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DASH TO THE MED 2
Wednesday 7th June 2023
UK
chris driscoll
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DASH TO THE MED 2
On the 7th June 2023, thirteen convertibles set off from Old Reigatians Rugby Club on Park Lane 🏁 , each costing no more than £999, each having seen much better days, each faced with a near 1500km drive through the heart of France to our final destination, Antibes. A roads only - hefty fines for anybody caught using a toll road. A 3 day, epic journey raising over £80,000 for charity, striking fear into the heart of every driver & co-driver - would their fine steed make it through the night and day that followed? The lights on the dashboard of a combination of middle aged Mercs, stumbling Saabs, mature Mazdas and minging Minis would have caused the Blackpool Illuminations to feel like a poor relation, Every roof stayed down, come rain ☂ or shine 🌞 . There was intense heat through Rennes and there were heavy storms through the mountains north of Grasse. There were laughs, there were tears. There was emotion and there were serious concerns as the cars climbed well over 6000ft on numerous occasions - clutches that smelt more like a blast furnace and brakes that you could have fried eggs on. An amazing trip, an enormous well done to all those who took part and last but not least, a huge thank you to all of you who have sponsored us - it is YOU who make the difference.
https://www.renewedhope.org.uk/ - They provide practical solutions and emotional support to the homeless, vulnerable and isolated of East Surrey. They seek to see all who come to them given a new hope and the opportunity to build a new life.
https://www.esdas.org.uk/ - They help anyone who lives or works in the East Surrey area who has, or is experiencing domestic abuse. They promote the ethos that everyone has the right to live life free from threats, violence and abuse.
https://www.rgs.foundation/ - They provide first class educational opportunities for children whose potential is far greater than their financial means. They aim to produce sufficient income to support a wider range of deserving pupils through immediate bursarial support addressing the issue of Social Mobility in the local area.
https://www.myname5doddie.co.uk/ - They are absolutely committed to a vision of a world free of Motor Neuron Disease, leaving no stone unturned in their relentless pursuit of this goal.
Follow us on social media;-
FACEBOOK - Dash To The Med 2
INSTAGRAM - dashtothemed2
TWITTER - @dashtothemed2
If anybody wants to see it, there is a short 'reel' which certainly captures the spirit of the event - just ask whoever you sponsored for a copy!!
SUBSTANTIAL DONATION FROM AEROTRON
A huge thank you to AEROTRON LTD for a substantial donation to these great causes!! It has created such a significant boost to the fundraising - the whole D2TM2 are extremely grateful and proud to be a part of this!!
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+£5,301.38 Gift Aid
raised of £75,000 target
by 411 supporters
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5 months
Hutch
Well done guys. Hope you had an amazing time and made lots of £ for all the deserving charities. Sorry I couldn’t join you as hoped but here is a donation to the Dash 23 and hope to join you next time - 2024 perhaps?!… Cheers Hutch
£ 250.00 (+£62.50)
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5 months, 2 weeks
Paul Smith
Well done Westo and everyone else for a great effort and a terrific sum raised.
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5 months, 3 weeks
Anonymous
£ 25.00 (+£6.25)
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5 months, 3 weeks
Paul Walsh
Well done chaps. Would have liked to join you on that one.
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5 months, 3 weeks
Anonymous
£ 5.00 (+£1.25)
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5 months, 3 weeks
Anonymous
£ 20.00
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5 months, 3 weeks
Nick and Madeleine
Well done Sassy Fox No.5 and congratulations to everyone involved
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5 months, 3 weeks
Ynes Perfitt
Amazing result. Have loved seeing the car Neil (car 7) next door this week
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5 months, 3 weeks
BBQ
Thanks to Jax, Debs and Debbie for their efforts on the Departure BBQ.
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5 months, 4 weeks
Michelle Douglas
Congratulations to everyone,! It looked like so much fun and for such a great cause. Amazing! Nick and Michelle x
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5 months, 4 weeks
Dallas and Alan Taylor
Congratulations Tony and Simon in CAR 4 on your fantastic trip. Loved seeing the photos. Great causes, you should all be very proud.
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5 months, 4 weeks
Gareth Nutt
Well done chaps - especially through the torrential rain!
