THOUSANDS of visitors are expected to descend on Coleford after it was chosen as the start of the 2013 Wyedean Forest Rally.

More than 160 rally cars will rumble through the centre of town on their way to the forest stages on Saturday, February 9.

Organisers have spent months setting up the new starting point of the event, which draws around 10,000 spectators into the area.

Roads in the centre of town will be closed for at least three hours while the racing crews pass through.

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