The Preston - 14th/15th December 2024
Sponsored by Preston's Garages of Writtle
Winners of the 2024 Preston: Ethan Davies / Mathew Smalley - MG ZR
Andy Manston's 2023 Preston Gallery
Welcome to the 46th running of the Preston Rally, sponsored as always by Preston’s Garages Ltd of Writtle, Chelmsford, Essex.
This year’s event is rather exciting with a festive start and finish venue in the heart of the forest at the High Lodge visitors centre. We have access to a large area of the Stanta military training area this year with some superb fresh sections where around 80% of the rally will be based. This will be split by some Preston favourites with first petrol on the A11 Thetford bypass, and second petrol at Snetterton. The tougher sections of Kings Forest and Berners will not form part of the route this year, the Stanta sections will all be a mixture of tarmac and gravel including running through the deserted villages.
In keeping with the last 26 years, this year we will once again be supporting the East Anglian Air Ambulance charity.
This year’s Preston Rally will follow the established format. Timing will be similar to last year. We will continue with having make-up time between sections, this will ensure that other than mechanical failure all crews should stay within overall time limits.
The route will be around 180 miles of which around 120 will be competitive with 50 miles on closed tarmac roads within the Stanta military training ground and 70 on private loose surface tracks.
The Preston route is smoother this year but still has around 10 recovery crews on the event.
Winners of the 2024 Preston: Ethan Davies / Mathew Smalley - MG ZR
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