The 2012 Crumball Classic is themed loosely on the seminal sixties motor racing film "Grand Prix", and so the route takes in several historic racing locations (and plenty more besides)... en-route to Monte Carlo, to enjoy the Monaco Historic GP.
As this Crumball Rally is is ideal for top down, wind in the hair driving around Swiss mountains and the winding Italian Lake roads, there are two classes of eligible car. In addition to the usual "Bangers", classed as cars costing no more than £200, there is a "Ragtop" class, which we define as “'2 seater convertibles with engines up to 2.5 litres” (this includes classic and modern roadsters with no age or value limit).
The rally itself will last 3 days, but you should allow a further day to get to the start. The registration will take place in a local bar in Boulogne on the evening of Wednesday 9th May, prior to an early start on Thursday 10th May.
You'll receive further details about the daily stages in due course, once you've registered, but to give you an idea of what's in-store, here's a rough outline of each day's route:
Setting off from Boulogne, we will head into the Champagne country stopping by at the historic (and now partly restored) racing circuit in Reims before heading east to the medieval cobbled streets of Colmar, just south of Strasbourg, for our first night.
The day begins at one of the world's great car collections (and largest single collection of Bugattis): the Schlumpf collection, before heading into Switzerland, with its stunning passes and sweeping alpine roads, and down the other side into Italy and Lake Como, for a relaxing evening of lakeside eating and drinking.
Our third day itinerary takes us along the lakes to Monza before heading Southwards towards Nice for our Saturday night arrival party... although that's not the end of the event because on Sunday we'll be taking a 20 minute train journey into Monte Carlo to enjoy the sights and sounds of the Monaco historic Grand Prix!
