Thursday, 24 July 2008

The preparation

A few months ago we submitted our entry form and fee for the Czech Wrecks Rally. We wanted our team name to be called Cunning Stunts, but unfortunately we were pipped at the registration post by another team. So we called ourselves the Mary Hinges Shaver Society.

The pre-registration is in August 28th. You can check out the course here...
The actual rally lasts about 5 days.

Finding a wreck which satisfies the entry requirements turned our to be more difficult than originally anticipated. Luckily one of our team member does have a wreck and we managed to persuade him to donated the car to a worthy cause.

Since then we have changed the front brakes (disc and pads), front steering gator, rear brake pump, cooling pipes and passed the MOT test. We also changed the battery, not that there was anything wrong with the old one. We wanted a higher power battery so that we can drive a voltage inverter in the car. This will be used to recharge cameras, phones, laptop, vacuum cleaner and cooker. I was only kidding about the last two items. No we'll be ordering take-outs on the trip.