Sahara Rally http://www.countdowntosahara.com Countdown to the Sahara Rally Mon, 15 Jun 2009 10:58:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Off-road driving http://www.countdowntosahara.com/2008/07/02/team-diary-post/ http://www.countdowntosahara.com/2008/07/02/team-diary-post/#comments Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:45:38 +0000 admin http://www.countdowntosahara.com/?p=7  What not to do……follow Karl, as Chris did!! 

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  Off roading in Suffolk.

   15 minutes later, soaked

    through to the skin

 

 

 

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 Got that sinking feeling

 

 

 

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   What seemed like a good idea..

   

 

 

 

 

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  Well and truly plugged

   Chris busy taking photos’

    whilst i drown. You need this guy

     to the rescue in the Sahara! 

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  Chris’s surf thought better of the waves

   and let me sink so he could take these photos

    Are you brave enough to follow me, Karl, for 7500kms

     through the desert.

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and photo’s with cambridge evening news

 

30th August launch party with rally crew, vehicles and Select Car Kits ( Naeem) fitting blue tooth systems to all cars.( Hats off to them as it took 10 hours!!!)

Film crew and press filming everything with special guests Sir Jeffrey James of the East African Wildlife Society and Trust and the former British High Commissioner to Kenya and Dr Bruce Liggitt, CEO of Fauna and Flora International.

Representatives from Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge also joining in the fun.

Great party followed with numerous hangovers.

 

]]> http://www.countdowntosahara.com/2008/07/02/tv-post/feed/ The coundown to Sahara Rally 2009 begins! http://www.countdowntosahara.com/2008/06/25/hello-world/ http://www.countdowntosahara.com/2008/06/25/hello-world/#comments Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:16:23 +0000 admin http://www.countdowntosahara.com/?p=1 The launch party 30th Aug 08

 Meeting held at Select Telecom offices at Littleport Mon 7th July

Karl leaving for Spain and Morocco 21st July 08 to check route, camping facilities, see mother in law and drink alot whilst being pampered on the Mirage beach at Cap Spartel. Hard life!!!!

May drive down to Mauritania to go fishing.

See you in 2 weeks if i can be bothered coming back.

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