Barcelona Bangers
"Imagine driving over 1000 miles from Calais, down the western coast of France into Spain, then across the lower Pyrenees to Barcelona, sounds fun?"

"Now imagine it in a car worth less than £200 how much fun would that be?"

Barcelona Bangers is a Rally with a difference, imagine driving from Calais, down through Western France, through Bordaux and fashionable Biarritz, over the border onto the beautiful northern coast of Spain, then across the lower Pyrenees (Guara Mountains) to Barcelona on the Costa Brava, sounds fun! then come and do it in a car worth less than £200..

if you are up for the challenge of spending a long weekend on this exciting rally, then read on!
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Barcelona Bangers
"Imagine driving over 1000 miles from Calais, down through central France, over the Alps, across the French Riviera and onto Barcelona, sounds fun?"

"Now imagine it in a car worth less than £200 how much fun would that be?"
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About Barcelona Bangers


Barcelona Bangers is ideal for people who would love to drive across Europe in a very cheap car and have fun on the way,. Barcelona Bangers is spread over a long weekend from Friday 18th July 2008 to Monday 21st July 2008 so should not affect work commitments. Barcelona bangers is not a race, but a fun experience of driving through Europe with a great bunch of people in a car that will hopefully make it!

During the successful 2006 and 2007 Barcelona bangers, the teams raised over £20,000 & £25,000 for their local charities, you do not have to raise money to join us, but you are more than welcome to! we had a good mixture of teams in 2006 and 2007 and couples and female teams are welcome again for 2008.

Barcelona

Barcelona Bangers was established in 2005 to give everyone who likes cars, travelling and having fun an oportunity to combine all three! in order to enter the Barcelona Banger rally your car must be worth less than £200, a banger rally is great fun, and many teams will enter Barcelona Bangers for the purpose of raising funds for charity and having fun whilst doing so! but if you want to enter just for fun that's entirely up to you!
Barcelona Bangers lasts 3 days over a weekend, and covers over 1000 miles. the Event will take place starting on the 18th July 2008 and registration will begin in November 2007. the registration will be limited to the first 50 teams in order to keep the rally a more organised and fun experience!

The Route

Barcelona Bangers 2008 will see all the teams meeting in Calais at 9am on the Friday morning, most teams will be staying in Calais on the Thursday night in order to make the official  9am start on Friday, each day should end around 5-6pm, enough time to relax and reflect on the day in the hotel bar!
Friday will see us driving through central France and on to historical Lyon for our first nights stay.
Saturday we will travel over the Fench Alps, then down into Nice on the French riviera for our second nights stay.
Sunday we will travel along the South coast of France, into Spain, and down the mediteranian onto Barcelona, please click the 'Route' link for more details and maps.

About Barcelona


Barcelona is located at grid reference 41º22'N 4º12'E in the north-east of Spain. The maps below show Barcelona's location in Spain.

History

Barcelona has a history going back to pre-Roman times and although in Spain, has a language and cultural identity completely different from the typical image of Spain. Catalunya, and Barcelona in particular as its principal city, has been persecuted throughout the centuries, although it has remained one of the most prosperous regions throughout this time.

Franco banned the Catalan language and culture, and although not the first to do so, the return to democracy after his death has seen a massive surge in the number of people speaking the language and re-establishing Catalan traditions.

Language

Catalunya has a language of its own, spoken throughout Catalunya, Andorra and in the city of Alghuer in Sardinia. Banned during the dark days of Franco, the language is enjoying a renaissance and is widely spoken in the region.  Catalan shares the status of official language of the region with Castilian Spanish and almost all official signs will be displayed in the two languages.

Climate

In Barcelona hot summers contrast with cool winters, and in August,  despite the shade in the tree lined boulevards, locals desert the city for the coastal resorts to escape the heat.

While the first temptation is to find a bar with tables outside in the  sunshine and an ice cold beer, a few days spent in the heat has most people wanting to head for somewhere cooler. The beaches south of Barcelona at Castelldefels, Sitges and Vilanova are easy to get to by train, while further south towards tarragona the Costa Durada offers miles of beaches. Also The Costa Brava to the north offers many picturesque opportunities to lie back on the sand and work on a tan.

Prizes

The teams will be set challenges on each day with points to collect on the route, the team with the most points each day will receive a prize, and the team with the overall most points at the end in Barcelona will receive the main prize. collecting the points will not be about who gets to the next stage the fastest, it will be a methodical challenge for the driver and passengers!
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