Modball Rally 2027 (20th Anniversary)

Six nights from London to Barcelona, driven in the guest’s own modified car, the twentieth running of the rally, with the price quoted on application.

The entry rule is what defines it. Every car must carry at least two modifications away from factory specification, cosmetic or mechanical, which produces a field unlike any other European road trip and a very different atmosphere from a supercar tour.

London is the start, then Paris, Geneva, and the Alps, which is where the driving is: the passes between Switzerland and the Mediterranean coast are the reason the route goes that way rather than straight down the autoroute. Two nights at Cannes follow on the Croisette, then Marseille, and the finish at Barcelona. Five countries in seven days is the shape, and the operator is clear that this is not a race and keeps no official times, which matters both legally and in terms of what the week is actually like.

The event is built around the parties and the networking as much as the driving, and the specific accommodation and meal inclusions were not detailed in the available material, so they are worth establishing at booking; the car, fuel and flights are not covered. The price is given on application. The field is capped at 120 cars. Spring and early summer are the seasons. Twenty years of running a rally of this kind without it becoming a competition is an achievement in itself, and the anniversary edition is likely to fill earlier than usual. For anyone whose car is modified and who has felt unwelcome at a concours, this is the opposite end of the hobby.