10 January 2022
GUCR 2022 pre-registration on SiEntries closed at the stroke of midnight 31 October 2021 – the draw and allocation of all places is now complete. The provisional entry list can be found here; there is no waiting list. Pre-registration to enter the GUCR 2023 draw for places opens 06:00 22 September 2022 and closes 31st October 2022 – all diary dates for the 2023 season can be found here.
21 October 2021
Currently 205 applicants are successfully pre-registered for GUCR 2022 on SiEntries; applications will close at midnight on Sunday 31 October. The lottery draw will take place from 6pm Monday 1 November, again from the comfort of home. The outcome of the assigned 170 places will be announced during the evening via email to all applicants and posted on the canalrace.org.uk News section. Once the draw is concluded, there will be no waiting list for places. Best of luck!
23 September 2021
Entries are now open on SiEntries for all four 2022 canal races! Those intending to pre-register for the GUCR draw, as well as Canalslam-hopefuls, should review the notes below posted on 8th September. Canalslam events – GUCR 145, KACR 145 and LLCR 130. One-off, stand-alone event – WRCR 111.
10 September 2021
The one-off Warwickshire Ring 111 has been officially announced; a stand-alone event and not part of the Canalslam series. Entries open from Thursday 23 September at 06:00 on SiEntries. Supported (with own crew): £55, Unsupported (tended by organisers): £85. Includes booking fee. £2 levy if unattached.
08 September 2021
Entries for the 2022 Canalslam races open from Thursday 23 September at 06:00 on SiEntries. Supported (with own crew): £65, Unsupported (tended by organisers): £100. Includes booking fee. £2 levy if unattached. Each race can be entered as a one-off, but competitors completing all three receive a special award.
The option to enter more than one race, or all three for the Canalslam will be shown on SiEntries. In the hope of reducing daft questions later, the questionnaire there can only be answered if you have read all the pre-race information i.e. pre-entry notes, terms and conditions, information and rules.
Entries for the London to Bristol and Liverpool to Leeds will be confirmed immediately i.e. completed as soon as payment is made on SiEntries; subject to correct questionnaire answers!
GUCR pre-registrations will take no payment, and the deadline for pre-registration is end of 31 October. Most places will be allocated by names being drawn from a hat in early November. All applicants will be notified of the result soon afterwards. Those successful will be invited back to SiEntries by email within a few days in order to make payment and confirm their place.
There are additional questions to be answered for the GUCR so we can record those intending to complete the Canalslam, and also to identify those persons that were unsuccessful in last year’s draw; who will receive an extra ticket in the hat.
To significantly improve chances of success at the GUCR draw, we encourage choosing the Supported (with own crew) category. Due to the high demand for an Unsupported (tended by organisers) place, versus the very limited places available.
At the GUCR draw evening in November (after the pre-registration window closes), 170 names will be allocated GUCR places from the applications received, as follows:
* each year some places are reserved for those that have made a significant contribution to the GUCR over its 27 year history, as well as to help rebalance the entry list in the organiser’s eyes, should it be needed.
N.B. all GUCR entry pre-registration data, including questionnaire answers, supported/unsupported choice, and intention to go for the Canalslam, are editable by each applicant up until the end of 31 October 2021.