Here's the Plan
What do you get when you cross a Kiwi car-wreck fiend, two Turkish firecrackers, a furry American mountain man, two American globe-trotting bon-vivants, a French-Canadian, and an off-road limousine?
It all started with four friends and
one crazy idea entering the
2008 Plymouth Bamako
Challenge
an epic adventure of a lifetime. The Challenge is to
simply drive the 3,600 mile route from
We will be departing
For a taste of what we're undertaking, check this out.
The Event
Ever heard of the Paris / Dakar Rally ? It's an off-road rally from Paris to Dakar, Senegal. Competing teams are well sponsored and spend millions of dollars in preparing their vehicles. The Plymouth / Dakar is not this event. It is for those of us with budgets too limited to tackle the great Paris / Dakar Rally. The Plymouth / Dakar Challenge is to simply drive the route from Plymouth to Dakar (on a limited budget) with the principle aim of helping some charitable causes in Bamako, Mail.
The rules are as follows:
1. Competing cars must cost less than
$150.
2. Maximum budget for the vehicle Rally Preparation:
$25
3. Once the Rally is underway,
there will be no form of formal
assistance from the
organizers in any way - Teams are
ON THEIR OWN
All of vehicles that make the
full distance
must be handed over to be
auctioned under controlled
conditions in aid of local
charities.
4. All vehicles must be
LEFT-HAND DRIVE!!
5. Rules are made to be broken.
Why?
Somebody had this crazy idea and we are all following through with it for a variety of reasons. Fun and satisfying our sense of adventure is part of it, plus we get to to raise money for a great set of charities in the region at the same time. The event benefits various projects in Bamako, Mali via the Bamako Rotary.
You're kidding?
Well, did
we mention the Kiwi, French-Canadian, Turk, & Yank live in
COULD BE A PROBLEM....