The UK's First and Premier Historic Rally Car Tour with untimed special stages.

Returning to Bath, based at Bailbrook House Hotel, as Hotels were always the base of Lombard RAC Rallies in the 1970s and 80s.

2023 LOMBARD RALLY BATH Entry and Hotel Booking Form

A tour with untimed special stages, set up to recreate exactly as they would have been on the iconic Lombard Rally in the 1970s and 1980s. Come and join us to experience rallying as it was, but without the pressure!

Lombard Rally Bath will continue in 2023, as in the last two years, we are again repeating 'Friday in the Dark' the first UK rally demonstration event to incorporate stages in the dark. There is nothing like seeing spotlights from rally cars criss crossing the sky, just like they did in period. We will again host stages at Hengrove Park on the southern edge of Bristol. Recreating a motorsport venue from the 1950s and 1960s. 

2023's Lombard Rally Bath will celebrate the amazing 50th Anniversary of the Lancia Stratos, with the first entry numbers reserved for these cars. Joined by two of the drivers of the 'Chequered Flag' Stratos from the 1970s, who will drive these cars on the event. In 2022 we celebrated the achievements of the Abingdon built works Minis, with a selection of the cars and drivers taking part. We had expected to host the late Paddy Hopkirk, the winner of the 1964 Monte Carlo Rally in a Mini, but hope to be joined by other works Mini drivers and cars.  

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We return to our traditional October date, so look forward to seeing you on 27th and 28th October 2023. In addition to Bath hosting the start and finish venue, it will also host the 2023 social events.

Other star cars and star drivers will also join us.

We will kick off on Friday with a traditional rally "signing on", we hope to reinstate the Rally Forum iAn 2021, subject to COVID-19 restrictions. Hengrove Park in South Bristol will see spotlights flashing across the sky between 6.00 and 8.00 pm, an amazing site.

The Saturday will see the cars tackling further venues, with the route taking the cars through Somerset and Devon - watch out for information on our spectator spots. 

Watch out for our VIP Packages for the event! Including opportunities such as:

A ride in the co-drivers seat for the whole event, 

Attendance at the Rally Dinner on Saturday Evening.

A Hospitality Package to spectate and join the crews for lunch.

OR

Rent a Ford Escort Mk2, with pre-event tuition available (for an additional cost)

Would like to have a go but don't have a navigator? - we always have experienced co-drivers wanting "a ride" or maybe you have someone who would like to co-drive but is worried about making a mistake - don't worry, we will happily get one of the organising team to talk through the job of "the sack of potatoes" to help!

SPECTATORS WILL BE ABLE TO VOTE FOR THEIR DRIVER OF THE DAY ON OUR NEWLY DEVELOPED APP. WATCH OUT FOR THE QR CODE AT THE SPECTATOR STAGES TO VOTE. WILL IT BE THE SMARTEST CAR, THE DRIVER WHO GET'S MOST SIDEWAYS, OR THE CAR WITH THE BEST ENGINE NOTE? WON IN 2021 BY RICHARD MAWSON'S ANGLIA 'GROUP 4' AND IN 2022 BY SOMERSET'S STEVE LEIGH IN HIS YELLOW ESCORT. 

We look forward to welcoming many more entrants from outside the UK, as many were unable to travel previously due to travel restrictions. Act fast! We don't expect spaces to last long.

 

 

 

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Next Steps...

Missed out in 2018, 2019, 2020 or 2021? Get in touch to reserve a place in 2022 tim@lombardrallybath.co.uk