RE: Britballrun 2007

RE: Britballrun 2007

Tuesday 22nd May 2007

Britballrun 2007

UK driving tour returns



The Britballrun event is back for another year.

The annual event - approved by the MSA - is held throughout Britain over the three day August Bank Holiday weekend, and hopes to raise a large amount of cash for charity.

The aim of the event is to clock up the least amount of miles (each mile represents 1 point) via predefined control points. These points are revealed to the entrants after they have solved clues specific to the previous control point location. The event is not a race and is not time-critical.

During the three days, entrants have the opportunity to reduce their overall point score by taking part in a series of mental and physical challenges.

For example, last year, entrants were asked to obtain a stick of Blackpool rock with Britballrun running through it. The added bonus was to obtain the longest length as each centimetre equalled 1 mile off a team’s overall score. The longest length given in was 1.1m…

The event is not time specific and has been designed around navigation, fun and team working. Britballrun describe it as ‘the perfect environment to meet new friends and acquaintances’.

The cost of entry is £350 per person with a minimum of 2 people per vehicle.

If you fancy taking part in the 2007 event, then contact Britballrun via the email address below and request an application pack:

info@britballrun.co.uk

www.britballrun.co.uk

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neon_fox

Original Poster:

342 posts

285 months

Tuesday 22nd May 2007
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Surely this will now be banned as the name sounds very like "Cannon ball run" or "Gum ball rally"...





Wolfsbait

464 posts

211 months

Tuesday 22nd May 2007
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It's an expensive treasure hunt, no?

sunnydelight

548 posts

217 months

Wednesday 23rd May 2007
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just get rid of the ball part, problem solved!

andyturner

120 posts

210 months

Wednesday 23rd May 2007
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Trying to drive all around England on a bank holiday weekend doesn't sound much like fun to me.

splodge s4

1,519 posts

238 months

Wednesday 23rd May 2007
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andyturner said:
Trying to drive all around England on a bank holiday weekend doesn't sound much like fun to me.
Depends where your going mate! Last year it started in Stirling & headed north to Inverness then down some fine clear roads to Glasgow. The routes are kind of designed to keep you away from stupid places like the M5/M4 junctions but its up to you which route you drive.

Theres been lots of talk about this, and other driving events, I've done the last 2 Brtballs & its all down to your attitude. Its not about tearing through 30mph zones at 100mph its about having a laugh, enjoying driving & making the event special. If you enter, within the first hour you'll get the idea, raise money for charity, dress up as a tw#at, park outside Tescos & get 10 of the staff to look for yesterdays paper or alphabet spaghetti to spell Britballrun... thats whats it about. biggrin

splodge s4

1,519 posts

238 months

Friday 3rd August 2007
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A few weeks to go, 5 Esprits are now on the start line & lots of talk on the Esprit forum, mines going to have tiger stripes this year, another Esprit is doubling as the General Lee ( though yeat to be confirmed, may also be 007) & another Esprit will have 'the force' with them...

Looking forward to this, its a great laugh & if you see us hooning about give us a flash...its on Aug bank holiday.