An early start sees our fearless recce crew descend in to the Plynlimon mountains and that of the Sweet Lamb Rally Complex. This will be a tougher test than anything the Wales Rally GB had to offer last year..or should we say the Rally GB! Sweet Lamb offers some of the best rallying in the UK and we can only thank the forward sightedness of the Bennett-Evans family. An eight mile test of hairpin after hairpin, sweeping bend after sweeping bend and 100% FUN! Kenny has designed a much slicker test than in previous years and entrants will know they have competed on something special by the finish line.
A short distance from here and on to Aberystwyth for a Closed Street Selectif. This is highly secretive at the moment with Kenny only stating..."a sting in the tail on the first day!"
Aberystwyth is the host for the rallies first overnight halt with first cars arriving at around 8pm. This allows more social time for tales of daring do at the bar!
The following morning sees the Rally Evolution head in to the historic Taliesyn Forest. Famous rock bands reside close by and the sound of rally cars will rock the community like never before! Taliesyn is a Selectif that climbs and climbs steadily in to the clouds with fantastic views of the Mawddach Estuary, before a sudden drop in to Artists Valley...Brilliant!
So on to Machynlleth and the famous, yet demanding Pantperthog Forest. Unlike Taliesyn with its gentle climb, Pantperthog ascends quickly through hairpin after hairpin until you reach Heaven! Then the road descending to Hell is approached with great caution...obviously! You'll be outta breath by the end of this spectacle!
Now on to Dyfi and a very strange phenomenon indeed!
After completing the Dyfi Selectif, a strange sight indeed! What can only be described as an alien encounter, walking through the forest! This figure, a man shaped creature, about 12 feet tall, hovering above the ground, clutching a mysterious crumpled roll of space debris, face void of expression, came in to sight and then...disappeared!!! It is said that Sir Steve has many Close Encounters of the third kind! His dear lady say's..where have you been, what time do you call this and who is Barbaraaaaa!!!
Machynlleth plays host to our hard working recce crew today, so we wish them good night and hope the encounters tomorrow are of a less unworldly nature.
Gud Nite
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