Crum Ball Rally - July 6/7/8 2007 France to Italy

mr_roll · May 8th, 2007, 17:54

I'm doing the CrumBallRally in the summer, July 6th, 7th and 8th.

I have just got the car last weekend for my team and I still have a 4th space to fill.

We are a youngish team and I have bought the car. The team is from all over the country, we are looking for a 4th member, do you want to have an adventure?

Cost wise, we are camping to keep the cost down.

Entrance fee: £125 / 4 = £31.25 each (So you'd pay £31.25 here

)
Channel tunnel: £50
car insurance: for a week it looks like about £50 from dayinsure.com. Buy it yourself or give me the details and the money and I'll add you onto the same policy as me

The Volvo I have got is a 259,000 740SE that has seen most of Europe. It has 2L 8v Engine and and LPG conversion too.

We are looking for anyone who wants a bit of an adventure and hopefully good with a spanner incase anything bad happens to the car.

reply here or PM me

Engineer · May 8th, 2007, 19:30

I'll pass thanks, but will pass the word on, good luck guys.

mr_roll · May 10th, 2007, 18:11

Thanks for that

I forgot the webby for it is:

http://www.crumballrally.com/c_p/home.htm

classicswede · May 11th, 2007, 13:00

I'll also pass on this one. You may find it usfull to get my phone number should you have any problems with the LPG.

Drop me a PM

mr_roll · Jul 12th, 2007, 11:03

I got back Yesterday evening and my Volvo 740 2.0SE just got 2600 miles on the clock since last Thursday.

This is a pic of us on the car on St Bernards Pass

Me on the left, my team mates Steve in the middle and then Sara at the right.

We almost overheated at one point in the south of France, but we were doing ~90mph for several hours in 30+ degree heats.

The back box came off the pipe. We also ran out of washer fluid! Erm, we got a bit of sunburn too all in all it was an amazing holiday!

My car almost has 262,000 miles on the clock now.

4 forty · Jul 12th, 2007, 11:42

congratulations!!

paul

mr_roll · Jul 12th, 2007, 11:51

Thanks Paul!

It was an amazing trip.

classicswede · Jul 13th, 2007, 13:34

Glad you made it with only minor problems. I asume you saved a lot of money running on the LPG

mr_roll · Jul 13th, 2007, 18:43

Probably... Although Italians closed their 24 hr petrol stations on Sundays which didn't really help lol. But through France we saved a shed load, the dearest lpg was 74Cents per litre. Where as petrol was mostly ~1.45Euro/litre.

So saved shed loads.

Although I forgot to mention some one tried to steal the car in Turin! although they didn't succeed at getting past the drivers door lock

May 8th, 2007, 17:54	#1
mr_roll Junior Member Last Online: Mar 2nd, 2009 20:46 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Newcastle View Photos By: mr_roll	Crum Ball Rally - July 6/7/8 2007 France to Italy I'm doing the CrumBallRally in the summer, July 6th, 7th and 8th. I have just got the car last weekend for my team and I still have a 4th space to fill. We are a youngish team and I have bought the car. The team is from all over the country, we are looking for a 4th member, do you want to have an adventure? Cost wise, we are camping to keep the cost down. Entrance fee: £125 / 4 = £31.25 each (So you'd pay £31.25 here ) Channel tunnel: £50 car insurance: for a week it looks like about £50 from dayinsure.com. Buy it yourself or give me the details and the money and I'll add you onto the same policy as me The Volvo I have got is a 259,000 740SE that has seen most of Europe. It has 2L 8v Engine and and LPG conversion too. We are looking for anyone who wants a bit of an adventure and hopefully good with a spanner incase anything bad happens to the car. reply here or PM me

May 8th, 2007, 19:30	#2
Engineer Rubbing son is racing.... Last Online: Jan 18th, 2017 14:26 Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: London	I'll pass thanks, but will pass the word on, good luck guys. __________________ Engineer

May 11th, 2007, 13:00	#4
classicswede Trader Volvo in my veins Last Online: Apr 26th, 2024 23:53 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Anglesey	I'll also pass on this one. You may find it usfull to get my phone number should you have any problems with the LPG. Drop me a PM __________________ http://www.classicswede.org www.classicswede.co.uk

Jul 12th, 2007, 11:42	#6
4 forty VOC Member Last Online: Aug 12th, 2015 14:44 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: sunderland	well done congratulations!! paul

Jul 13th, 2007, 13:34	#8
classicswede Trader Volvo in my veins Last Online: Apr 26th, 2024 23:53 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Anglesey	Glad you made it with only minor problems. I asume you saved a lot of money running on the LPG __________________ http://www.classicswede.org www.classicswede.co.uk

May 10th, 2007, 18:11	#3
mr_roll Junior Member Last Online: Mar 2nd, 2009 20:46 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Newcastle View Photos By: mr_roll	Thanks for that I forgot the webby for it is: http://www.crumballrally.com/c_p/home.htm

Jul 12th, 2007, 11:03	#5
mr_roll Junior Member Last Online: Mar 2nd, 2009 20:46 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Newcastle View Photos By: mr_roll	I got back Yesterday evening and my Volvo 740 2.0SE just got 2600 miles on the clock since last Thursday. This is a pic of us on the car on St Bernards Pass Me on the left, my team mates Steve in the middle and then Sara at the right. We almost overheated at one point in the south of France, but we were doing ~90mph for several hours in 30+ degree heats. The back box came off the pipe. We also ran out of washer fluid! Erm, we got a bit of sunburn too all in all it was an amazing holiday! My car almost has 262,000 miles on the clock now.

Jul 12th, 2007, 11:51	#7
mr_roll Junior Member Last Online: Mar 2nd, 2009 20:46 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Newcastle View Photos By: mr_roll	Thanks Paul! It was an amazing trip.

Jul 13th, 2007, 18:43	#9
mr_roll Junior Member Last Online: Mar 2nd, 2009 20:46 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Newcastle View Photos By: mr_roll	Probably... Although Italians closed their 24 hr petrol stations on Sundays which didn't really help lol. But through France we saved a shed load, the dearest lpg was 74Cents per litre. Where as petrol was mostly ~1.45Euro/litre. So saved shed loads. Although I forgot to mention some one tried to steal the car in Turin! although they didn't succeed at getting past the drivers door lock

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