The "Mac 4x4" is intended to be a "challenge" for 4x4 enthusiasts. It aims at testing navigational, orienteering and observational skills, with on and off road sections - depending on conditions, and endurance by day and night. A "team" consists of two people . It is intended to be a testing long weekend of fun covering between 400 and 1000 miles with various "tests" en route.

Having done it for the last two years, this year the team is 50% changed... the vehicle 100% changed too!!!

Initially teams only know where they are starting from, the route being unfolded with the issue of road books as the event unfolds until the finish - usually in Cheshire. Night stops mean sleeping in the vehicle or a tent if carried. Competitors are responsible for their own fuel and sustenance en route.

The event has developed a contagious spirit and camaraderie and, although it is seriously competitive, the main aim is to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support. Since the first run in 2002 the average amount raised per team has been over £1,000. In 2014, the thirteenth run, the total raised set a new record of £138,000 which took the overall total raised by the event so far over the £1 Million mark.

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