2. Recce Day 1
We had already driven a route from Prague to Český Krumlov back
in August 2020 so today was all about re ning it. The weather was
grey and wet as we left Prague and we soon decided the
rstregularity was far too easy and deleted it. The other sections were
top class however and they, combined with some great tests, will
present a good challenge after the rest day. Our rally hotel was
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Budweis where the beer, of course, was great.
3. Recce Day 2
We visited UNESCO World Heritage Site, Český Krumlov, rst thing next
morning and started the road book from the main square where our
rally hotel is situated. An excellent, new, gravel section
was rst o followed by a fairly long test round a few farm buildings. Then
a regularity to a remote border crossing into Austria. This was
unmanned, although it won’t be on the event, and our PCR tests went
unchecked. Austria looked as immaculate as ever even on a gloomy
afternoon and another decent regularity on super smooth roads before
descending to the River Danube, which will be our frequent companion
for the next two weeks.
4. Recce Day 3
Very early on our third day the snow started to fall and didn’t really
stop. Minor roads were impossible so having found a charming co ee
stop in a mountain Gasthof we descended to the plain and entered
Hungary. Immediately over the border the appearance of the towns,
villages, farms, roads and people, was totally di erent from what we had
seen before. The town of Koszeg has a pretty square and we arranged
for the cars to be parked there while competitors have lunch in one of
the adjacent restaurants. Forest regularities and an intriguing gravel test
took us to Sumeg and our hotel.
5. Recce Day 4
We awoke to a cloudless blue sky and bitterly cold temperatures. The
previous afternoon we had visited a tremendous permanent race circuit
and tried to rent it for a test at the end of Day 9. This was impossible but
an agreement was reached to open Day 10 with it so we retraced our steps
a little to integrate it into the route. It promises to be a busy morning with
the circuit, a Rallycross track and a testing gravel regularity before a café
lunch overlooking Lake Balaton. After lunch we are in the Great Hungarian
Plain where, as expected, the countryside is at, and the roads are straight.
Just outside the city of Pecs, thanks to our friends in the local motor club,
we hope to have a short hill climb followed by a twisty, and wonderfully
hilly, regularity..
6. Our Rallies
We organize Marathon and Challenge category rallies which are competitive, with Signiant off-road sections as
well as Carrera category rallies which will explore the globe in a lighter competition environment, with minimal offroad
sections and at a more civilized pace. All our club’s rallies will come with the highly experienced support crew and safety
cover. We will always Nd (and we mean it) the best accommodation available and, because we are a not for port company,
we will charge no more than the rallies cost to organize.
12. Ari is one of the most revered and respected rally drivers of all times, being crowned as
World Champion in 1981 and, thereafter, winning
the epic Paris Dakar Rally no fewer than four times. With Fred
Gallagher, he won the FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies with
Citroën Sport in 1997 and they also teamed up to score a famous
podium knish on the Safari Rally when sharing an Escort WRC for the
Ford factory team in 1998.
Ari is one of the idolized heroes of rallying’s revered Group B era and,
more recently, served as a Member of the European Parliament from
1999 to 2009.
13. Rally the Globe is a not-for-pro t club that exists to support a broad family of
motorsport enthusiasts who want to explore the world in historic and classic
vehicles. All our club’s rallies come with highly experienced support crew and
safety cover
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