The Otepää Winter Rally makes a return to the calendar after a five-year absence, ERR s sports portal reports, though this year s event will take place without spectators, as a result of coronavirus restrictions.
Janis Kaal, board chair of the Estonian Motorsport Association (Eesti autospordi liit) said that: Unfortunately, the epidemiological situation has not improved compared with last year, and as a result the current restrictions must be taken into account when organizing events.
Spectators will not be permitted at the rally s speed test stages or in the maintenance area, the organization says.
The rally was announced Thursday and takes place on February 13, the first time Estonia has hosted a winter rally since 2015, when the event took place in Võru County. Mild winters in the intervening years were behind the hiatus.