Dukestar25 Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 This looks like a laugh... Get sponsored to drive £250 of old chod across western Europe with the chance to win prizes and meet with other chod-driving nutters all in the name of Charity . If Autoshite did Motorsports... http://www.sucatarun.com/index.php/about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milford Cubicle Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 Looks more like a typical zany charity rally, of which there are millions. Teeheehee, I turned my Volvo into a half-arsed Viking longship, drove to the bottom of Portugal, dumped it and flew home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dukestar25 Posted August 27, 2009 Author Share Posted August 27, 2009 But in Autoshite world, we'd change the rules to include 'no silly mods', 'cars must be proper shite with reliability not guaranteed' and 'driver must return with car unless said car gets robbed/written off/dies completely', not forgetting plenty of pub stops and Shite-spotting sessions along the way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnde Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 Argh, I wish people would take these things SERIOUSLY!! Car in standard trim, none of this fake fur or dressing up bollocks, driving in sedate, dignified processions with time to stop for the odd spot of tiffin and a thermos of tea/coffee. Get there and drive back again. None of this leaving the car behind lark. What's that about. The spirit is nursing the thing round, a drop of oil here, a slug of coolant there.Bunches of reps being ZANY in their bangerz FTLMark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbottomley Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 We have someone from where I work who is presently doing one of these "charity drives". In the local rag its say "they have rescued two bangers and are driving them to Prague!" great you say:One Diesel Mondeo 1998 and one Renault Espace Diesel 1997 models. Not exactly old shite! The rules of the event are that no car can cost more than £150, so they paid £140 each for them and then spent several 100's on getting them MOT'd and road worthy!The end result 1,000 spent on flights, ferry crossings, fixing cars, fuel, food, hotels etc all to raise a few 100 quid!!! MAD fucking MAD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milford Cubicle Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 Krazy! What an incredible adventure it must be driving two capable, modern cars a few hundred miles into Europe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Station Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 What is the point with these participation charities anyway? Just give ALL the money and be done with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Pelican Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 A couple of Mate of mine have just competed in the mongol rally in a battered old Imp , did really well considering , they got as far as north Kasacstan before the car snapped in half ( almost literally ) , the gearbox disintigrated , brakes failed etc etc , car got left there unfortunately Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dukestar25 Posted August 27, 2009 Author Share Posted August 27, 2009 A couple of Mate of mine have just competed in the mongol rally in a battered old Imp , did really well considering , they got as far as north Kasacstan before the car snapped in half ( almost literally ) , the gearbox disintigrated , brakes failed etc etc , car got left there unfortunatelyNow that's more like it (not the death of your mate's Hillman limp, the rally ) that is how it should be done!!!If I were going to use an ultra-reliable 10 year old 'banger' for a run like this, I wouldn't even bother because I know I'd get there in one piece with only a slight chance of the car breaking down...Boring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Station Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 If I was the type of person who would do a 'kerrrazy' 5 year old 'scrapper' trek across the country, I'd only have to worry about:a) The camshaft sensor going (if it's a really old 2001 Vectra) Charging IPhone to keep in touch with my metrosexual friendsc) Wearing a gay scarf indoorsd) Facebook on my IPhonee) Fitting snowboard in carf) Updating every step of the way on Twitter. On my IPhone.g) Worrying about maxxing out credit card for essential purchase of IMac and other 'current trend' items on the way on the ferryh) Getting first class on the way back (bypassing French Alps after dumping car for a week's worth of snowboarding with metrosexual friends),i) Claiming £10 sponsorship when I get homej) Feeling smug about donating 10 pounds to charity, and then updating facebook with loads of photos of crazy expedition,k) Wasting everyone's timeTwats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dukestar25 Posted August 27, 2009 Author Share Posted August 27, 2009 If I was the type of person who would do a 'kerrrazy' 5 year old 'scrapper' trek across the country, I'd only have to worry about:a) The camshaft sensor going (if it's a really old 2001 Vectra) Charging IPhone to keep in touch with my metrosexual friendsc) Wearing a gay scarf indoorsd) Facebook on my IPhonee) Fitting snowboard in carf) Updating every step of the way on Twitter. On my IPhone.g) Worrying about maxxing out credit card for essential purchase of IMac and other 'current trend' items on the way on the ferryh) Getting first class on the way back (bypassing French Alps after dumping car for a week's worth of snowboarding with metrosexual friends),i) Claiming £10 sponsorship when I get homej) Feeling smug about donating 10 pounds to charity, and then updating facebook with loads of photos of crazy expedition,k) Wasting everyone's timeTwats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morris_ital_lover Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 a) The camshaft sensor going (if it's a really old 2001 Vectra).....................i) Claiming £10 sponsorship when I get homej) Feeling smug about donating 10 pounds to charity, and then updating facebook with loads of photos of crazy expedition,k) Wasting everyone's timeTwats!And during their gap years they went out to africa and "helped" some poor locals, and then come back having made x african town "party central" and done amzing things such as teach the locals english and rugby ffs!The whole abandoning car at slightest opportunity really annoys me, and surely the best for these rallies is one of these beasties... UAZ-469http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UAZ-469Since as soon as you enter commie land all they seem to drive is these, ladas and uaz vans.However having seen the imp, twas well and truly buggered so fair cop!m0rris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pogweasel Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 Re the IMP failure... was that "SkaManFrank" off retro-rides? I seem to recall I offered a slightly silly amount as sponsorship (about a days pay), but on the proviso they went the distance.