Team number is 47

thats one thing I remembered today, radio for the car! theyre only £50 from motorworld now anyway

We just need lots and lots of Cds or some one to bring a laptop with a CDRW

Ill bring a laptop - Im sure we can pull some CDs together

Right - its not much but Ive chucked together a quick page for us just as a place holder:
http://www.stevefishwick.co.uk/projects/crumball/

We going to set aside some time to paint it?  Is it still a problem to keep it at yours?  Sure we could find somewhere to keep it if its an issue...

Ooooh balls are rolling!

Steve has Rolly talked to you about ferries yet? Silly sod thought we could get back to Bologne in time for the evening of the 9th - thats pushing it somewhat! Esp if were gonna celebrate arriving in Nice in one piece I need to book some train tickets, ysee...

And yeah def need to split up the driving - two drivers per 24hrs is probably a good idea, then they can both take shifts of whatever lengths between them during that time...

lmfao!!!
Mr_roll you mad!

Yeah, he rang yesterday and asked if I was in a huge rush to get back, etc.  Ive made sure to clear my schedule for a couple of days after the trip to get back so Im totally easy on times.  

Im working on the basis that we might well find ourselves broken down in the middle of nowhere...  Were doing a 6 day, 3000 mile round trip, over mountains, in Southern Europe (during July), carrying a giant gas cannister in the boot of a 17 year old car with 260,000 miles already on the clock.  What could go wrong?

throw in some fairly heavy celebrations en route and at the finish line and we probably dont want to cut the ferry timings too tight lol.


RE: the driving - splitting the shifts would be good.  A couple of hundred miles in the UK isnt a huge problem but driving windy roads on the wrong side of the road is going to be a lot more tiring.  St. Bernards pass springs to mind lol

Hey all folks. Got a weekend internet connection

If you need anything to do with camping im the man there. So if you need anything give me a shout. Ive been climbing most summers in the Alps for a while now, so also know the passes very well.
Any thing like a split charge relay/2nd battery, i can easily setup on the car too.
As for getting back .. we HAVE to make it folks! How many tools we bringing?

PS: Mr Roll im currently trying to phone you back but you didnt leave your mobile number you spoon!

Eru - can you PM me your real name for the site plx


We really need to take enough tools to be able to fix the basics.  At the very least a jack and wheel changing equipment, a tow rope, enough cord to hold on an exhaust and some obvious stuff like a socket set, hammer, screw driver.  Gaffa tape and a can of WD40 wouldnt go a miss either.


Ive got some mates who are fluent in French and Italian on call just in case we have to find a hire car, etc.

Currently sat in the garden (enjoying the sun) and playing with photoshop.  Still thinking of a camo paint scheme?  4 colours seems to work well...  Dulux base coat and then 3 tins of of spray paint should do the blobs nice and cheap while looking reasonable.

That should state LARGE hammer! Camo pics look bloody good.

SteveF if you got Rollys mob can you PM me it. Im trying to sort a flight and need to confirm whats happening Thursday night.

oh im fluent in Welsh if thats needed

Do you think the bookies will give us odds on making it?

Quote from: SteveFEru - can you PM me your real name for the site plx

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Quote from: SteveFenough cord to hold on an exhaust

Take a reel of wire, then if you find an electrical problem it might be simpler to fix. You can strip off the insulation and use it bare for the exhaust. Gaffa tape - heat proof if you can find it to patch any holes in the exhaust and do a million other repairs.

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Looks good but will take time to do, perhaps a single colour?

PMd you Rolls number Eru.

yeah - youre right Serious - if were still going for Camo then we need to actually do it soon as itll prob take two mornings of a weekend to do (most of the time just waiting for paint to dry of course).

I actually think it would be worth the time to do some form of paint effect on the car in the spirit of the rally.  It takes a bit of time to do but well be the camo team or whatever.  The more good will you generate by doing something like that the more likely people are to help you out in a jam or come have a laugh at the checkpoints.  Plus its funny lol.

A sky blue car with big white clouds on would be an easier paint job and better than just painting it pink or something equally hen night

Of course, if you have time, you could go for a jam stylee advert and ask a company to sponsor you. Then you would be in a jam all the time :mutley:

We actually missed out on that front.  We could have sorted out some kind of sponsorship or charity thing for this.  Team Tekheads and a paypal link to help us with petrol if we blog our trials and tribulations.  A pound from a few of the members would quickly add up.

Or just get sponsored and make a donation to a charity.  We wouldnt raise a huge amount of course but it all helps

Hey guys

I love those pics Steve!

How much would that cost? Keeping it at my mams is ok at the moment yeah the grass is growing around it however  

I have a simple socket set, and a few tools, nothing major.

Although guys, Erus having a problem with cheap flights from Nice to Luton... can anyone suggest anything? Could you do Nice to Gatwick... or somewhere in London ? :S

Although what ferry should I book guys?

Late on the 5th, the thursday.

And to come back... Early on the 11th, the Wednesday? or late on the Wednesday? or another day before or after?

Quote from: mr_rollHow much would that cost?

Shouldnt be much money to do a camo paint job , about £40 from B+Q.
A tin of white paint as an undercoat (~£5).  A tin of matt paint as a base colour (~£10).  3 tins of spray paint (~£18 ) and a couple of paint rollers, some sand paper and some tape to mask the glass bits (~£10).

Its more a case of it taking time to do rather than money.



Easyjet fly most places out of Nice iirc.  (An old girlfriend used to live in Avignon for a year so I had to fly into Nice a lot) They probably dont do Luton direct but getting back to the UK should be easy enough.



As for the Ferries we probably need a list of times for everything somewhere so we can work it out properly.  Ive actually not got a good grasp for timings yet so a big list that says leave Newcastle at this time on this day.  Pick up x at this place and this time.  Get ferry to Calais this day/time, etc would be very useful.  When its all written down in one big list itll be obvious to one of us where any problems are.

Ill do it this eve if noone does the list before but got some other work to do this afternoon.