More Random Photos

In Prague preparing for the 'race' home. At this point our sabotage attempts of getting the most of the Jag boys thoroughly drunk the night before appeared to be working as only one had appeared.

Lunch in Belgium - we couldn't get a sandwich anywhere so it was a roadside Kebab and baguette from the local market topped off with good old english crisps.

Some big clock in Prague (we're not quite as good as the 'Lonely Planet' guides!).

End of the road.........

We've promised to keep updating the blog for a little while now we are back as there are still photos and videoes (once we can work out how to get them off the camera - wait for the full 18 mins of Nurburg ring fun) to post and an update on what's happening with Britney. She is having a little rest at the moment after her 3,500 miles in a week journey, but Ian will soon be having the rattle checked out and depending on the cost she will be either sold or scapped ...... nice little run-a-bout/racing car if anyone wants to make an offer?

Thanks again to everyone who has donated and to our sponsors - we are past the £4,300 mark and there is still money coming in.

We've had contact from the rally organisers - they've added new destinations for next year including visiting Lake Constance (Austria), Lake Iseo (Italy), Venice (Lido di Jesolo, Italy) and Sopron (Hungary) via the the Vrsic pass which is even better than Stelvio apparently........ better start working on the other halves!!

Catch up 4

Nursed Britney up the Stelvio pass. It was a real test for the old cars and we had a few fallen comrades. Great drives with some absolutely stunning scenery, I think the drive through Switzerland into Italy was actually better than the pass.

Catch up 3

Baden Baden - apparently the b500 road, also known as the gateway to the Blackforest, has some stunning scenery - unfortunately when we took the B500 all we got was boring motorway heading towards France, so we tuck a left turn and headed for Austria. We later found out that although we got the right road we got on it in completely the wrong direction - never mind who wants to see the world's biggest cuckoo clock anyway!

Then a long drive across Germany to Austria - and on the way a realisation that we weren't going to make the 7pm deadline for today's tasks, which was something to become a regular occurrence for us! Driving into Austria - very impressive to see the mountains as the back drop. Got to the hotel in Feldkirch thinking we would be one of the last to arrive, but for our hotel turns out we were the first! In fact the next team didn't make it till nearly midnight - first signs of car trouble for many teams. Nice hotel and with a meal laid on..... though it must be said while it was tasty, cabbage soup is not a good idea for three blokes sharing a car all day!

Back home safe

Sunday morning back home safe in the early hours. Prague to Macclesfield virtually non-stop in one day, not bad going, only disappointment was being undertaken by the Jag boys on the ferry crossing with them in the faster tunnel..... so the hare won after all!!!

3 is definitely the magic number for this trip for swapping drivers and still having plenty of room in the car.

This isn't the end of the blog though so stay tuned for plenty of catch up photos.

Over £3,800 raised so far and hopefully more to come - huge thank you to all that have contributed - lets try and break the £4,000 mark.

p.s. any offers for Britney?

Homeward bound

Midlife crisis complete. Ended last night in the Prague equivalent of the Conti. Got up this morning to check the rattle only to find the battery was dead. A jump start revealed the problem - we had knocked the inside light button on. The rattle is definitely the exhaust so we've left it and set out off back. Radio set to loud.

Ian Moston

The final points score

A creditable 6th!