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minimad5 Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 Im all for these "fun runs" or what ever they are called to raise money for charity But what does make my Flip Flops FlumpIs when they participate in the event and just dump the cars at the endIf they are donated to someone then cool But just left I'll sponsor you £80 for a fun run to my house and dump your cars with the V5 and keys !Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 Anyone remember the thread on here earlier this year about them car salesmen who drove 'bangers' from Land's End to John O'Groats in 10 year old BMW's, Mondeo's and a Calibra which was also utterly reliable and them moaning about that an adventure it was Cocks. This is the original and the best still i think, Alway fancied giving it a try for a laugh. http://www.plymouth-dakar.co.uk/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dukestar25 Posted August 27, 2009 Author Share Posted August 27, 2009 Anyone remember the thread on here earlier this year about them car salesmen who drove 'bangers' from Land's End to John O'Groats in 10 year old BMW's, Mondeo's and a Calibra which was also utterly reliable and them moaning about that an adventure it was Cocks.I think it was Lobster who shared that having found it in a trade magazine. What a bunch of cocos they were Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew e Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 I'll be in Prague monday afternoon pbottomley, is there any particular swear word you want scratched on the cars Personally the whole charity angle, I'm not sure on and cars I buy are hanging. Bizarrely in the pub of an evening you have 75% of the rally field basking in the 25% lunacy - while your telling them you have no idear if you have burnt any oil because you have never looked, and when you ask what they though of some of the best alpine roads they tell you the took the toll route because they were worried about the brakes...Anyhoo my reverse banger rally in an Audi koup starts tuesday morning in Prague then dragged home with maybe a little trip to Spa... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Lobster Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 If I was the type of person who would do a 'kerrrazy' 5 year old 'scrapper' trek across the country, I'd only have to worry about: Charging IPhone to keep in touch with my metrosexual friendsd) Facebook on my IPhonef) Updating every step of the way on Twitter. On my IPhone.g) Worrying about maxxing out credit card for essential purchase of IMac and other 'current trend' items on the way on the ferryj)and then updating facebook with loads of photos of crazy expedition,I have a friend who fits that description a little too well :DI actually really like the idea of a proper banger rally. Proper old cars - nothing newer than 1984 at the very latest, no fur, floppy ears, zebra stripes, ghostbusters livery or giant comedy breasts, covering a proper distance to make it an actual challenge and bringing the vehicles back home with you.But yeh, if anyone wants to enter my very own Great Lancashire Banger Challenge then they can venture into the great wilds of Lancashire, braving the A56 and M65 before depositing all the cars, keys (incl spares) and current MOT (must have at least six months left) just outside Chez Lobster where I will stick them on eBay for a hefty profit. Entry is £500 of which absolutely nothing goes to charity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Pelican Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 But what does make my Flip Flops FlumpIs when they participate in the event and just dump the cars at the endIf they are donated to someone then cool But just left ThanksThe Imp my mates did the mongol rally in did die a horible death in Kasacstan , however spares are very scarse for any car over there so it was being scavenged for bits before my mates had even left the scene , driveshaft coulpings , headlights fita multitude of shite for example , nothing goes to waste out there , shame our poxy government dont think like this here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete-M Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 The whole abandoning car at slightest opportunity really annoys me, and surely the best for these rallies is one of these beasties... UAZ-469http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UAZ-469Heh, next door to where my Escort is being worked on there are quite a few of these things. "Unkillable" was the local description of 'em.I don't know if you've ever heard one run, but the sound of a lumpy running low compression carb fed motor, pea-shooter exhaust and major diff whine would probably cause you lot to spill population paste.I'm sure the 469 only has about 3 bhp at the best of times, but the gearing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minimad5 Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 population paste.HAHA that is the best word i have ever heard ! :lol:May i adopt your word ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Pelican Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 Re the IMP failure... was that "SkaManFrank" off retro-rides? I seem to recall I offered a slightly silly amount as sponsorship (about a days pay), but on the proviso they went the distance....Yes it was skamanfrank , their Imp reeeeeeeeeeeeally was very poorly come the end . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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