Rally of the Rideau Lakes  From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search  Rally of the Rideau Lakes was a
rally competition held in Smiths Falls, Ontario, Canada. The
rally originated from the Silver Lake Rally, a club rally
started in the 1960s. Rally of the Rideau Lakes was first held
in 1973, and it became part of the FIA World Rally Championship
schedule for the 1974 season. The event was considered well-run
and it influenced the Canadian Rally Championship, but due to
financial problems it was never held again.[1] However, the
World Rally Championship returned to Canada in the 1977 season,
when the Critérium du Quebec was included in the calendar.  The
1974 Rally of the Rideau Lakes was run from October 16-20, two
weeks before the other North American WRC round, the Press-on-
Regardless Rally in the United States. The rally consisted of 40
special stages on gravel roads. Of the 51 starting crews, 19
finished the event. Sandro Munari took the win with his Lancia
Stratos HF, ahead of Sim