Meh, I did that in 2006
in an FSM Syrena, before this ten-year-old rule came in. And when it was only 1000cc ;)

Awww, pshaw, I'm just jealous of you for getting to the end. Monstrously fun times all round.
( Grrrmachine the indifference engine, Sun 25 Apr 2010, 19:39, 1 reply)

unlucky
Had a read of that and I can imagine how horrified you must have been. The various moments when our car nearly died were heart-stopping.

As for the ten-year rule, I was gutted when that came in (after we'd booked our place). It upped all the costs and took part of the adventure away. Incidentally me and my team-mate got to the end about four hours apart, having not seen each other for four days previously after our car properly died in Altai city and we had to get lifts with other teams!
(cypherspace is not a toaster, Mon 26 Apr 2010, 15:22, closed)

I got as far as Kazakhstan
hitched a ride with various other teams who'd lost crew members or needed someone mechanically competent on board, then came back with another team. Those convoy cars were: 1979 Fiesta 1.1, an old Fiat 126p, a Skoda S110 and a 3-litre Ford Granada hearse. Good times.

I'd like to build my own Soviet rally.
( Grrrmachine the indifference engine, Tue 27 Apr 2010, 7:53, closed)