Welcome to the Guild of Motor Endurance 2008 Sportscar Challenge. This five day reliability trial for specialist sportscars will be taking place on the 15th – 19th September.
The 2008 sportscar challenge will start in Digne-les-Bains in the centre of the Provence-Alps, France. Day one will include many notorious Alpine passes, together with numerous rally stages above Monte Carlo. The first overnight stop will be just over the Italian border. Day two and the roads above San Remo, also synonymous with rallying, will be hard to escape from. Day three and the amazing Ligurian roads, so influenced by the landscape, head east into Tuscany. Day four: the route continues to find a way through the Appennines as it enters Umbria. The final day and the route south through Abruzzo towards Rome couldn’t be more fitting as a finale to this, the tenth Guild of Motor Endurance event.
Previous rallies include: 1997 Morocco, 1999 Sicily, 2001 Corsica, 2002 Florence, 2004 Morocco, 2005 Monte-Carlo, 2006 Sardinia and 2007 Santiago. Guild of Motor Endurance rallies are primarily about proving and testing the ability of specialist sportscars, but the driving force that influences the results of these events are the crews. To date 235 competitors have been successful.
The following makes of cars have competed on past events:
Westfield (winner 1997), Ginetta (winner 1998 6H), Marlin (winner 1999), Robin Hood (winner 2000), Caterham (winner 2001, 2002, 2005), SSC (winner in 2006) and Lotus (winner 2004, 2007 & 2008 6H).
AM Sports, Ariel, Austin Healey, Autotune Gemini, AZ, Banks Europa, Beauford, Birkin, Blackjack, Bond, BRA, Brightwheel, Buckland, Carver, Chesil, Dax Tojeiro, DRK, Dunsmore, Dutton, EBC, Findhorn NG, Fisher, Gardner Douglas, GCS, Gilbern, GP Spyder, Grinnall, GTM, Hawk, Jester, Liege, Lomax, MG, Martin & Walker, Marcos, Malone, Moss, Matra, Nelson, Onyx, Pilgrim, Porsche, Quantum, Ram, Reliant, Renault Spyder, Racecorp, Smart Roadster, Spartan, Stuart Taylor, Suffolk, Sylva, Teal, Tiger, Transformer Stratos, Trac, Triad, Triumph, TVR, Triking, Turner & Vindicator. Also specials: Barra, Bellini, Dragoon, DRM, Duckshover, Gilbert, JMB, Oldfield, RTP & Sportster.
The entry fee for the Roma-Italia 2008 Sportscar Challenge is £625 per person. This includes five nights bed, breakfast in hotels on the road to Rome.
If you are reading this and considering taking part in your sportscar, you should be aware that endurance rallying is a demanding discipline and should not be confused with an ordinary motoring tour. There is no doubt you will see more than your fill of spectacular scenery, but reaching controls on schedule is quite a task. What is needed to be successful on this type of event is a reliable car that handles well, a good driver, and someone sitting next to you who can stay focused so that you arrive where you are supposed to be within a given period of time. Also required for endurance is an element of determination to finish, regardless. Competitors keep coming back and the camaraderie has much to do with it.
If you own a sportscar and would like more details, please contact:
tel: 01386 45556 (7pm-10pm) mobile 07739 173995
carolbury@hotmail.co.uk
http://www.guildofmotorendurance.co.uk
Roma-Italia 2008
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