Wales Rally GB
Mid Wales has proved, over many years, to be excellent rallying country. There are numerous forest roads, and everywhere bends and hills make for challenging driving. A fact which leads the area to be notable for the number of motorbike fatalities.
From a business point of view rallies are good news, bringing lots of supporters who need accommodation and food. From an environmental point of view it seems strange that people can still be entertained by watching cars, albeit being driven with great skill, burning too much scarce fuel and adding to global climate change as they do it, in an area whose greatest charm is peace and beauty.
Powys County Council supports both the Wales GB Rally, which is due to take place from the 10th to the 13th November, and Rallyfest, an event which took place at the Royal Welsh Showground in June. Rallyfest had “brought World Championship and British-based rally crews to the county for a day of action and celebration highlighting the four-day itinerary of 2011′s Wales Rally GB.”
As a one-time restaurant owner I should be glad that my rates were contributing to these events, but as a retired “grumpy old man” I would prefer our county councillors to be more creative in finding ways to bring benefits to the area while showing greater awareness of the challenges facing our civilisation. This is not just a discomfort with the decisions of our councillors but equally with the whole craziness of “Top Gear” and boys toys.
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