You will already have perused my profile over there --> so you will know I'm a bit of a petrolhead. In the past few years, I have been on a few banger rallies. For those of you who don't know what a banger rally is, it's basically an organised driving holiday with a bit of a difference. A banger rally organiser plans a route, stop over points and various challenges to be completed en route. The 'with a difference' bit is that there are restrictions as to the vehicle you can use to compete in the rally. For most it's a price limit, e.g. the car must cost less than £500. For others it's an age limit, e.g the car must be over 10 years old.
This year, I have decided to enter the Chronicle Rally. Specifically, their inaugural 'Mountain Madness' route. Why? The route looks simply spectacular! I love the Alps & all the little twisty mountain passes and Mountain Madness looks like it intends to take me over all of them in under a week!
Anyway, enough about the rally; you can look at the web site yourself if you want to know more. The important thing is the car entry rule: it has to be registered prior to 1st August 2001. Good, I thought, I've got one of those!
So, here's the beast:
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| 1994 Volvo 850 2.5 GLT |
The British Touring Car Championship (BTCC)! Yep, that's my theme. Hopefully it will look something like this when it's done -->
Obviously with a different number. And a different name in the window (mine). And different wheels, tyres, bumpers... You get the idea, though!
Anyway, that's the intro. I'll post more as I make progress. Thanks for reading.
Ed.
Cool story bro! I never heard of that kind of race. Thanks for sharing.
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