This week the rally season starts for proper. Tomorrow is April 1st and those of us pursuing the round Britain Rally bonuses this year can start collecting them. The bonus list was received by email a week ago and we have all been beavering away across the land, making good use of Google, Ask.com and Geograph to search out information about the bonuss and their exact locations. I can say no more about them as we are sworn to silence on discussing bonuses until the rally finishes at the end of October. Suffice it to say they are littered the length and breadth of Britain. My Autoroute map of all controls is getting filled up - 15 national parks, 5 east coast challenge locations, 90 round britain rally landmarks. And that is without the national rallies (although I shall probably only do the Welsh this year), the BBR controls etc - lots of places to visit this year!
Plus this Saturday sees the first running of another rally - the Soth West Peninsular Rally, being held by Somerset IAM. It, unsurprisingly, involves riding around the south west peninsular and follws a very similar (n fact exactly the same) format as the Welsh Rally. So there are some manned controls with multiple choice questions and a larger number of unmanned controls. For the Gold course you have to visit three manned controls and fifteen unmanned controls. I reckon I can also get in two national parks and at least four round britain rally landmarks along the way as well - just like despatching, save time and money by getting several POBs!
This is assuming, of course, that I can ride the bike that far - shall be going out on my first longish ride tomorrow to test everything, and especially myself, out.
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