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Rally 911: Let’s Off Road!

May 27, 2010

‘Let’s off-road!” was the catchphrase of a pair of characters from the phenomenal Fast Show, but it could just as well be the warring cry of Francis Tuthill’s Porsche Workshop, just down the road from me in nearby Wardington. Those boys love off-road action more than anyone I’ve ever met. The latest adventure for Classic [...]

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Tuthill Safari off to a flying start

November 23, 2009

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 [...]

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The Gig is Up

November 9, 2009

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 [...]

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So close but, so far, no car…

November 9, 2009

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 [...]

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American Iron in Belgium

November 7, 2009

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

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Apologies from London to Casablanca Start

November 7, 2009

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 [...]

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