Smeatharpe Stages is held on a disused airfield (known officially as RAF Upottery, locally known as Smeatharpe), which was built as a standard RAF Class ‘A’ bomber base, during the second world war, opening 1942 and closed in 1948.
Smeatharpe is a non-spectator event.
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The map reference for the Smeartharpe is ST 18021 09639 (closest Postcode EX14 4SR). See a Map on how to find Smearthapre.
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Entries are now open for the Wildlife Smeatharpe Stages. The event will consist of 8 special stages covering up to 36 miles on sealed surface roads. Organisers may reduce the number of stages due event delays and the venue curfew (see Event Regulations Introduction for more details), 2019’s event ran all stages as planned.
Entries close on Wednesday 2nd June 2021. The entry fee is £195.
Click here to download the regulations for this years’ event
Entries can be made online by visiting:
https://www.rallies.info/webentry/2021/smeatharpe/webentry.php
Entry list can be found here:
https://www.rallies.info/webentry/2021/smeatharpe/entries.php?type=u
If you can not enter online please contact the Entry Secretary.
Entries are now open for the Wildlife Smeatharpe Stages. The event will consist of 10 special stages covering up to 38 miles on sealed surface roads. Organisers may reduce the number of stages due event delays and the venue curfew (see Event Regulations Introduction for more details), last years event ran all 10 stages as planned.
Click here to download Event Regulations
Entries close on Wednesday 12th June 2019. The entry fee is £195.
Entries can be made online by visiting:
https://www.rallies.info/webentry/2019/smeatharpe/webentry.php
If you can not enter online please contact the Entry Secretary.
Click Here to view Entries received so far and their status, this list is automatically updated as Entries are processed (please allow at least 48 hours for updates to be processed).
Due to COVID-19 and Motorsport UK announcement that it is suspending all organising permits at least 30th April 2020, Wildlife Smeatharpe Stages due to take place on Sunday 14th June 2020 has been postponed. We will work with all involved, include Championships and venue owners to see if we can find an alternative date later in 2020.
Click Here to view Entries received so far and their status for Sunday 17th June 2018, this list is automatically updated as Entries are processed (please allow at least 48 hours for updates to be processed).
Entries are now open for the Wildlife Smeatharpe Stages. The event will consist of 10 special stages covering up to 36.54 miles on sealed surface roads. Organisers may reduce the number of stages due event delays and the venue curfew (see Event Regulations Introduction for more details).
Click here to download Event Regulations
Entries close on Wednesday 13th June 2018. The entry fee is £195.
Entries can be made online by visiting:
https://www.rallies.info/webentry/2018/smeatharpe/webentry.php
If you can not enter online please contact the Entry Secretary.
WILDLIFE SMEATHARPE STAGES
IN MEMORY OF RICHARD KING
Sunday 17th June 2018
It is with great delight that Wildlife Autosport announces it will be running a Stage Rally event at Smeatharpe (Devon) airfield on Sunday 17th June 2018. Our event is being run in memory of Richard King who sadly passed away in January. He was Chairman of Wildlife Autosport which ran both Rallies and Hillclimbs at Cricket st Thomas Wildlife Park from 1975-1998. Although the venue was lost Richard still continued in his role in promoting Motorsport in the South West including Rallies at Smeatharpe & Bovington under the banner of Wildlife Autosport.
Bournemouth and District Car Club since 2004 have been successfully running a Stage Rally at Smeatharpe, then in 2007 adding a second event to the years calendar. During early 2018 Bournemouth and District Car Club asked if Wildlife Autosport (Burnham-on-Sea Motor Club and Taunton Motoring Club), would be interested in taking over the running of one of the two Stage Rallies held on Smeatharpe, allowing Bournemouth and District Car Club to continue with their wide range of Motorsport events including the two Rallies held at Bovington. In Bournemouth and District Car Club statement (05/02/18) they said “Running two events so far from our home base for over ten years is not easy logistically and has only been possible by the goodwill of members giving up their valuable time.”.
Wildlife Autosport were delighted to be approached and with support from Bournemouth and District Car Club have started to plan for the June 2018 event this year’s only Stage Rally taking place at Smeatharpe. The Date for the Wildlife Smeatharpe Stages is Sunday 17th June, entries are hoping to be open to competitors early in April 2018.
Wildlife Smeatharpe Stages Organising Team