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6 months
Daz Dorman
Good luck to all taking part. Your doing a wonderful thing for many great charities.
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6 months
Roger and Becky
Rick - car 93 - wishing you a safe trip and avoid the showers in your convertible!
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6 months
Anonymous
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6 months
Rees
Congrats on finishing Chris and for raising so much money in such a fun way!!! Helen and kerith xx
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6 months
Richard and Terri
Good luck and well done for continuing this excellent charity
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6 months
Ruth Allonby!
Enjoy your Dash To The Med 2 “experience” Neil James! Great causes. X
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6 months
Claire de Groot
Best of luck to all, this for RobandTimCar71 which is apparently already falling apart!
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6 months
Anonymous
All the best! Neil - car 7
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6 months
Anonymous
Good luck to all and especially to car 66. Lv Mave and Richard.
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6 months
Alex
Good luck George and Dan in Car53! Brilliant causes, well done all involved!
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6 months
Simon and Lorraine
Good luck Car no 7! Have fun! Hope the sun shines all the way! Best wishes Simon and Lorraine
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6 months
Anonymous
Great event guys for some great causes. Take care, be safe.
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6 months
Anonymous
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6 months
David & Margaret
Enjoy the trip JD. Remind Sean he sent your mother off once - Ha ha ha
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6 months
Anonymous
Have a great trip Tony & Simon in car 4 Best Wishes Brenda & Terry
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6 months
Sharon
Good Luck Tony!! Wishing you all a safe and fun drive. Love Sharon, Jamie, Shaun and Ryan x
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6 months
Rich Mac
£100 quid on Car 13 for the wooden spoon! Or is that not how this works? ;) Good luck chaps, tally ho!
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6 months
Stephen Vickery
May the pluie hold off and all of you arrive safely in the south of France. Bon chance cars 13 & 66
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6 months
Anonymous
Good luck Simon and the rest of the crew!
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6 months
Costa Pangalos
Happy motoring one and all! Good luck in particular to car Tirty-Tree! I hope "la petite voiture française" has the horsepower!
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6 months
Gatwick Construction Limited
Good luck to Rick - Car 93! 🏁 Wishing you and the rest of the drivers lots of luck in your dash to the Med! We hope this donation goes some way to help reach the target for some very worthy causes. Have fun!! Gatwick Construction
£ 750.00 (+£187.50)
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6 months
Isla & Martyn
Hope you have a great time everyone - wishing you weather success! #99
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6 months
Harriet & Tom
Best of luck George and Danny, don’t get lost! Harriet & Tom x
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6 months
David Leary
Good luck to all on your journey. I hope to hear lots of stories from car 69 as long as they remember to bring their passports!
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6 months
Susan & Bryan
Good luck Tony in car number 4 Have a great time and a safe trip!! Susan and Bryan xx
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6 months
Megan and Grace
Good Luck Uncle Tony Slow and steady doesn't always win the race! Love Megan and Grace xxx
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6 months
Judi Caul
Good luck Alan!... Sounds like alot of fun!!... Lots of love Judi & Finn Xxx
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6 months
Mark T
I know its not a race lads but i still want to hear that you got there FIRST, ha ha! Let's hope for no breakdowns and if you do, at least you have a first class grease monkey to fix it on board! Best of luck, go CAR #99
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6 months
Sonia Summons
Best wishes for a happy and safe journey to Martin and Jo car number 5 . Xx
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6 months
Tom Sheppard
Best of luck to everyone involved and hope the weather stays fair! Go car #69!!
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6 months
Michael Haydon
Good luck to all, especially Car 4 and Tony, keep The Blue Flag Flying High! Much Love The Haydon's. xx
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6 months
Anonymous
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6 months
Paul and Amy
Good luck car 99. Hope the weather holds out so you don't end up driving around in a mobile hot tub.
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6 months
Clive and Denise Wells
Our very best wishes to you all for this special event especially Martin and Jon in Car 5.
