In 2009 Dad and I completed 'Touareg Trail, The Hardcore Edition' and were crowned 'Most Hardcore Team at the finish! Check out ore 2009 blog: http://www.norfolk2benin.blogspot.com/


This year we will return!!!

The routes are mainly off road and in 2 parts...

Part 1: The Dakar Challenge: Starts in France and meanders across the Atlas Mountains of Morocco and the deserts of Mauritania to the legendary capital of Senegal: Dakar.

Part 2: Raid Afrique: From Senegal we travel via savanna and jungle routes of Mali, on to Burkina Faso and Togo to the white sandy beaches of the tropics in Benin. Twenty 2cvs are due to participate with only the minimum of support.

"Amazingly behind the steering wheels of these cars are not professional rally drivers, not Paris-Dakar drivers nor racing fanatics but ordinary people with one thing in common, an absolute passion for adventure in its purest form."

You can read more about the adventure(s) on the organisations official website: www.touareg-trail.be


Last time we raised £1,500 for the charity Unicef, this time we want to do it again but for Parkinsons UK. So we need your support, please dig deep and sponsor us to help this fantastic charity. Simply visit or webpage: http://www.justgiving.com/2cvAfrica

Saturday 20 October 2012

Boujad Forest – Gorges de Todra 300km

Wednesday 17th
Mileage 67818
Todays track takes us off road firstly, then up and down the Atlas Mountains the views were breathtaking, literally! It was really windy when we stopped at the top of them to take pics. Laura strugged a little as she seemed to flood her carb when we needed to apply throttle uphill, but when we heard other teams having the same problems we tried not to worry too much. Our oil temp was running at about 100 degrees and we did need to bleed the brakes once as they got so hot when going downhill, The roads were loads of fun to drive and really Laura was running and coping well. But as they say, don't speak too soon....before we reached camp we decided to refuel in preparation for a long day tomorrow in the sand, we filled our 2nd tank and when leaving the garage there was a really strong smell of petrol, so at camp it was straight to work. The 2nd tank has a gasket on the top (fuel sender unit) and the gasket was kapot so again we fashioned a gasket, this time from a cardboard (tea bags) box......no problem, just solutions!









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  1. Petervdl2cv20 October 2012 at 02:15

    " the gasket was kapot" haha learning Flemish word by word! ;-)
    We really enjoy reading your updates, and are glad that you can manage all your mechanical problems like real MacGyvers, that's the real spirit!!! Take care & bon voyage! P&R

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