As our intrepid crew arrive on the Epynt Ranges to start the days recce, they stumble across Brecon Motor Clubs Hill Climb event! Before the event starts, Kenny and Sir Steve attack the hill measuring the Selectif for next November. They now settle down for a few minutes to watch this exciting sport. Unlike rallying, this is a short sprint type event and great for beginners or the seasoned competitor! Some cracking machinery was on show but time ran out, the recce had to continue. The first of the Epynt Selectif's is at the Farm. This is the shortest of the Epynt tests but brilliant fun, with blind brows and yumps that get the belly going...but not in the way you're thinking! A long hill climb finishes off this test with every driver trying to get the most out from their cars. You'll have to take your 'hat off' to us for this test!
We now move on to the Big Dipper. No, not a fun fair ride but a long section up and down the rolling hills of the MoD ranges, with laybys and gravel tracks that will give you plenty of sideways motoring - this is the most fun you can have with your hat on!
A short drive to the next Selectif where you negotiate the Telephone Exchange triangle, Four Ways bridge - which way arrrrggghhh! - and the demanding Burma Road! You'll know you have done a real test at the end of this one! Again you'll have to take your hat off!
As our recce crew leave the MoD ranges, they head for Crychan forest and the Cefn Llwydlo. This forest has a mixture of fast flowing bends and in total contrast, tight twisty tracks that link the roads together. A short road section to Esgair Dafydd with a complete new finish to previous years. This Selectif was famous in the 1970's for the Rally Sprint that was shown on BBC Sports TV. Malcolm Wilson - Ford Motor Sport WRC guru - in his then works Total Ford Escort famously rolled in front of the cameras and in front of a youthful Kenny Owen, your Clerk of the Course. Again, the best fun with your hat on! So, make up your mind, with hat or without hat! The decision is yours!
The recce day ends at Llandovery where Prince Charles - who currently owns a local estate -will be visiting the Rally Office. So tune in tomorrow for our Royal Seal of approval and more on recce notes!
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