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Day 32: Gstaad to Troyes

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Day 32

Gstaad toTroyes

Can't believe it we crossed into France today. The Palace hotel was a marvel and our  skeleton …

Day 31: Davos to Gstaad

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Day 31

Davis-Gstaad


Not sure it could have been any harder. This was a day that threw everything at us. Just can't …

Day 30: Schladming to Davos

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Day 30. Schladming- Davos, Switzerland

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We begin our day at the top of a pass and then we did 6 more. There were …

Day 29 Bratislava to Schladming

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Day 29 Bratislava to Schladming. Austria 

Race track and Hill Climb   being chased by others now...

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Tony was …

Day 28: Kosice to Brataslava

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Day 28 Kosice to Bratislava


Five races today and time controls. It could be are hardest day yet. We raced well …

Day 27: Liviv to Kosice (Couple of Videos to start they are slow to load)

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Li'viv to

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Day 27- Lviv to Slovakian border then on to Kosice


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Not to far today to drive

slept like …

Day 26: Kiev to Li'viv

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Day 26 Kiev to Lviv about 468km


Our mornings never start with a whimper but we don't want a bang either. Up at …

Day 25: Rest day Kiev

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Day 25 

Kiev Rest Day

We are on the river Dniepro, in a Fairmont Hotel. I think it's Canadian at  least it used …

Day 24: Kharkov to Kiev

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Day 24 Kharkov to Kiev


This time change stuff, isn't great, I woke at what I thought was 6:00 but it was 5:00am. …

Day 23: Voronezh to Kharkov

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Day 23 Voronezh to Ukraine-Kharkiv. 407 km


Track day at the border Belgorod race track. First formal time trial …

Day 22: Saratov to Voronezh

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Day 22 Saratov to Voronezh. 

608KM to go today.

There are these moments that are just so right. Last night was …

Day 21: Samara to Saratov

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Day 21 Samara to Saratov

Our start is higher again today as a few got the bad news their cars will not be ready …

Day 20: Samara rest day

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Wow surprised, we are now in 4th in class and 7th overall, cant get too excited as we are only at day 20. Still …

Day 19: Ufa to Samara

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Day 19 trying to get to Samara

Probably our worst day yet for flats. We had three blow outs by 11:00am. Two later …

Day 18: Ekatrineburg to Ufa

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Day 18.  Yekaterinaburg to Ufa

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One word, exhaustion. We have tried to catch up, with sleep etc, but the continuous …

Day 17: Toomen to Ekaterineburg

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Day 17

Two flat tires yesterday is more than enough. We are getting proficient at changing them but the black flies, …

Day 16 Omsk to Tyumen

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We headed out early to avoid the crowds the roads were complicated by potholes and ruts but paved  roads. Our …

Day 15 Novosibirsk to Omsk

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Day 15

One day of rest HA! If that was rest bring on work. Tony arrived at the hotel at 7:00am. He showered lay …

Day 14 Novosibirsk rest day

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Day 13 :

This was supposed to be a rest day or 'fix-it' day depending on the star of the cars. For us it as definiaity …

Day 13: Aya to Novosibirsk

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Day 13 to Novosibirsk 

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The car is certainly in need of a rest as our we but we have 700km to cover and three …

Day 12: Russian Border to Aya

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Day 12-CAMP on the Russian Border and into Russia

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I have hot shots, what a great invention. 

Last night was …

Day 11: Uureg lake to Russian Border

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Day 11 border of Siberia

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The Bentleys all lined up below

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This is car #23 he stripped right down here, redressed it was quite the view. He then started the race.

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Wind sun hail snow and rain was the order of the day. Hurricane force winds …

Day 10: Chjargas lake to Uureg lake

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Day 10 Chjargas Lake to Uureg Lake


Brilliant sunshine from 5:30am so difficult to sleep after that. What a night …

Day 9: Telman lake to Chjargas lake

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Day 9

Cold last night, about 2 degrees. It woke me and I didn't sleep much past 4:30am. The sun is up by 5 am. …

Day 8: Muran to Telmen

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Day 8


Warmer today at the campsite but once agin at 4:00am we had gale force winds. This time we were prepared …

Day 7: Bulgan to Muran

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Day 7

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Heading out of camp we are now in 10 th spot overall and 5th in our class. I think OK car you are doing …

Day 6: Ulaan Bataar to Bulgan

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Day 5 REST DAY Ulan Bataar

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So today we rest, well sort of, SO much to do so little time. Our arrival last night in Ulan Bataar was crazy. …

© Anthony Strelzow 2013