Celebrating the 100-year Anniversary of MG's first Competition Car, "Old Number One"
The MG Car Club – Rocky Mountain Centre is pleased to announce the 73rd running of the Rallye Glenwood Springs, taking place June 6 – 8, 2025.
The Rallye Glenwood Springs is the nation’s longest-running continually held car rallye. This three-day event is fun for beginners and experts alike, and everyone from dyed-in-the-wool car nuts to those new to the hobby are welcome. Events include our signature time-speed-distance rallye, a scavenger hunt driving tour, car show, and our funkhana precision car control competition.
We look forward to welcoming you to the 73rd Annual Rallye Glenwood Springs!
What's New for 2025
New Starting point for Friday's Rallye. Friday is rallye day this year, and our TSD event leaves the North Denver area early in the morning. The start line is at Great Scotts Eatery, 1295 Cortez Street, Denver, Colorado.
Register for the Rallye here: https://mgccrmc.regfox.com/2025-rallye-glenwood-springs
Host Hotel and Discounted Room Rates: Book your special group rate here: MG Car Club 2025
We'll use the Richta Competitor App for the Rallye again this year. Download the free "Richta Competitor" App from Google Play or the Apple App Store.
Event Registration Fees and Cancellation Policy
Our All-inclusive driving package includes: the Rallye, Tour, Funkhana, and Car Show. Prices are per car: $94 until May 6th; $99 May 7th onward.
Register for the Car Show only: $25 before May 6th; $30 May 7th onward.
Event Cancellation Policy: Refunds will be given until May 6th, 2025. No refunds are given after that date.
Hotel Information
The host hotel for the 2025 Rallye Glenwood Springs will once again be the Courtyard Marriott. For those who want to clean off the road grime from the car from the trek up, we will have a wash area at the hotel on Friday and Saturday afternoons. We look forward to seeing all our friends, acquaintances (and their cars), and being able to swap car stories and lies once again.
Rallye Start Line Hotels
You can choose to stay at one of these hotels close to the Rallye start line on Thursday Night:
Residence Inn Denver North/Westminster
5010 W 88th Pl, Westminster, CO 80031
(303) 427-9500
Hampton Inn Denver-Northwest/Westminster
5030 W 88th Pl, Westminster, CO 80031
(303) 427-0700
Glenwood Springs Hotels - Friday, Saturday, and (Optionally) Sunday Night
We have special rates for the event at the Marriott Courtyard and Marriott Residence Inn hotels in Glenwood Springs. Click the link below to book a room or suite.
Courtyard Marriott - Event Headquarters, 105 Wulfsohn Road, Glenwood Springs, (970) 947-1300. Rate is $142.00 USD - $152.00 USD per night (Breakfast is available for purchase at the Bistro). This rate is also available for Sunday night.
Discount Hotel Rates are valid until May 6th, 2025.
Marriot Residence Inn – 125 Wulfsohn Rd., Glenwood Springs (970) 366-5021. Just across the parking lot form the event hotel. Rate is $157.00 USD per night (Daily complimentary breakfast buffet included). This rate is also available for Sunday night.
Discount Hotel Rates are valid until May 6th, 2025.
Alternate Area Hotels:
Hotel Colorado – Glenwood Springs – (970) 945-6511
Hampton Inn - Glenwood Springs – (970) 947-9400
Best Western Antlers - Glenwood Springs – (970) 945-8535
Hotel Cancellations: Please note the hotel's cancellation policy when you sign up, or call your hotel to confirm.
Schedule of Events
Friday, June 6
Time-Speed-Distance Rallye
Like last year, we are using a GPS-based smart phone app called the Richta Competitor to score Friday’s rallye. Richta Competitor is a free and easy to use app that is available on both the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. To get you familiar with how Competitor works, we will hold practice rallyes in the Denver and Longmont vicinities a week or so before the Rallye Glenwood Springs weekend. Details of the practice rallyes will be announced later on. Be sure to download the Richta Competitor app beforehand.
The Friday Rallye Glenwood Springs departs from a new location this year:
Great Scotts Eatery, 1295 Cortez Street, Denver, CO.
This is on the north side of Denver and benefits our participants coming in from that direction.
Registration opens at 7:00 a.m. and since we are using the Richta Competitor App, you do not have a set departure time; however, we request that everyone be on the road no later than 9:00 a.m. The rallye is a traditional Time Speed Distance (TSD) event and is challenging and devious, but probably not diabolical. We’ll see.
As a reminder, time allowances are penalty free. Rallyists will not have to deal with time allowance slips or explanations for the time allowance.
Our Ministers of Misdirection and Skullduggery (Rallye Masters) have avoided hard-to-see signs and other annoyances to ensure a fun and challenging rallye experience. An insurance waiver must be signed by both driver and navigator before departing.
As always, please bring a clipboard, pen/pencil and paper, stopwatch, and a well-read copy of the Rallye General Instructions. Also bring a charger for your smart phone that you can use in the car. The GPS function uses more power than the phone alone. One or more experienced rallyists will be available at the start location to answer questions and get you on your way.
All assigned speeds will be at or below posted speed limits. There will be breaks along the route, including a lunch break.
“Rallye School” for first timers and those with questions will be held at some date prior to the event. Details TBA.
Rallye Classes
Novice SOP (Seat of the Pants) – Rallyists are eligible for Novice class until they win a First Place or have competed in THREE TSD Rallyes. Pencil and paper calculations only.
Intermediate SOP – Rallyists are eligible for Intermediate class until they have won First Place in Intermediate class. Pencil and paper calculations only.
Experienced SOP - No limit on experience. Pencil and paper calculations only. Rallye charts and tables are permitted.
