This year I am entering into the Credit Suisse Banger Rally for Parkinson’s UK. Some of you may or may not know of the event, but a brief overview is that you are challenged to buy a banger for £500 and drive it a considerable distance while completing challenges on the way.

The challenge is to drive from London > Luxembourg > Paris, over 2 days…The vehicle I chose for the event is a 1976 Landrover Series 3

To put this challenge into context I will throw around some numbers..

·         2 Tonnes – the weight of the vehicle

·         120 decibels – The noise level in the cab at motorway cruising speeds

·         0 – Number of driver aids (No power steering, No brake servos, No radio)

·         4 – Drum brakes per wheel, its stops……just

·         50mph – Top speed…if your ears can take the strain

·         700 miles – The total distance to cover

To help share the driving duties I am joined in the team by 3 colleagues from our Zurich office:

·         Thomas Erdman

·         Gery Zollinger

·         Michael Kriener

To further complicate matters none of the above will have been able to drive the car prior to the event, it’ll be a whole new experience.

This year, the beneficiaries of our foolishness will be Parkinson’s UK.

Parkinson’s is a progressive and fluctuating neurological condition, it occurs when 80% of the dopamine producing cells are lost from the part of the brain that controls movement.

This loss of dopamine is unknown,

Please give generously to this worthy cause