MGs
from downunder make an epic journey from Chian to the UK
You can learn
more of this epic journey, the entrants and their MGs, their
itinerary and schedule. They arrive in Beijing on Sunday 18th
April and begin the paperwork process for their journey through
China, then leave on Friday 23rd April and are due to arrive
at Club Office in Abingdon on Sunday 18th July and then Longbridge
on Monday 19th July 2010.
Read more
Information
from Stuart Mumby, MGA Register Chairman and MGBGTV8 owner!
Posted:
2.4.10 |
Nanhui
to Longbridge along the Silk Road 2010
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What
would make a group of fifteen MG enthusiasts want
to drive forty plus year old MGs from Beijing to
London from April to July 2010 along unfamiliar
roads and through 16 countries some of which have
a degree of political instability? |
Well
the MG Car Club Gold Coast Australia has arranged just
that! You can learn more of this epic journey, the entrants
and their MGs, their itinerary and their schedule. They
plan to arrive in Beijing on Sunday 18th April and begin
the paperwork process for their journey through China,
then leave on Friday 23rd April. They hope to arrive at
Club Office in Abingdon on Sunday 18th July and then Longbridge
on Monday 19th July 2010. Read
more
What
is the background to the Peking to Paris drive?
On 10 June 1907 eleven men in five cars assembled at the
French embassy in Peking (now Beijing) for the start of
what would become one of the most famous motor rallies
in history. The original proposal by Le Matin was to drive
from Paris to Peking, but the plan was later reversed
to avoid the summer rains in northern China. For the next
few months the Peking to Paris raid would capture the
hearts and imagination of Europe.The
entrants faced formidable challenges. It was only 20 years
since the first motor-cars and few imagined such impractical
vehicles could cross two continents, or go on to become
the global problem they are today.
Fuel and spare parts were sent ahead by foot, mule and
camel to supply the vehicles. Source www.beijingtoparis.com
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