Drive Another Day

About Drive Another Day (15-18 June ’23)

Crumball Rally’s “Drive Another Day”, is a banger rally very loosely themed on the James Bond films. Previously known as “Thundercrawl”, it has been a favourite since it was launched in 2007. Expanded to a 4-day event, along the way we will visit a couple of favourite attractions over the years, and new ones as we pass through France, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Monte Carlo and onto the final destination of Nice

Not only will you need to drive “The Living Daylights”, we will throw in the usual daily “hurdles”, and you won’t have to be Goldfinger, as your car will only cost £200!

Drive Another Day Route

The “Drive Another Day” rally is designed to provide a fun but challenging route from NW France to the Cote d’Azur. The rally itself lasts 4 days, although like all our events you will of course need to allow time to get to the start, which for this event is in Reims (which is 2.5 hours drive from Calais or Boulogne). Aside from the fine scenery offered by alpine mountains and lakes, we will be visiting several places and attractions featured in some of the many James Bond films over the years. From the splendour of Cortina (For Your Eyes Only), Solden (for the mountain top “ice Q” bar from SPECTRE), and to Venice (lately Casino Royale). The event finishes with an awards ceremony in Nice on the Sunday, giving teams the opportunity to either scrap the cars before flying home on Monday, (or driving back if they so choose).

Day 1: Reims to Chur

(Approximately 130 miles)

Today, after an optional toboggan ride on the world famous Pradaschier toboggan run at over 3.1 km long, we head east over a series of mountain passes, finishing in the ski resort of Solden (Soelden). There we have the option of taking the cable car to the magnificent 3048 metre high mountain top “ice Q” bar, featured in SPECTRE. The evening finishes off in a local bar.

Day 2: Chur to Solden

(Approximately 400 miles)

We will all meet in a large car park on the outskirts of Reims at 8.30am where all the teams can admire / laugh / take bets on the durability of each other’s vehicles! The first days route will take us through the gentle rolling countryside of the Champagne and Alsace regions of France before heading into the Swiss Alpine mountains to the picturesque city of Chur.

Day 3: Solden to Venice via Cortina

(Approximately 250 miles)

Day 4: Venice to Nice

(Approximately 350 miles)

From Solden, with the backdrop of the Otztal Alps, we all head to Venice, via Cortina D’Ampezzo in our “Lotus Esprits’”.

An early freestyle start from Venice takes us west via the magnificent coast road to Nice for the awards ceremony and farewell party.