Thu - December 18, 2003
Flight Plan to France
Te Kiwi Cavaliers are due to lift off from
Surbiton at 0712 on Friday morning. The flight plan takes us over south-east
England. We plan to go supersonic as we pass The Grove Tavern. Residents are
advised that the triple air-horns will be sounded. Take to your bunkers
chaps.... HERE WE GO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted at 09:00 PM
Last-minute mechanical work on The Horse
The front disc pads have been replaced, and
spring lifters fitted to the rear suspension. They have given us about 2 inches
of extra ground clearance and will help to carry the extra weight in the
car.
Posted at 10:11 AM
After the Send-Off Party
We had a fantastic Send-Off Fiasco Party at The
Grove Tavern on Tuesday night. We had 5 rally vehicles present. Thanks to the
Clueless Racers, Desert Vikings,
Blacksheep, Cosmic Cohones for bringing their
splendid cars along.
There were some seedy-looking team members on Wednesday morning!
There were some seedy-looking team members on Wednesday morning!
Posted at 09:58 AM
Wed - December 17, 2003
Thank You Vauxhall Motors
They were very generous donating the spare parts
we needed. What's more they were delivered by a
Top Guy
called Alex in a Vauxhall VX 220.... a very sporty sports car. Hmmm... wouldn't
mind one of those. Not for the desert though.
Posted at 07:19 PM
Tracking Progress in The Grove Tavern
Our progress is going to be tracked on the fancy
map
Posted at 07:10 PM
Tue - December 16, 2003
The Horse is starting to look good!
No, the sandwich board on top is not
going with us
Posted at 03:56 PM
We are Powered by The Grove Tavern
Here is Ian the landlord of The Grove
serving from our handy dispensers mounted on the rear of the
car
Posted at 12:30 PM
Mon - December 15, 2003
Provisions
Quick trip to Tescos
today...
To stock up on a few provisions. We got goodies
for the first part of the trip, and a few more essentials for our camping in the
desert. There are boxes and bags of things all over the place at the moment, and
you can't move without tripping over tents and sleeping bags and backpacks.
We're going to have extra bodies sleeping on the floor tomorrow night after the
Send-Off Fiasco. Wonder where they'll all fit?
Posted at 09:23 PM
Putting some paint on the car
We painted strategic parts of the car this
afternoon, in preparation for the sign-writer tomorrow morning who is going to
be "creative". Hmmm.... could be interesting. Photos will follow
Posted at 09:18 PM
Sat - December 13, 2003
Sally will be providing the Daily Progress Updates During the Rally
She is currently going into "training
mode" with the iBlog software
We will be sending text messages to Sally, and
email when we can, so that she can update this WebLog. Of course, some of the
time we will be out of range of any cellphone coverage, such as in the
desert.
We're not sure if we are going to be able to upload any photos, but will try when we get to internet cafes en route.
We're not sure if we are going to be able to upload any photos, but will try when we get to internet cafes en route.
Posted at 09:25 AM
Thu - December 11, 2003
Roof Bars are on
Yup, the roof bars we scored off eBay
fit the car good and proper
Now we have to gets some bits of wood or pipe to
make a platform for all the goodies and equipment we want to throw up there. Our
cunning plan is to cantilever a bit of weight forward, to increase the traction
to the front-wheel drive.
We've got three pieces of timber about 50 x 50 mm and 1.7 m long. Spencer has cut notches in these so they can be lashed to the roof bars, and we can tie lots of bits and pieces such as a spare wheel and jerry cans on.
We've got three pieces of timber about 50 x 50 mm and 1.7 m long. Spencer has cut notches in these so they can be lashed to the roof bars, and we can tie lots of bits and pieces such as a spare wheel and jerry cans on.
Posted at 01:22 PM
Vauxhall Motors are coming to our Send-Off Fiasco
Greene King Makes the Best Beer in Britain
Interview with NZ NEWS UK
News about the Plymouth-Dakar Challenge
Minstrel for the Send-Off Fiasco
Classic and Sports Car Magazine
Vauxhall Motors are sponsoring us
Plastic Sand Ladders
Sunday Times article on the Plymouth-Dakar Challenge
Roof Rack has arrived
Anti-Malarial Medication
International Driving Permits
The Last Great Road Trip
Jerry Cans
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