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citroenxm wrote:It has been replaced neil

Ccc has resurected this cxm rally but now called chevron rally and yes.. little Horwood! !

When?

Ah. Seen it now, 12-13th September.

Not sure I'll make that. A) Little Horwood isn't much of a venue and B) I'm away the following weekend. It's a bloomin' long way from Wales.

Little Horwood isn't much of a venue

I guess nowhere is perfect or will suit everyone Ian but what is the problem with LH? With regards, Matthew T.

I like Little Horwood, it's private, yet large enough, has decent driving roads nearby and isn't too near Milton Keynes...

Rallies are what you make them. What about a timed driving challenge to a location but without the aid of any GPS/Satnav and only a basic map, or timed to be the closest to a set duration, with checkpoints en-route where you get the next checkpoint information?

Dieselman wrote:I like Little Horwood, it's private, yet large enough, has decent driving roads nearby and isn't too near Milton Keynes...

Generally, I think I'm just a bit fed up of 'cars line up in a field' type events. It may be pleasant enough, but it is still just a field. What do you do once you've looked at all of the cars? If you're travelling vast distances (as I would be) you want a bit more than that.

Dieselman wrote:
Rallies are what you make them. What about a timed driving challenge to a location but without the aid of any GPS/Satnav and only a basic map, or timed to be the closest to a set duration, with checkpoints en-route where you get the next checkpoint information?

Careful about doing timed driving challenges on public roads, but this is EXACTLY the sort of thing that would get me more interested. Last CXM Rally I attended had a convoy to Bletchley Park, which was fascinating. Truly fascinating. But this is why I prefer events to move around a bit. What else could we go and visit around the UK? Or have a scenic drive out, but only give the location, then have an award to see who can get there covering least mileage (recovery trucks and sat navs are considered cheating!).

I take your point about 'cars in a field' not being everyone’s thing or necessarily enough of an attraction Ian, but LH is quite a nice field with camping, decent facilities and a pub etc. alongside. It is also worth mentioning that according to Phil Chidlow who is organizing the Chevrons Rally there will be various different activities arranged, which may well include a convoy and other nearby visits as you suggest. Another attraction of LH is the relatively central location and accessibility. With regards, Matthew T.