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The Road to Lhasa
December 21, 2025 at 2:51 pmThis trip had its origins back in 2018 when we signed up to take the Elan from Chengdu to Lhasa in May 2020. Covid intervened and the rally company folded so the outlook was bleak until Adrian proposed a similar trip in hired 4WDs and a much smaller group. Initially there were 4 cars but More The Road to Lhasa →
Broadland MG
December 21, 2025 at 2:33 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 →
SCCON June 2010
December 21, 2025 at 2:31 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 June 2010 →
South by Southwest
December 21, 2025 at 2:24 pmSouth by Southwest 2020 was not a good year for Rallies. We had planned to go to China, Tibet and Nepal in April but that got cancelled in late January so we booked a trip to Italy which was also cancelled. Then the Tibet organisers cancelled a 2021 rally to Mongolia and announced they were More South by Southwest →
The Wild Atlantic Way
December 21, 2025 at 2:20 pmSeptember 2023 and, having taken the Porsche to France, it was now for the yellow Elan to take a trip. Our first destination was the Elan Valley, which we failed to visit in 2020. Our journey was marked by heavy rain and thunder storms an the western end of the A14 but we made Rhayader More The Wild Atlantic Way →
Amazon Adventure
December 21, 2025 at 2:15 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 →
Patagonia East, South, West
December 21, 2025 at 2:12 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 East, South, West →
Route 66
December 21, 2025 at 2:05 pm2 November, the day started chilly then it rained – not a good day to visit Newport CA and Balboa! We walked on Balboa Peninsula beach and it gradually stopped raining and got passably warm. Then up Highway 1 to Huntingdon Marina for lunch, a stroll on the beach and then to Los Angeles Airport More Route 66 →
Porsche Club Isle of Man
December 21, 2025 at 1:57 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 →
Treasures of Italy
December 21, 2025 at 1:53 pmSo now it’s the Porsche’s turn! This is easy all tarmac tour to Northern Italy, outbound via the Jaufen Pass and returning via the Stelvio. In between we hope to visit various tourist routes – Black Forest High Road, Prosecco Route, Clock Road, Great Dolomite Road and the Porsche factory. This is the route outline: More Treasures of Italy →