Kim's new pick up truck
Pedestrian Area
Old buildings, lots of fountains
Kim finally got a burger, here in Slovakia.
Kim's new job: fixing Bentley's
Kim's drinking a Beer!
oh! Roland's had too much Root Beer
“Today has been a full-on day of rallying with no less than
four closed-road Tests, plus we took over the Slovakiaring racing circuit,
which features as a round of the Touring Car Championship.
Narrow, twisty hilly tarmac roads that snake their way through
wooded slopes are regularly closed down for rallying in this region and the
Slovak Association of Motor Sport run by Garbiela and Peter Szczecsinova have
put into place a great plan to ensure the final days of the Peking to Paris
offer a sting in the tail.
An intensive day – with long and twisty mountain roads
between the closed-road sections requiring concentration on both timing and
navigation have been well received, particularly by the Dutch competitors. The
results have been affected.
Third-place in the Vintageants Category, Mike Reeves and
Michelle Jana Chan in the V8 Ford Coupe, suffered clutch problems today – fixed
up by roving sweep mechanic Rob Dominy – but in the process the crew lost 45
minutes. However, the crew have held on to their third-overall placing as well
as their Gold medals, but in the European Trophy, the car has tumbled down the
leader board.
The new leader of the European Trophy – for best effort from
Kiev to Paris – is Tony and Lee Strelzow from Canada in their Derby Bentley
tourer on 30 hours 25 minutes, Bruce and Ben Washington in their Chrysler are
second on 30:26:30, and the Woodcock Brothers’ Bentley is third, hard on the
heels of the Chrysler on 30:26:56.
Bill Cleyndert in the Ford Model A Special took a tumble
down the leader board for the European Trophy today when a rear wheel collapsed
with broken spokes during hard cornering on the circuit test, the final test of
the day. The car is now fourth in the European Trophy, and 27th overall in the
Vintageants. “There isn’t much left on the car we can now break,” said Bill
this evening as he parked up in the hotel car park.
In the Classics Category, the European Trophy is looking
good for the Datsun crew of Paul and Mariella Kirkham, on 27:28:07. Philippe
Clamens is second in his Mercedes 450SL, car 91, and the Italians in the Lancia
Fulvia are third.
Leader of the Vintageants, Phil Garratt in the red Chevy
Coupe, had troubles today coming under pressure, and lost time, completing one
Test with no clutch, and then hearing a loud bang… “we thought our rally was
over. We then discovered a broken clutch cable, but were able to change it by
the roadside, we were carrying a spare. We then made the next Time Control with
just minutes to spare… it’s been a great day, this is what it should be all
about.” Their problems however failed to prevent them setting a string of best
times in the Vintageant Category on the test-sections.
Others also had problems. Car 100, the big Holden V8
pick-up, slid off on a gravel-covered corner but was able to get back onto the
road having dropped time, and car 97, the big Mercury Park Lane suffered a fuel-pump
failure.
Quite a few cars failed to book in on time at the lunchtime
Time Control and collected penalties.”
Peking to Paris Rally Report
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