This rally needs to be taken out of the hands of the Kenilworth. It's the only rally that I'm aware of that is hosted by the event hotel for a profit, rather than by a local club or group for the benefit of the community.
As such, it got "cancelled" last year cause the hotel didn't think it was "big enough" for them to make enough money on it. And you know what? Teams pitched in apparently, and the rally went on anyway.
Who gives a rat if it's a small rally during these tough economic times? If it continues anyway, it will come back to full strength when times are better. But if it's allowed to be "cancelled" due to being "too small to make money", it may well die out all together and that would be a shame.
The Kenilworth could still be the "event hotel" if it's convenient, but the rally needs to be taken over by the locals.
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