Peter
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Arctic Highway Challenge
June 15, 2016 at 4:02 pm12 July – we arrive in Travemunde at around 9pm after about 30 hours on a very calm ferry crossing from Helsinki (about 1150 km). Yesterday was the 300 mile drive to Helsinki, which started on glorious roads – wit no speed cameras! We had some confusion as Allison was adamant that we should be More Arctic Highway Challenge →
Amazon Adventure 2015
August 31, 2015 at 4:05 pmNEW! – see youtube video of the rally courtesy of Rod Kirkpatrick https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OurFL0m6wNg 26 October We set off for Lima but were soon concerned about the electrics – the dynamo was producing too much charge and was very hot – and that was after 5 miles! I decided there was not much to be done More Amazon Adventure 2015 →
The Kingdom of Ladakh
July 2, 2014 at 2:09 pmSaturday 12th July. Two cars left Kargil very early – we know as our room overlooked the car park. The rest of us left just after 7. We followed a river for some way, in a lush valley. Then we climbed and the road seemed reasonable. There were sheep, goats and shepherds at the roadside More The Kingdom of Ladakh →
Bulgaria June 2012
February 15, 2014 at 8:50 pmBulgarian Rally The 2nd Interbalkanic Classic Rally sounded too good to miss – so we signed up for it. It was to be based at Varna on the Bulgarian Black Sea and jointly organised by the Greeks and Bulgarians. Our route out was influenced by insurance, the Green Card only covered EU countries which ruled More Bulgaria June 2012 →
Porsche Club Isle of Man Tour 2011
September 4, 2011 at 9:11 pmPorsche Club Manx Tour May 2011 An early start meant we were in good time for the fast craft to the Isle of Man in spite of going under the Mersey Tunnel by mistake, due to moment of navigational inexactitude by Allison. One Porsche grounded a bit going on to the ferry, which unsurprisingly was More Porsche Club Isle of Man Tour 2011 →
Patagonia 2010
September 4, 2011 at 7:15 pm17Mar – we’ve reached the rally hotel in Valparaiso – End. Yesterday evening the support landrover arrived on a low loader and this morning we heard that Conrad’s Alfa had arrived in Mendoza. We set off earlyish for the border with Chile. Leaving Maipu there was a holdup on the dual carriageway – the problem More Patagonia 2010 →
Himalayan Elan
December 29, 2010 at 6:23 pmOur 2007 trip was to the roof of the world or as near as we could manage. Our trip was to India, Nepal and Bhutan, the car may not have actually seen Everest – but we did from a chartered sightseeing jet from Kathmandu airport! The trip was planned well in advance and the cars More Himalayan Elan →
SCCON 2010
August 6, 2010 at 7:13 pmMidsummer Classic Car Run 20th June, 2010 The start at Hingham had 92 cars with 7 Lotus Elans, the most we have ever seen on the Run. Two Stanley steam cars attracted much attention and were later spotted filling up from a stream ant the Lake at Holkham Hall – good alternative to petrol. A More SCCON 2010 →
Broadland MG
May 8, 2010 at 5:26 pmBroadland MG Owners Club heritage run on 3rd May 2010 The yellow Elan took part in this on a very windy and sometimes squally day. The start was at Caister Lifeboat station just north of Yarmouth on the Norfolk coast and with a few “don’t roll it overs” we set off to look at the More Broadland MG →
Tiger Rally 2008
April 19, 2010 at 6:40 pmAsian Elan Before the car had even come back from Calcutta after its Himalayan adventures we had booked onto the 2008 Tiger Rally from Kuala Lumpur to Hanoi; there was however just a little bit of work to do and only six months to do it. The known things were a respray, brake overhaul and More Tiger Rally 2008 →