Adam Kale's Banger Rally Fundraising Page
Adam Kale is raising money for Edinburgh Children's Hospital Charity
Participants: Adam, Mo, Martin, Robert
Story
I would like to thank everyone for their donations and support.
Although we changed the banger last minute, we still managed to drive the 2,000 miles required to get to Rome.
All the crew are back home safe but unfortunately the car didnt make it home and was scrapped. :-(
Please see the picture as proof that we got there in the end.
Many thanks
the Piston u crew :-)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Thanks for visiting my fundraising page!
My friends and I will be doing a sponsored Banger Rally Across Europe this September.
We will be giving all donations to the Sick Kids Friends Foundation which provides funding to assist the work of the Royal Hospital for Sick Children. Children from all across Scotland attend the Sick Kids Hospital. Over 100,000 children are cared for every year. You don't have to be a doctor to help make sick kids better! Sponsor us today!
A video will be made of the journey and your names will be placed in the credits saying a special thanks.
If for any reason the car refuses to work, you have our word that we will hitch a lift to rome even if we need to sell our luggage.
The Sick kids website is here: www.edinburghsickkids.org
We will keep you updated with all the details and more pictures will come once we paint the car and put funny stickers on it!....Watch this space....
Below you will see the details of our gruelling trip!
Night 0 - 17th September 2009 - Check-In
There are two set routes to Switzerland: the direct route, where you get to experience the joys of French tolls; and the other taking you through 5 countries and the rural French countryside.
The trade-off is simple. If we actually want to get to Switzerland in time to start Day 2, we might just go ahead and pay the tolls. If we feel adventurous, we may navigate any way we see fit.
We can always wave at the competition when we cross paths again during there trip back to the UK, which might be the next time we see any of the rest of the rally. (I think the Tolls will need to be paid)
Swiss Day! 250 miles in 8 hours, covering anything up 7 passes. This is the Staples2Naples signature day and the exact route may not be disclosed until the morning of Day 2. This usually depends on the day's challenge.
The day begins near the center of Switzerland. The day ends as you drop over the Swiss Alps into the Italian Alps of Northern Italy.
Night 3 will see Staples2Naples back in its previous venue, historic Viterbo, Italy
The city saw the recent introduction of a new, large (large by European standards, that is) hotel, so maybe some of our teams, at least, will have the chance to experience clean running water and sheets that you can't see through.
We are nothing if not forever hopeful.
As in 2006, S2N will most likely stop short of Naples due to health and safety concerns. Naples has some very public problems at the moment. Rome here we come!
Donating through Justgiving is quick, easy and totally secure. It’s also the most efficient way to sponsor me: Edinburgh Sick Kids Friends Foundation gets your money faster and, if you’re a UK taxpayer, Justgiving makes sure 25% in Gift Aid, plus a 3% supplement, are added to your donation.
So please sponsor us now!
Thank you for your support
Adam Kale