The National MicroCar Rally 2008 was organised by the Bug Club, and took place from 4 to 7 September 2008, at the Atwell Wilson Car Museum in Calne, Wiltshire.

The weather that weekend was bad enough, across the UK, for several roads to be closed and various motoring events to be cancelled - but not the NMCR!  An impressive number of enthusiasts turned up with their cars, from as far afield as Belgium and Holland, and enjoyed the facilities and activities on site at the museum, and the road runs to a private motorcycle collection and to Longleat.

The Bug Club had gone all out to provide impressive facilities, and the huge marquee, the seriously-posh loos, and the simply excellent on-site catering meant that - despite a bit of mud - this was a very enjoyable event.

This year's photos (below) look odd ... and there's a reason:  because of the soft conditions, all the cars were tightly clustered on the gravel around the museum buildings, instead of the usual grouping by make across the wide expanses of the rally field.  (You can also see on YouTube Mike Dan's video of the cars present.)

If you have photos of cars we've missed from the 2008 NMCR,
or if you can correct anything we've misnamed - let us know!

On the road run, a Bond Bug approaches Longleat