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Tuthill Safari off to a flying start
Following months of preparation, Francis Tuthill’s attack on the 2009 East African Safari Classic is finally under way. Despite the very different desert terrain, day 1 saw the team get off to a great start, with Gerard Marcy and Stephane Prevot finishing first in their Tuthill Porsche, seventeen seconds ahead of second place.
“There were [...]
The Gig is Up
Well it’s now just over 7 weeks since we last saw Mexicar and it seems we will not be reunited today either.
Through a sequence of oversights and more than our share of bad luck, the car was not delivered to Europe in time for the start of the Rally. Nor for either our Plan “B” [...]
So close but, so far, no car…
Well …… After a restless night of sleep in Roosendaal, Monday has dawned clear and fine with normal pre-winter nothern Euro gloom.
We arrived at Marlog Car Handling, on schedule just after 7.30am We were greeted by Dominique, who has been hardworking in his efforts to unravel the shipping errors originating in Long Beach. This mornings [...]
American Iron in Belgium
From Hayden on the L2C:
A big block Corvette, mostly unprepared, and a LaSalle Coupe, nicely prepared, arrive at a short rest in a tiny Belgian town (not a secret – but I left the roadbook downstairs).
HB
Apologies from London to Casablanca Start
From Hayden on the L2C:
For those who check in here for our L2C Rally updates over the next 8 days, I had better apologise in advance for the spelling, grammar (lack of) and general shortening of what might be better stories told in entirety. However, given enough content, I should be able to dine off [...]