Author Archives: James Ewing

Here we go again.. sunny Torquay is our starting point and we Finish on Sunday in Chester. The evening prologue that determines the seeding for tomorrow starts in a couple of hours and all the maps are plotted and I’m … Continue reading →

The final day promised rain but it held off until the afternoon. The first tests on the Great Orm were fast but had some stupid reversing manoeuvres, I thought these were removed from historic rallies years ago to save transmission … Continue reading →

A great day rallying! Today was navigators day. Seven well thought out regularities and only two tests. Our performance on the regularities was excellent. 26 timing points and over a dozen zero scores. I’m very pleased. The tests were fun, … Continue reading →

The first days weather was typically Welsh, Grey and damp. However the tests were fun and slippery and today’s regularities not over difficult but made challenging with quite a few oncoming cars interfering with our progress. Were are outclassed on … Continue reading →

It’s three years since I did this event and the weather is very different. Last time it was 20deg with glorious sun, this time grey and wet, very Welsh! Scrutineering and paperwork today. Lots of ‘colouring in’ on the route … Continue reading →

The final day, and what a tight one! 4 regularities and four tests. The second one caught us, and many others, out at an ambiguous junction. This cost 41 seconds plus the final control on the section was round a … Continue reading →

With one day to go the screws were tightened. Fast regularities with accurate navigation required all day. The morning was good with only a few seconds dropped and after lunch an eight control section over 45 mins was epic. Our … Continue reading →