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6 months
Lorraine and Paul
Good Luck George and Dan in Car 53 Wishing you both a great trip down to the med. We will be keeping our fingers crossed for the best weather conditions. These are amazing charities that you are supporting. Well done. Looking forward to hearing all about the adventure and seeing lots of pics we hope xx
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6 months
Ian Randall
Remember your passport this time David (Sandeman) and your journey will be a lot smoother.0
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6 months
The Blunsom's
Thank you for raising so much money for 4 great charities and continuing to be such brilliant supporters of ESDAS X
£ 70.00 (+£17.50)
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6 months
Jason Vince / Earlswood Homes
Good luck to Sean & Jonny in car RGS350. From all at Earlswood Homes.
£ 500.00
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6 months
Roly Fisher
Great car, good causes but I must say rather dubious “battle honours”… but I hear Portsmouth police notoriously hard on “war hero” pretenders (not such an issue in France!)
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6 months
Anonymous
£ 10.00
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6 months, 1 week
Samantha Burnett
Good luck Westo in car #99 Best wishes Sam, James,.Ollie & Lottie Burnett
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6 months, 1 week
D and C Cobain
Good luck and we’ll done for all your work with Renewed Hope.
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6 months, 1 week
The Wilbraham Family
David, enjoy the drive and enjoy the dinner etc when you get there.
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6 months, 1 week
Anonymous
£ 50.00
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6 months, 1 week
David and Marena Cowan No53
Good luck George, take Herbie all the way to the winning line. Xx
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6 months, 1 week
Stuart and Jess
Good luck George! What a fantastic adventure for some great causes! Can’t wait to hear all about it (and we’ll keep an eye on the weather forecast!). Stuart and Jess x
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6 months, 1 week
Colin Cobain
Good luck - a great cause, hope you don’t get toooo wet😂🙈
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6 months, 1 week
The JBs
What an excellent way to raise money - Bon chance Rob&TimCar71 and trust the weather stays dry!
£ 100.00 (+£25.00)
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6 months, 1 week
Rehan and Varinder
Good luck Al and Chris (With a car numbered 13 you need all the luck!)
£ 501.00 (+£125.25)
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6 months, 1 week
PDT solicitors
If you need a kick ass lawyer to get you money you are owed then look no further than Ben Ashworth at PDT.
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6 months, 1 week
Anonymous
£ 100.00
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6 months, 1 week
Tom & Kate Hayward
Fingers crossed the weather is kind and all the cars finish. #Westocar99
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6 months, 1 week
Anonymous
£ 25.00 (+£6.25)
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6 months, 1 week
Hugh and Becs
Good luck Westo and Hardy in car 99 and have fun all.
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6 months, 1 week
Porters
Great cause and great fun, safe driving Dan! From Rich, Sally, George & Matty
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6 months, 1 week
Anonymous
Good luck, Neil and Mark in car 99 from Hardy Engineering, Transmission Specialists.
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6 months, 1 week
David P
Good luck to all racers, but especially car 33 (that will need to stop every 20 mins for ‘old man wee breaks’!)! Best of British Radders!
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6 months, 1 week
James Gates - Nexgen Group
Good luck Tony car #10. All the best from the team at Nexgen Group!!
£ 200.00
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6 months, 1 week
Marc and Lucy
Al and Chris, have a great trip to Antibes in your mini convertible and good luck to all on another epic voyage
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6 months, 1 week
Jon, Cat, Amelia & Evie
Which day are you wearing the Nigel Mansell gear?
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6 months, 1 week
J and J Franks
Good Luck RICK - CAR 93! Have a great time! J and J Franks Ltd
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6 months, 1 week
Anonymous
Good luck Mark and car 99. Be safe everyone. John O and family.
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6 months, 1 week
Nick Wedgwood
Good luck George and Dan car 53. Hope you don’t get too wet
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6 months, 1 week
Rick Russ & Kedge on Behalf of Joe's Repair Shop
Donation in lieu of favours provided by Joe's Repair Shop on Tattenham Corner. A Saab Master Technician able to deliver fighter jet performance from the 9-3 Aero. If anyone has a Saab then Joe is the man to service or fix it! http://www.joesrepairshop.co.uk/
£ 300.00 (+£75.00)
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6 months, 1 week
Anonymous
£ 30.00 (+£7.50)
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6 months, 1 week
S. Bashford
Good luck Neil #vehicle7. Let’s hope you have fab weather & unlike your last experience at Summmerlands Farm, Dorset! Best Wishes Sheila Bashford & family (Sonia’s clan!). x
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6 months, 1 week
Juanma Elices
Go Rob&TimCar71! Enjoy the experience and have a safe travels.