Vintage – Any equipment must be period correct. Cars must have been manufactured before 1970.
Computer – No limit on equipment.
Participants are expected to properly determine their Rallye class and enter it in Richta Competitor. Failure to indicate your class in Richta Competitor will place you in Experienced SOP class.
Awards are given for first through fourth places in Novice and Intermediate classes, and first through third places in Experienced, Vintage, and Computer classes.
Saturday, June 7
The Boring Beige and Bond Tour
The Ladies of Quizzical Curiosities and Roadside Puzzlery (Tour Mistresses) have determined the theme of Saturday’s tour is “Boring Beige and Bond”. Note the absence of any Oxford comma. That should be a clue. . . Details of the tour are classified as EYES ONLY so don’t even think about asking. The tour will depart from and return to the Marriott Courtyard Glenwood Springs, our host hotel. That much is releasable. Expect yet another spectacular drive of reasonable duration. You may wish to bring some paper and a pencil. Instructions are given out between 7:30 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. at the departure point. You may start the tour whenever you like; however, we recommend you depart no later than 9:00 a.m. so you’re sure to be back before the cutoff time of 4:00 p.m. As in the past, be sure to pay attention to everything along the way as successfully answering the lunacy-laced tie-breaker questions at the end may rely upon that particular skill.
Tour Classes
You can only enter one class.
The MG class is for all MG vehicles driven on the tour.
The Vintage class is for cars, including MGs, made before 1970.
The Modern class is for all non-MG cars made from 1970 onwards.
First, second, and third place awards will be presented for each class.
Saturday Evening Social
Planning for the Saturday evening social is in work. Please check back for details. We continue to coordinate with the Chilis in West Glenwood to reserve a space in their restaurant should participants wish to get together there.
Sunday, June 8
The Car Show – Two Rivers Park, 9:00 a.m.
Sunday, Two Rivers Park, Glenwood Springs
Start Parking Cars at 8:00 a.m. Cars should be in place by 9:00 a.m. Voting ends at 10:00 a.m.
So, you might ask, “What is the featured car this year?” The answer is a bit nuanced, so let's give it a try: We are celebrating a car nicknamed “Old Number One”, which turns 100 years old in 2025. Cecil Kimber, the founder of the MG Car Company, had the car specially built to compete in the 1925 Lands End Trial and was based on a bullnose Morris Cowley chassis. Here’s a link to some history about that car: https://www.mgownersclub.co.uk/mg-guides/pre-war/old-number-one
We asked the British Motor Industry Heritage Trust Collection in Gaydon, England to ship it to us, they declined, so we had to pick an additional featured car. Guess what we picked?
That’s right, our featured car is beige. Beige, according to those who care to describe it, is a light, neutral color that is often described as a pale brown or tan, often with a grayish tint. It doesn’t matter what year, make, or model your car is, if it’s beige, then you have the featured car and you will be awarded a fine medal to hang from your rear-view mirror if you are one of the first 15 people to sign up. We are not kidding. On the signup page you can declare if your car is beige or not. There is a funny story about how your 2025 Rallye Glenwood Springs Committee selected this particular type of car. Rumor has it alcohol may have ben involved. If you’re interested, find one of the committee members sometime during the weekend for the sordid details.
This year’s car show layout is the same as last year’s. Follow signage to check in. Details will be available prior to Sunday and volunteers will be available Sunday morning to direct cars to their parking spaces. There will still be convenient access to the Funkhana from the car show parking area.
Featured Classes
- MGT Series / Other MG
- MGA
- MGB/C Chrome Bumper
- MGB Rubber Bumper
- MGB/C GT
- “Spridgets”
- Other British Marques
- European
- Asian
- American/Other
- Premier
- Featured Cars – Beige!
Winners chosen by popular vote. Up to three awards are presented in each category.
Your ballots are in your registration packet. Fire extinguishers are requested. Car show classes may change based on registration.
The Funkhana
Sunday morning in the Two Rivers Park parking lot. Look for the cones.
Our Minister of Marauding Mayhem (Funkhana author) promises another fun and only moderately risky Funkhana in Two Rivers Park Sunday morning in Glenwood Springs. Bring your car and your friends to the short course and have a little fun showing off your competitive spirit with your precision driving skills. An insurance waiver must be signed by both the driver and navigator prior to starting the event.
Youth Judging
Two Rivers Park, Glenwood Springs
8:30 a.m.
The Youth Judging Program brings the world of classic cars to a kid-friendly level. The Youth Judges are guided through the show field as a group to pre-selected show cars and interact with owners, allowing the judges to learn details, history and fun facts about each. A simplified score card that highlights five basic categories and is rated on a scale of 1-to-5 is used.
You Judging is Free to Enter for Kids 6 to 16 Years of Age. Your Youth Judge will have the opportunity to view show vehicles close up and interact directly with their owners. Youth Judges will receive a T-shirt, hat and lunch. (Limited spots available). Click Here to Register.
Special Awards
Hard Luck Trophy – A link will be open on our website starting Saturday, June 7. Please check back then to tell us your story.
Longest Distance Traveled – A link will be open on our website starting Saturday, June 7. Please check back then to tell us how far you traveled.
Diamond in the Rough Award - The `Diamond in the Rough’ award is given to the car with the `greatest unrealized potential.’ Cars must be capable of being driven to be eligible for this honor.
Kumpf Award - Awarded to the most outstanding MG in the Car Show.
The Bill Barker Traveling Trophy - Awarded to the participant with the best score obtained by combining three of the four competitive car events.
For More Information
Please contact the MG Car Club Chancellor of Wandering Wheels and Tomfoolery, Keith Kerr at 303-827-6226 or email at keith.kerr.2025RGS@gmail.com