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Bangers to barcelona I am off tomorrow
« on: May 18, 2011, 10:37:54 pm »
Guys I am off in the morning to start the Bangers to Barcelona rally .
Me and my 2 mates have lost are dads to cancer , and are raising money for cancer research check out the just giving site
http://www.justgiving.com/Allan-Lunn
We are trying to raise £1,000 to give to cancer research.
We have bought a pug 406 diesel for £300 and we hope it will make spain to the end of the rally on sunday night , so we can get to the end party    :happy2:
If its still running ok we are going to drive it home and take in some of the sites of france.
A bit different to driving the Mk5
I will let you know how we get on

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Re: Bangers to barcelona I am off tomorrow
« Reply #1 on: May 18, 2011, 10:40:56 pm »
Good luck and I hope it makes it all the way. That's a great reason and charity for doing it :happy2:
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Re: Bangers to barcelona I am off tomorrow
« Reply #2 on: May 18, 2011, 11:37:02 pm »
all the best fella, have a great trip  :happy2:
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Re: Bangers to barcelona I am off tomorrow
« Reply #3 on: May 26, 2011, 09:44:34 pm »
Just back from the rally, Are banger made it there and back allmost 2,500 miles in total .
We have raised allmost £1,000 now for cancer research which is the main point. BUT
We have had such a laugh over those miles and have met some top people with the funniest cars, decorated in many styles.
A 3 wheel reliant completed it , and a batmobile (escort mk5 ) complete with flame thrower, which caught alight in a car park.
A lot of people dumped there cars in Barcelona and flew back, I was offered 3 cars for free !
If you guys fancy doing it next year I would recomend it.
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Re: Bangers to barcelona I am off tomorrow
« Reply #4 on: May 27, 2011, 08:28:22 pm »
Just back from the rally, Are banger made it there and back allmost 2,500 miles in total .
We have raised allmost £1,000 now for cancer research which is the main point. BUT
We have had such a laugh over those miles and have met some top people with the funniest cars, decorated in many styles.
A 3 wheel reliant completed it , and a batmobile (escort mk5 ) complete with flame thrower, which caught alight in a car park.
A lot of people dumped there cars in Barcelona and flew back, I was offered 3 cars for free !
If you guys fancy doing it next year I would recomend it.
 :happy2:

Congratulations - That's some really good fundraising, do you make the money from selling sponsorship to companies? The last time I fundraised that much I had to cycle from one end of the country to the other  :signLOL:

I wanna do it next year - but my mates are thinking of cars that are too practical/reliable - BMW 520i with 200k miles was one.

I think a Fiat Cinqucento or even an Alfa 146 is far more suitable - guaranteed trouble!

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Re: Bangers to barcelona I am off tomorrow
« Reply #5 on: May 27, 2011, 09:14:37 pm »
Yeh well done Pete, that does sound like a great way to raise a few quid!  :happy2:

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Re: Bangers to barcelona I am off tomorrow
« Reply #6 on: May 27, 2011, 09:59:46 pm »
Thanks mate, I wish i had not missed the nuburg ring trip, maybe we could do a charity trip there next year lol, in a £300 banger, that would be fun, and then to take it round the track.   :happy2:

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Re: Bangers to barcelona I am off tomorrow
« Reply #7 on: May 27, 2011, 10:01:53 pm »
Sounds like fun!  :driver:

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Re: Bangers to barcelona I am off tomorrow
« Reply #8 on: May 27, 2011, 10:35:40 pm »
Hi..sounds like a right laugh..me and a few mates thinking of maybe doing this next year.. :happy2:

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Re: Bangers to barcelona I am off tomorrow
« Reply #9 on: May 28, 2011, 10:30:38 pm »
I would recomend it mate, but I would buy a banger and then dump it in barcellona and fly back, its cheaper, and less knackering.

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Re: Bangers to barcelona I am off tomorrow
« Reply #10 on: May 28, 2011, 10:44:41 pm »
Nice one!

I did the same banger rally 2 years ago in a £250 1990 escort covered in yellow fur.

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Re: Bangers to barcelona I am off tomorrow
« Reply #11 on: May 28, 2011, 11:09:16 pm »
Sounds good fella, I am trying to make plans for next year, I was thinking 2 cv or plastic pig   :grin:

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Re: Bangers to barcelona I am off tomorrow
« Reply #12 on: May 28, 2011, 11:13:22 pm »

Great cause.
 
Good luck, great trip  :happy2:

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Re: Bangers to barcelona I am off tomorrow
« Reply #13 on: May 29, 2011, 03:05:43 pm »
Pete, were there concessions on fuel or anything? Who paid the expenses for the fuel/hotels and anything else?

Sounds like a real good laugh.
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Re: Bangers to barcelona I am off tomorrow
« Reply #14 on: May 29, 2011, 06:27:04 pm »
Hi mate
We have split the expenses between myself and my 2 mates that did it, so that all money raised goes to charity.
Its cost us about £500 each. we are going to sell the car and split the money. It would have been cheaper to dump the car in spain and fly back on a cheap flight.