenery. Twice a day, competitors are required to prove their ability for precision driving by undertaking regularity tests monitored to tenths of a second. You will encounter, during the course of your drive through the High Atlas and Middle Atlas mountains, countless tight bends, steep climbs and breath-taking descents. You will be treated like nabobs: every day a relaxing break at one of Morocco’s most elegant hostelries (such as the legendary La Gazelle d’Or in Taroudannt), and every night at luxurious 4-star or 5-star hotels. The organisers arrange transfer of your bags every evening, as well as 24-hour professional technical back-up services.
The quality of the product we offer you is only matched by the warmth of Moroccan hospitality, and the tireless assistance of the local authorities in ensuring the complete safety of the Rally’s itinerary. As competitors in the ‘Maroc Classic’ Rally, you will be considered as VIPs: our Honorary President is His Royal Highness Prince Moulay Rachid, brother of His Majesty King Mohammed VI.
Launched in 1993, the ‘Maroc Classic’ Rally has won its spurs with distinction. Every spring, it is entered in everybody’s diary as one of the most prestigious international events of the season. If you study the lists of winners over the years, you will see that every entrant stands an equal chance, whatever the type of vehicle. In fact, no crew has (so far) managed to win more than once and, over 13 years, no less than nine different vehicle types have come out tops.
The Rally used to be restricted to ‘classic’ cars manufactured between 1930 and 1980. In the last two years, however, the field has been successfully laid open to ‘modern’ up-market GT vehicles. The ideal conditions here in Morocco mean that these cars can exploit their full potential more freely than on European roads. Competing in a separate category, they now represent one third of the total number of entrants (restricted to just 70 carefully-chosen crews).
For the past seven years, the «MAROC Classic » Rally has supported the local Registered Charity ‘L’Heure Joyeuse’ to develop community projects in rural areas. Thanks to the generosity of our driving participants, and of our many corporate sponsors, this joint relationship has raised almost 3 million Dirhams to date. All monies thus raised are devoted, with nil deductions for administrative or other costs, to financing rural projects in Morocco in conjunction with local associations.
International star Michel LEGRAND - lyricist, composer, arranger, singer and conductor - has three Oscars and five Grammy awards to his credit. For several years now, he has added another string to his bow by participating in every «MAROC Classic » Rally. He has not yet managed to win first place, but we think he has perhaps done better: he has kindly agreed to be appointed Patron of our sponsorship of ‘L’Heure Joyeuse’.
As you can see, the «MAROC Classic » Rally well deserves its moniker « La Route du Coeur » .
The itinerary covers more than 2,000 kilometres (all blacktop) through spectacularly beautiful and ever-changing scenery. Twice a day, competitors are required to prove their ability for precision driving by undertaking regularity tests monitored to tenths of a second. You will encounter, during the course of your drive through the High Atlas and Middle Atlas mountains, countless tight bends, steep climbs and breath-taking descents. You will be treated like nabobs: every day a relaxing break at one of Morocco’s most elegant hostelries (such as the legendary La Gazelle d’Or in Taroudannt), and every night at luxurious 4-star or 5-star hotels. The organisers arrange transfer of your bags every evening, as well as 24-hour professional technical back-up services.
The quality of the product we offer you is only matched by the warmth of Moroccan hospitality, and the tireless assistance of the local authorities in ensuring the complete safety of the Rally’s itinerary. As competitors in the ‘Maroc Classic’ Rally, you will be considered as VIPs: our Honorary President is His Royal Highness Prince Moulay Rachid, brother of His Majesty King Mohammed VI.
Launched in 1993, the ‘Maroc Classic’ Rally has won its spurs with distinction. Every spring, it is entered in everybody’s diary as one of the most prestigious international events of the season. If you study the lists of winners over the years, you will see that every entrant stands an equal chance, whatever the type of vehicle. In fact, no crew has (so far) managed to win more than once and, over 13 years, no less than nine different vehicle types have come out tops.
The Rally used to be restricted to ‘classic’ cars manufactured between 1930 and 1980. In the last two years, however, the field has been successfully laid open to ‘modern’ up-market GT vehicles. The ideal conditions here in Morocco mean that these cars can exploit their full potential more freely than on European roads. Competing in a separate category, they now represent one third of the total number of entrants (restricted to just 70 carefully-chosen crews).
For the past seven years, the «MAROC Classic » Rally has supported the local Registered Charity ‘L’Heure Joyeuse’ to develop community projects in rural areas. Thanks to the generosity of our driving participants, and of our many corporate sponsors, this joint relationship has raised almost 3 million Dirhams to date. All monies thus raised are devoted, with nil deductions for administrative or other costs, to financing rural projects in Morocco in conjunction with local associations.
International star Michel LEGRAND - lyricist, composer, arranger, singer and conductor - has three Oscars and five Grammy awards to his credit. For several years now, he has added another string to his bow by participating in every «MAROC Classic » Rally. He has not yet managed to win first place, but we think he has perhaps done better: he has kindly agreed to be appointed Patron of our sponsorship of ‘L’Heure Joyeuse’.
As you can see, the «MAROC Classic » Rally well deserves its moniker « La Route du Coeur » .
