Although my intention of taking part in this year's Dragon Rally (http://www.conwymotorcycleclub.co.uk/) for the first time since 1986 has been stymied by my broken leg which is not going to be up to riding a bike by February, I have still found a couple of ways to take part in rallies from the comfort of my armchair (well bed, since that is more comfortable!)
The first was the Royal British Legion's Non-Attendance Rally in December - you paid not to take part, but it was all in a good cause, and saved all that messing about with having to ride a bike! (http://www.rblr.co.uk/word%20docs/NAR.pdf)
The second is rather more complicated. It is the Winter Armchair Rally (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WinterRally/?yguid=375371292). This is basically a virtual rally run across in America in real time, starting on January 31st- using Streets and Trips (US version of Microsoft's Autoroute) to calculate the journey and Google Earth to record your progress and collect bonus locations. These locations, fuel stops and rest stops are recorded as in a proper rally. Have not quite worked out all the details (like what time zone it is running in, getting hold of a map of the US etc!) but should be interesting and looking forward to improving my knowledge of US geography!
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