[woodcote]

R1 (BMW X3) and R2 (Buggy) for me again. Payment sent...

I do hope there can be a future for these Rally Raid proxies.

There are other viable formats for proxies - a single-venue event over a weekend or two works well and I've used that for the HO drag racing that started during the 2020 lockdown and also with the TR7 proxy in 2021. Both were successfully run on a shoestring budget. There's also the option - like the WHO Rally-Sprint - of an event that takes place over a handful of local venues with cars transported by road rather than post. The three 'southern' stages in the current rally proxy saw cars transported between myself, Jeremy & Pip. Both formats cut out the hassle and cost of unreliable couriers and the need for expensive bespoke packaging. It hands the postage and return postage costs to the entrants, plus the generosity of hosts donating a gallon or two of fuel (or some electrical charge).

Maybe 2-3 events a year on a more local basis can be the future of more niche-interest proxies like this? Rules can be agreed and championship points awarded.