London to Cape Town Rally!

[Christian P.]

Just came across this rally - London to Cape Town in 29 days.

http://www.londoncapetownrally.com/

This team is doing it in a 1923 Vauxhall OD

http://www.helenthura.com/blog/2012/01/27/the-london-to-cape-town-era-rally

http://www.helenthura.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/16_p17-600x399.jpg

http://www.helenthura.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/20_p45-600x400.jpg

This is the first rally to stage a timed-drive with the clock ticking every day from Europe to Cape Town without recourse to airlifts or special shipping – the only boats involved are scheduled ferry-services, in a route that aims to keep the wheels turning all the way, clocking up results daily with the successful survivors going home with trophies at the end of a very special rally-adventure.

Route here:

http://www.londoncapetownrally.com/gmap/lc2012map.html

And another great blog here:

http://stevebluntlondontocapetownrally.blogspot.com/

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bpZiMhHerDc/Txnqbehr3MI/AAAAAAAAAJE/-eV9ELJzzZk/s320/IMG-20120120-00121.jpg

[LC4Dakar]

I'm sure it is very pricey. The organizers are the same ones who put on the Peking to Paris rallies a few years ago. I know a couple who took their 1929 Dodge on the Peking to Paris. 60K USD entry, plus shipping their car back and forth, plus miscellaneous costs, plus a full re-build to put the car right afterwards.

Lots of fun if you can afford it!