Skoda Rally Blog

… the notcher has arrived. And I have bought a holesaw to fit it (a relief as I wasn’t sure I could get one to fit the thread, just a standard Starrett one though, bonus), and ordered some thin-wall tubing to mock the joints up on (to get the angles right before doing them on the real deal).

So next week (Monday) should see some progress, providing the weather holds off. The rest of England has been flooded, so I guess I should be happy that nothing like that has happened here.

There’s another bit of news, although far off. I’ve been accepted on the Plymouth-Dakar rally. This is a “banger rally” – you are supposed to get a car for £100 or less, and spend £15 preparing it. As it has to be LHD, this is unlikely at best. The idea is to drive the 3700 miles to Banjul (in the Gambia, a bit past Dakar), and then give the car away to be auctioned, with the proceeds going to local charities. In addition I’m planning on a bit of fund raising. If I can manage ?100 for 10km, I’m hoping I can make a couple of grand for the 6000km I have to do in a little car. Which will almost definitely be another Felicia, seems fitting.