2010 Event
The entry form for the 2010 event went on line on the Macmillan 4x4 UK Challenge web site on 1 April 2009, all entries were taken up within two days, (a new record), at which point a reserve list was opened. A month later due to the extra demand entries were extended to 90 teams. One week before the event it was announced that TV sports presenter, Charlie Webster would be the celebrity competitor for the year. Due to the cost of fuel the event format was lower mileage than normal with the majority of challenges being set in the Aberystwyth area.
In May 2010 it was announced that the year's event had raised a record £123,000
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