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6 months, 1 week
Anonymous
Good luck Mark
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6 months, 1 week
Dawn Mayar
Good luck Driscy car number 13 - you will smash it xxx
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6 months, 1 week
Charlie Varley
Rob&TimCar71 Duckhams Q used to work very well for me with the leaks! Something about the viscosity… Have fun and hope you raise loads Charlie Varley
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6 months, 1 week
Mary Sandeman
Good Luck car 69 - have fun - raise lots of money - and stay safe.
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6 months, 1 week
Tom and Rachel Popp
Good luck to all drivers and potential winner in #Westocar99 Mark aka “Smokey and the Bandit”. Go for it and safety first! :):);)
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6 months, 1 week
Anonymous
Go Car #33!
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6 months, 1 week
Nigel & Angela
Good luck #33 - fingers crossed you make it all the way - have fun
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6 months, 1 week
Anonymous
Rob&Tim71 I do hope you and the car arrive safely
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6 months, 1 week
Anonymous
Car 99 (Neil and Mark) .....wishing you the best of luck.... hope its wall to wall sunshine and adventures. Safe travels Love Karen and Bob xx
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6 months, 1 week
Lauren E
Good luck Alister! I'll do my best not to ask Sam every 5minutes if you've broken down yet... X
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6 months, 2 weeks
Nipper Snippers
Nipper Snippers Children's Hairdressers Reigate proud to sponsor Martin and Jon in Car 5. Sure you won’t have the only Hairdresser’s car! ✂️
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6 months, 2 weeks
Anonymous
£ 100.00
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6 months, 2 weeks
Anonymous
£ 10.00
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6 months, 2 weeks
Gregg and Claire Tennent
Great charities and I’m sure some good fun along the way!
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6 months, 2 weeks
Anonymous
Good luck Mark!
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6 months, 2 weeks
Debbie Woodford
Slapping this down against Car 5, ably being driven by Jon and Martin. After all who doesn’t love a Saab! Good luck to all of course and such a great causes - I hope you get to your target x
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6 months, 2 weeks
Danielle & Austin
Good luck Neil (car7) hope the Imola upgrades pay off 🚗
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6 months, 2 weeks
Andy Dalton
Good luck to car #Car69, and to the rest of the drivers. May you be blessed with good weather and fair roads.
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6 months, 2 weeks
Sheila and Bob Hinchliffe
Car 5 - Jon and Martin, very best of luck to you all. Take care and look after yourselves love Sheila and Bob x
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6 months, 2 weeks
Anonymous
Good luck Westo!
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6 months, 2 weeks
Anonymous
£ 15.00 (+£3.75)
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6 months, 2 weeks
Steve & Jackie
All the best Mark (car 99) and to the rest of the lads. A small donation from the Emerald Isle.
€ 100.00
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6 months, 2 weeks
Anonymous
£ 20.00
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6 months, 2 weeks
Timothy Hyde
Have fun Car53 Dan & George From us all at Hystar Group
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6 months, 2 weeks
Nick H
Very best of luck to all taking part. Put the peddle to the rusty metal #13
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6 months, 2 weeks
Charles and Helen Hyatt
Good luck Mark Westley in car number 99, hope it goes well!
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6 months, 2 weeks
Dan Hodges
Good luck Westo & car99. Great cause. Can we have some photos please?!!
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6 months, 2 weeks
Kevin Hoskins
Good luck mate. What an awesome adventure for such a good cause.
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6 months, 2 weeks
Anthony
An awesome adventure for some amazing causes! Good luck George & Dan in Car 53! Anthony & Mia x
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6 months, 2 weeks
Emily
CAR 33 Get the slipper down P and drive safe. Love as always, Ems, Mark + Freddie
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6 months, 2 weeks
Porters
CAR 33 - get the slipper down P. Sounds so fun, drive safe. Ems, Mark + Freddie xxx
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6 months, 2 weeks
Dave Gregory
Car53 Dan & George - Good luck gents and I hope that Dan has made a wise choice on the car !!
