Events : 2015 Blackpool to Benidorm Rally – making the right appearance
Mike Humble As with most vehicle rallies, it’s all about appearances or, in this particular case, keeping up with them. Next Wednesday, 5th May sees the start of a charity […]
Mike Humble As with most vehicle rallies, it’s all about appearances or, in this particular case, keeping up with them. Next Wednesday, 5th May sees the start of a charity […]
Keith Adams Regular readers might recall that over the years, AROnline and austin-rover.co.uk has taken part in a considerable number of banger rallies over the years. Our cars have been […]
Alex Sebbinger It was about two years ago that my good friend Rhydian Edwards and I decided to partake in a Banger Rally. Having read about the adventures of Keith […]
Adventures from a Banger Rally in which our Editor falls down a hole Keith Adams As you know, we’ve been quite deeply involved in the RatRod 2011 here at AROnline. […]
Steven Ward I’d promised myself for many years that a Banger Rally would be an event I must do at some point. This year happened to be the year – […]
Andrew Elphick So while the erstwhile man in charge of AROnline typed away, his partner in crime got busy negotiating. Badly. My grasp of Hungarian is… Well… Er… You get […]
Keith Adams Well, to say that day two was eventful is something of an understatement. After leaving the hotel in the morning, I decided it would be good to […]
Keith Adams We all know what happens to the best laid plans of mice and men. Yep, they go to hell in an AdamsCart. The plan to drive our Rover […]
Keith Adams Banger rally Rover 216GTIs and I have history. Alexander Boucke, Declan Berridge and I competed in Staples2Naples 2004 in one (and came second!) and enjoyed every minute of […]
Keith Adams You mention the term RatRod to most people and they’ll probably picture something like the car above. A gorgeous Hot Rod that’s been wonderfully patinated, turning rust into […]
Keith Adams The banger rally season is well underway now, but if you’re considering a last minute run on one, you’ll be glad to know that through AROnline, you can […]
Keith Adams It’s been three years since I’ve been on a Banger Rally and, as the months have worn on, I’ve found that the withdrawal symptoms have become increasingly painful. […]
Alexander Boucke Our trusty Rover 827 Vitesse has been out on the road again. This time my brother Cornelius and his mate Thomas wanted to see some sandy beaches – […]
Alexander Boucke I’m sure you think there must be an abandoned, dead 827 Vitesse in front of my place – given that, when I last wrote about the car around […]
Alexander Boucke The Munich-Barcelona Vitesse had an attack of heritage yesterday – it left me stranded at the office in the evening… Now with the weather getting warmer, the PGM-FI […]
Alexander Boucke As dry and sunny spells are never bound to last very long in Central Europe, fixing the Vitesse’s wipers was the first step towards regular use. Carrying large […]
Alexander Boucke Will this be the direct way into mental and economical crisis? Come on, there is no way an old Rover 827 will be more economical to run than […]
1: Background Despite finishing in Prague, we’ll still be conquering the mighty Stelvio Pass.. I THINK it’s an integral part of my CV these days – ‘taking inappropriate cars on […]
2: Preparations 12 May Our first choice went belly up, thanks to a leaky tank, fuel lines, and duff brakes… ALTHOUGH I wasn’t saying so at the time, the moment […]
Day One, Calais to Interlaken It was HIM… FOR the first time ever, for me, I was sitting in a themed car with zero chance of returning to the UK […]
Day Two, Interlaken to Bormio Sustenpass, and we’ve already warmed up the tyres nicely. DAY One, then, had passed without any problems. Our Skoda rattled contentedly on, the motorway miles […]
Day Three, Bormio to Salzburg Superman day… but a distinct lack of water pistols. We, brightened things up in our Captain Chos garb… BORMIO many have looked beautiful the previous […]
Day Four, Salzburg to Prague We teamed up with Sheila’s Wheels… None of us expected them to be so much fun ANOTHER shortish but interesting day would see us drive […]
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