Peking to Paris 2016 in a 1966 VW Karmann Ghia Patrick & Christine Sommer Car 65

Many of you have followed us on the 2015 "Road to Mandalay" and on the 2012 “London to Cape Town” rallies. On June 12 we will start to drive 14 000 km on the "Peking to Paris" rally. The race will take us through Mongolia & Siberia driving through 11 countries until we reach Place Vendôme in Paris on July 17. We will try to post a short comment on our blog on most days with the exception of Mongolia where we will have no internet access.

Friday, 10 June 2016

Scruteneering Peking J-1

Yesterday we picked up the Karmann Ghia in a warehouse outside Beijing. There is a sense of excitement and a little tension as all of us put a lot of effort in preparing our cars and planning for this rally.

After receiving our Chinese drivers licence, finding a place selling oil for a classic car and explaining what we need in Mandarin was our afternoon adventure.

Today all cars were checked for compliance with regulations (scruteneering).

Tomorrow the rally starts and in two days we will be in Mongolia.

5 comments:

D de PSaturday, 11 June 2016 at 06:55:00 GMT-7
Best of luck,hoping for no sandstorm on your way! Delphine de P.
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UnknownSaturday, 11 June 2016 at 07:44:00 GMT-7
Wow, what an adventure! You guys are amazing. Hooe it all goes well. Looking forward to seeing you in Provence for a well-deserved break afterwards. Best if luck and lots of love, Tina xx
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UnknownSaturday, 11 June 2016 at 07:44:00 GMT-7
Wow, what an adventure! You guys are amazing. Hooe it all goes well. Looking forward to seeing you in Provence for a well-deserved break afterwards. Best if luck and lots of love, Tina xx
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D de PSaturday, 11 June 2016 at 08:33:00 GMT-7
Best of luck,hoping for no sandstorm on your way! Delphine de P.
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UnknownSaturday, 11 June 2016 at 11:57:00 GMT-7
The drivers licences should definetly be framed!!!
Looking forward to your next post.
:-)
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