MIKE THOMPSON AND ANDREW DAVIES,
SECOND OVERALL WITH
THE 1929 CHRYSLER 75 ROADSTER
own rally. Once you crossed the border, you
never knew what you were going to get. I’m
so proud of my dad…and I’d go back and do
it all again tomorrow.”
As well as the winner’s trophy, Harry was
also awarded the Philip Young Cup, presented to the best performing novice of the event.
Second place for the Vintageants went to
the British team of Mike Thompson and Andrew Davies, also in a 1929 Chrysler 75 Roadster, with fellow Brits Nigel Lee and Richard
Turner in the 1938 Ford 62 securing third.
Mark Pickering and Dave Boddy had fought
hard to win their first ‘P2P’ with fierce competition in the Classic category from the Ford Escorts,
Mustangs and other strong Datsun crews.
Mark said: “It is an amazing feeling to have
won such an iconic event, thank you to the
Endurance Rally Association for another fantastic adventure, meeting up with old friends
and making new friends, seeing places in the
world that you would never see otherwise.
The car is tired and so are Dave and I. We’re
looking forward to a well-earned rest.”
By the time they reached the finish line, second place went to Ludovic Bois from France
and Julia Colman from the UK in the 1969 Volvo Amazon, with Murray and Adam Jackson
from Australia taking third place in their 1974
Mercedes 450 SLC.
The Jackson crew also won the European
Cup for the Classics while Bill Cleyndert and
Jacqui Norman in the 1925 Bentley Super
Sports lifted the trophy for the Vintageants.
MURRAY AND ADAM JACKSON
(MERCEDES 450 SLC, 1974)