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The Tremendous
Trio - Party in China - The Prize giving party that was hard
to remember. |
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Our Prize
for coming 3rd in the Sports Car Class London to Peking |
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Mongol
Boys strike again. |
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Our final
party. Yep that's us impressing our Chinese hosts. |
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Tara get
friendly with the local military. This one is at the Forbidden
City in Beijing. |
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Tara gets
graphical with the Housemen in Peking. |
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A girl
in a Yurt!!! |
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Traffic
Police in Peking |
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Chris and
Steve in the Lagonda |
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The Jam
Tart with Gwen and Janet |
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Chris and
Jan Dunkley in China |
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The Scout
car (pipe smokers) (raising money for camels in China that survive
on salt water and are becoming extinct) with Adam's head poking
out top taken on last day to Beijing. The Scout finished with
the most penalties in the race! |
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Pat with
Claude Picasso (also going all way round the world) |
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A Chinese
Gentlemen who showed us how to really look cool in the Heat
of China |
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This sign
post reads "one child per family". We though it was
worth a Photo |
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Ancient
Chinese Proverb - "Thoul't be last Car 101" |
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Driving
along the Great Wall of China. Built to keep the Moguls out. |
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The 'Balfours'
in China - Car 15. |
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The tyre
rolling is in Kyrgyzstan |
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The tomatoes
are in a market in Uzbekistan. |
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The car
in the dust is the 'Noors' who are still going around the world
(now in America) |
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The official
rally photographer, Mike looked after Tara as she travelled
with him for the last 2-3 weeks |
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The Competition
gets tough as Car 101 overtakes. |
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Our fellow
rallyist pipe-smokers: Adam, Patrick and Peter (photo taken
in China) |
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Patrick
and Patrick - Pat's role model moustache?! |
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The crowd
goes wild in China at the sight of us |
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Us three,
on the threshold of China! |
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One of
our competitors |
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At a party
with British Ambassador of China and fellow rallyists in Kashgar |
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Inigo and
Pat with the British Ambassador in China (Kashgar) |
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Taking
the slow boat to China - and having a picnic on the way. |
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Inigo takes
a leaf out of the pipe smokers' book |
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In Kashgar
at dinner with Ambassador - A Party on the Roof. |
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Tara takes
the wheel after a long awaited turn at the wheel. |
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This is
the kind of Photo that makes history - A competitor glides past
the Chinese mountains. |
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No this
is not Chinese Customs inspecting 101's Fuel tank, but Patrick
and Inigo filling up. (Perhaps they should have checked the
Fuel Tank?) |
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We made
it to the Final Frontier... China |
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The
Boys driving though no mans land towards the Chinese border.
Exciting stuff this! |
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Racing
car 85 down by a Lake in the Himilayers |
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A Horseman
and his horse that Tara saw in Kyrgystan |
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Kyrgystan
- Where the Children trade, notice the clear blue skies and
woolly hats. |
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Patrick
in Kyrgystani disguise, The boys are getting tired after a long
day driving. |
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Just what
we like to see, The boys on form doing their stuff for 'Cool
Britannia' |
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Pat and
Inigo in Uzbekistan |
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Tara and
Inigo in Uzbekistan. When or when in Uzbekistan, I don't know,
but they are there anyway. |
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Well what
have we here, belly dancing in Uzbekistan |
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Day 12
- The boys are on tour, the driving is cool and the moustache
is back!!! - Turkmenistan |
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Every now
and again a priceless photo appears in my e-mail. Inigo someone
must want to buy this one. Posters available here |
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A near
escape, Patrick is relived and kisses the ground |
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Making
Toast on route, well at least this competitor could have a hot
meal on request. |
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Stand back,
The TV cameras are in action again, Watch out for Inigo on the
News at Ten |
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Tara makes
it to Georgia and meets with the local Gentry. |
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Driving
along the coast of the Black Sea - At a snails pace |
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Turkish
Road accidents are common, next time this could be us, so keep
watching this space |
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The Bospherous
(sp) - Our first view |
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Day 9 -
Patrick has a shower and shave, check that hair style. |
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Day 9 -
The boys out with Granny, except maybe Granny will get there
first! |
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Day 8 -
A wave and Patrick puts his foot down. Hey, this is a race after
all. |
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Day 8 -
Turkish police showing Inigo due respect |
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Day 8 -
Tara finds solace with a group of Turkish Children |
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Day 8 -
Patrick catches a little Turkish culture, Culture what's that
then. |
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Day 8 -
Mungo, a friend who lives in Istanbul, shows us around. |
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Day 7 -
Tara's taxi ride by mosque |
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Day 7 -
Tara takes a Ted's Taxi. The question is will the boys now get
lost??? |
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Day 6 -
A Silver Ghost on the sands of Turkey, perfect driving conditions. |
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Day 5 -
Alternative Transport, the true Marco Polo way |
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Day 5 -
The Boys in Uniform |
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Day 5 -
We had a flat, well how about that! |
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Day 5 -
The competition roaring up behind us |
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Day 5 -
Sorry did I mean past us! |
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Day 5 -
Not its not Droopy its Patrick in disguise getting ready to
but the alternative transport |
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Day 4 -
Inigo pleading with Claude not to give him a penalty, Claude
makes a call. |
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Day 4 -
Things get serious with a loose Exhaust Pipe |
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Day 4 -
Patrick where are we? Exactly? er... Parlez vous Anglais? |
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Day 4 -
Sorted, Are you sure you know where you are going Patrick? |
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Day 4 - We are cruising along nicely (at 30 km/h) |
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Day 3 -
This is more like it. Posters available here |
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Day 3 -
Okay we we are leading ahead at least some of the competition |
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Day 3 -
This is not our car (Ha, Bar) |
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Day 2 -
Can you spot the Sunglasses |
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Day 2 -
Where are we? Some where in France I think |
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Day 2 -
Now it is my turn to Map Read |
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Day 2 -
There seems to be a lot of stopping off on this trip |
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Day 2 -
Taxi anyone, perhaps he knows the way |
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Day 2 -
To many flies in this country |
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Day - 1
The Great man himself sees us off. Sterling Moss at the Helm
waves his flag for this unique rally, lets hope he makes to
Peking in time to see us arrive (1st of course) |
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Day 1 -
Tara - Fully loaded and ready to go, Mrs Brennan in orange,
Patrick in green, Inigo hidden by Tara, everyone is ready to
go. |
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Day 1 -
Inigo has a little champers before leaving, Patrick thinks he
is turning left, while Tara brushes up on a little navigation |
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Day 1 -
Its me! The only official sponsor to make it to the Start, Alfred
and I (Guy) come to see them off. |
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Day 1 -
Patrick and Inigo get a little Mechanical advice, clearer Patrick
is leaving this honour to Inigo! |