The idea of the rally was to arrive in Casino Square, Monte Carlo and en route, we’d be set a series of challenges, both skill and time-based. We’d also get to see some of the rally related sights along the way.

One of the first stops was where I’m taking you now. The Reims Racing circuit. Opened in 1926 and closed in 1972, the Formula One French Grand Prix was held here many times between 1950 and 1966.

Driving directly, Nashville to Atlanta is approximately four and a half hours. But who wants to drive four and a half hours with no stop offs en route? Luckily a little place called Lynchburg is along the route and anyone who’s been in a pub or walked along a liquor aisle in the supermarket will have seen the name Lynchburg many a time. It’s the home of Jack Daniel’s distillery, and the contents of every bottle, in every part of the world is still made in this little Tennessee town.

What’s in Louisville (pronounced Loo-uh-vil) you may ask? Riverside parks, humongous bridges, a cosmopolitan cityscape and museums to sate any taste.

I was particularly looking forward to visiting two museums. As a baseball fan, I had to visit the Louisville Slugger museum and factory. The very place they make the iconic bats used by professional and amateurs alike.