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6 months, 2 weeks
Gillian Cowan
Looks like a very worthy charity. Good luck and hope it stays dry 🤙🏻
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6 months, 2 weeks
Anonymous
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6 months, 2 weeks
The Cookies
Good luck to all involved - great event and hope you all make it. Givewheel, Freewheel - it's downhill all the way... #Car5, #Car53,
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6 months, 2 weeks
Anonymous
Good luck to, RGS350, Sean & Jonny and everybody taking part from all at Kingsway Mortgages.
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6 months, 3 weeks
Steven Lane
For car 69 - Dimitri Good luck with this fun and worthy challenge Steve Lane & Nigel Packington and the Robinsons Commercial team
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6 months, 3 weeks
Chris Zanetti
Wish you all every success with this great endeavour and for such a worthy cause.
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6 months, 3 weeks
Laurie Kerr
Many thanks to Pilgrim Brewery, your support is very much appreciated! If you ever want a fabulous locally brewed beer make your way to the Tap Room or indeed the Hatch public house!
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6 months, 3 weeks
Mark Westley
Thanks ever so much to the CBW Foundation for their generosity in sponsoring car #99. If your need a fantastic accounting and tax advisor then CBW are a fantastic organisation.
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6 months, 3 weeks
Janet Hails
Four great causes - well done and have a brilliant trip!
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6 months, 3 weeks
Dus
Good luck Al. (Car No.13.) A mini convertible, sounds like fun. Lots of love, Dus and Irini. Xx
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6 months, 3 weeks
Anonymous
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6 months, 3 weeks
Ian Skinner
Why didn’t you get a bubble car Ali!! Good luck. Cheers Ian and Claire xx
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6 months, 3 weeks
Kay, Sean and the girls xx
Best of luck Ciss and the rest of you mad petrol heads! Delighted to be helping you support such fantastic charities
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6 months, 3 weeks
Tim Hamer
Good luck Dimitris and Car 69 - sounds like great fun, I hope you have breakdown cover!! Tim + Emma
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6 months, 3 weeks
Anonymous
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6 months, 4 weeks
Julie and John
What a great cause and great way to raise money! Well done x
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6 months, 4 weeks
Anonymous
£ 250.00 (+£62.50)
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7 months
Sharkeys for Rob&TimCar71
Plenty of sun cream on those slaps lads and don't forget some good tunes. Best of luck Rob&TimCar71
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7 months
Frank and Jan Ellis
Great cause George -hopefully the weather stays nice for you guys with those roofs down !!
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7 months
Beaufort Construction
Hope those flowing locks enjoy the breeze!!! Best of luck chaps.. Car53 Dan & George
£ 250.00 (+£62.50)
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7 months
Ailsa Pettersson
Good luck & hope you get to keep the car, it suits you! Ailsa & Ola Rob&TimCar71
£ 30.00 (+£7.50)
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7 months
Mozza
Additional sponsorship funds will be made available in the event of: 1. Engine failure 2. Tyre puncture 3. Getting lost Rob&TimCar71
£ 100.00 (+£25.00)
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7 months
Mark Westley
A massive thank you to the Aero Norway team for their very generous sponsorship of 4 of our cars. If ever you need a CFM56 engine overhauled or repaired these guys are the dogs bollocks
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7 months
Jon Radford
Go Car 53, Dan and George. Return of the Kings!!! Next time I’m coming!
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7 months
Katherine Smithson
Good Luck Tim and Rob in Rob&TimCar71 ! Wishing you the ride of your life and safe travels :) Katherine
£ 50.00
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7 months
Bruce-Jones's
Good luck Simon! I assume your car will be the most tasteless?!
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7 months
Anonymous
£ 50.00
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7 months, 1 week
Paul and Sara
Well done Chris on organismic such a great event. Good luck to you and all taking part. Sara and Paul xx
£ 100.00 (+£25.00)
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7 months, 1 week
Anonymous
£ 50.00
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7 months, 1 week
Nou and Tone
Best wishes for a fun and successful 'dash'. How brilliant to be raising money for such worthy causes and having such a good time doing it! Good luck xx
£ 50.00 (+£12.50)
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7 months, 1 week
Williams crew
Fantastic effort! And for such good causes. Have fun!!
£ 100.00 (+£25.00)
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08-11-2020