Peking to Paris
classic car rally 2013
Peking – Great Wall of China – Inner Mongolia – Gobi Desert – Outer Mongolia – Ulaan Baatar – Telmen Lake – Russia – Novosibirsk – Omsk – Tyumen – Samara – Ukraine – Kiev – Lviv – Slovakia – Kosice – Bratislava – Austria – Schladming – Switzerland – Gstaad – France – Troyes – Paris
In 2013 Mr Mark van Hees, form Widdington, Essex, completes the Peking to Paris car Rally
So some of us Widdington folk had a weekend in Paris to welcome him over the finish line
THE ROUTE
The 2013 Peking to Paris route travelled from China, through Mongolia, then into Russia and westwards to the Ukraine, Slovakia and Europe finish in Paris. There were be free days in Ulaan Baatar, Novosibirsk, Samara and Kiev.
From China the route passed through Mongolia, the world’s most sparsely populated independent country, with the Gobi Desert.
From Mongolia the route travelled through Russia, avoiding main roads and major towns and cities, and the longest stage saw competitors travelling 415 miles in a day.
No15 Drivers Bill Cleyndert(GB) / Mark van Hees(GB) Car 1929 – Ford Model A Speedster Engine size 3400
Car Arrives in Beijing
Great Wall of China
Mark at the Great Wall of China
Chinese officials going over traffic laws
The Rally starts at the great Wall of China
And they're Offfff
Wild Camping
Very Wild Camping
Day 4:
Altanshiree-Ulaanbaatar
Altanshiree-Ulaanbaatar
The starting line in Altanshiree
Camel spotting in Mongolia
On the road again, well just
Day 9
Day 10:
Khyargas Lake-Üüreg Lake
Khyargas Lake-Üüreg Lake
Leaving the Mongolian capital of Ulaan Baatar.
Day 16: Omsk-Tyumen
Another long day of driving through Western Siberia--this time, they travelled more than 400 miles from Omsk northwestward across the rural farmlands into Tyumen Oblast. Like yesterday, the time trials had to be cancelled as a result of road damage caused by the recent rain that the area has experienced. Much of today's route took them on a tarmac road that was extremely uneven and full of potholes, making the driving and navigating particularly difficult. Rally officials reported that part of the route was across marshland where mosquitoes and other insects swarmed.
Day 19, Ufa-Samara
Racing along dirt roads on the way to Samara.
Day 26: Kiev-Lviv
Time trial on the Chaika ("Seagull") race circuit
Racing around
the Seagull Circuit
Live on Slovakia TV
Sometime you just have to push
Back on the road
Day 30: Schladming-Davos
The British #15 team in a 1929 Ford Model A Speedster on a not so easy drive through the Swiss Alps
Day 31: Davos-Gstaad
The route took them southwestward then north on narrow and steep roads across a high-altitude mountain range.
Day 32: Gstaad-Troyes
Finally, out of the cold up in the high mountain passes, the drive was through the beautiful French countryside but felt long since they are so close to the finish line in Paris.
Saturday, June 29, 2013
After driving 7,610 miles across China, Mongolia, Russia, Ukraine, Slovakia, Austria, Switzerland, and France, they arrived in Paris at Place Vendome
We are all waiting for the boys to cross the finish line
We all wait at the finish line in the Place Vendôme
Mark and Bill, make it to the finish
A welcome Champagne Shower from Mr Mick Barnett
Time for lunch at the La Bombe, paris, 20 Rue du 4 septembre.
A visit to the top of the Sacré-Cœur Paris
The Gang
Graffiti
Now the Gangs all here.
Well someone has to take the photos
Time for a little shopping
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Please see the rally day to day details
pekingtoparisrallyblog.blogspot.com/2013/06/