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BANGERS4BEN 2022 HAS A LICENCE TO THRILL! • Fun rally will take in stunning European scenery during four-day event in October • France, Monaco and the Alps are all on the itinerary • Fundraiser has 50 places available – click to register NOW
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angers4Ben is licensed to thrill for 2022 as the charity rally heads abroad again for the first time in three years. ‘Bangers Does Bond’ is the theme for the event – now in its 12th year – which will aim to evoke the glitz and glamour of 007’s cosmopolitan lifestyle as it takes in stunning locations such as Nice, Saint-Tropez, Cannes and Monaco – home of arguably the most prestigious F1 race – as well as the Alps. Taking place between Saturday, October 8 and Tuesday, October 11, it’s being organised by Automotion Events, with 50 places available, and chief executive Andy Entwistle told Car Dealer: ‘We think this is going to be very popular. ‘The coast road that goes from south-western France into Monaco is just stunning, it really is! ‘We also take in the south-west of the Alps and will do a couple of Alps runs, which are always a favourite of everyone who does Bangers – it’s another nice day of really lovely roads, enjoyable driving and camaraderie.’ Bangers4Ben was last abroad in 2019, when it went deep into France’s cheese and wine regions. The pandemic meant that it couldn’t be held in 2020 but it returned last year, celebrating the ‘Best of British’ with a scenic route in England and Wales. Now the rally, which is aiming to raise £50,000 for automotive industry charity Ben, is heading for the continent again. Entwistle said the UK rally in 2021 went down really well but he was delighted that they’re going to be heading across the Channel once again. ‘Last year’s event showed that Bangers4Ben is as much about the camaraderie and the roads as it is about the location. ‘But we also know that people love that kind of little foreign escape, so actually being able to take them to somewhere really special like Monaco is a really good thing for us.’ He added that although the theme is Bond, the cars don’t necessarily have to reflect that, although it’d be great if they did. ‘We like to give it some kind of theme every year in case it helps inspire people who are looking for something. ‘We’ve done The Italian Job in the past, we did the Best of British last year. ‘Bond is the man of the moment in many ways, and the fact we’re going to Monaco, with its casino and strong associations with 007, meant it just made sense to give it a Bond
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Bond is the man of the moment, and the fact we’re going to Monaco, with its casino and strong associations with 007, meant it just made sense to give it a Bond theme.’ Andy Entwistle Chief executive of Automotion Events
