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Just a quick update to say we made it to Poland and back in one piece! Surprisingly we had no breakdowns with the only minor issue being the back of the car getting lower and lower and the exhaust scraping along the way on some of the less even roads! In total we covered just over 2800 miles over 8 days and drove through 8 different countries (France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovakia, Poland, Czech Republic, Germany and Holland).
In the rally itself we managed a respectable 8th place out of the 100 or so teams that entered For those that are interested, some of the bizarre challenges included car snooker, random pictures with police and collecting beer mats to gain points, whilst some of the highlights included driving up the highest mountain road in Austria (see pic) and driving back down again in a convoy of Ferraris (again see pic)! We also got to meet loads of interesting people both on the rally and in the cities we visited and would definitely do it again.
Many thanks to all of you that have already sponsored us and a quick reminder to those that haven't got round to it yet, that the sponsorship page is open until October so please spare a few quid for a worthy cause - we've proved we could do it now! We have managed to raise just over
Bristol to Poland return in an
Surprisingly we had no breakdowns with the only minor issue being the back of the car getting lower and lower and the exhaust scraping along the way on some of the less even roads! In total we covered just over 2800 miles over 8 days and drove through 8 different countries (France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovakia, Poland, Czech Republic, Germany and Holland).
For those that are interested, some of the bizarre challenges included car snooker, random pictures with police and collecting beer mats to gain points, whilst some of the highlights included driving up the highest mountain road in Austria (see pic) and driving back down again in a convoy of Ferraris (again see pic)! We also got to meet loads of interesting people both on the rally and in the cities we visited and would definitely do it again.