There were also special awards presented
at the prestigious gala dinner at the Intercontinental Hotel to those who stood out during
the rally. Hok Kiang Sia and his son Eric from
Malaysia were presented with the True Grit
award for battling to catch up with the rally
after the engine bay of their 1933 Rolls Royce
Phantom caught fire.
David and Jo Roberts from the UK won the
Against All Odds award for keeping their
1954 Sunbeam Alpine on the road despite
many mechanical issues that they managed to
fix by themselves.
The Spirit of the Rally award was presented to Australia’s Max and Julie Stephenson
in the 1923 Vauxhall OD 23/60, a crew
that had not completed all the time trials and
checkpoints but also found time to help others
in need or trouble, and to explore the countries visited on the rally.
ERA Rally Director Fred Gallagher said:
“Prince Borghese, the very first winner of the
Peking to Paris, said it was driving the impossible, and I’m sure all of our crews would
agree. But they arrived in Paris to a heroic
welcome and should all be very proud of
what they have achieved. The spirit amongst
the whole rally has been fantastic with friendships forged that will last a lifetime. An amazing experience for all of us.”
The next Peking to Paris Motor Challenge
will be in June 2019, with an exciting new
proposed route that will take competitors into
Kazakhstan and across to Azerbaijan, Turkey
and Greece.
For all the results, visit www.endurorally.com