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Returning to an old haunt

The announcement that Aberystwyth in Mid Wales was once again to host a National Rally caused quite a sensation earlier this year. Judging by the feedback from those who went, it was a welcome return to a place long left behind when it came to scooter gatherings. Was it just a case of going somewhere different for a change, or was it something new; ‘rally nostalgia’?

To understand what I mean, the venue needs to be examined in closer detail. The original Aberystwyth rallies came towards the end of the 1980s, when attendance was at its peak and the

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