With 146,000 miles already showing, we reckon another 3k or so shouldn't bother her too much!
Sunday 21 January 2007
Our "steed"
Here she is, our trusty steed "Pip"
With 146,000 miles already showing, we reckon another 3k or so shouldn't bother her too much!
With 146,000 miles already showing, we reckon another 3k or so shouldn't bother her too much!
Let us introduce ourselves....
Firstly, let's tell you a bit about ourselves. The team consists of Jonathan (Spanners) and Rachael (Mrs Spanners) Clewer. We live in Birmingham and we've got two stupid cats and a horse that seems to enjoy bog-snorkelling! We're a little bit (!) obsessed with Citroens, in particular 2cvs and their derivatives (we even met and had our honeymoon at 2cv camps!).
Anyway, enough of that and more of this. Last year, I (Spanners) was part of TEAM C.R.A.F.T which was just one of the teams to enter in the inaugural Scally Rally ( www.scallyrally.co.uk ) a "banger" rally from Calais to Madrid via Switzerland, Italy, the Alps and Monte Carlo. It was a life changing experience, and I enjoyed every minute of it though I must confess that I missed Mrs Spanners, so this year, we decided to enter together as a team and so the "Groveley Hill Billies" were born!
Last year saw me competing (?) in a 1986 Citroen GSA, gtreat fun but a little fragile and thirsty. I'm proud to say that the little car didn't once let us down - other than it had to be pushed over the border between France and Spain.
This year we are using our lovely and very trusty BX TZD 'Pipster'. This is the third time we have owned her, buying her back last October for the princely sum of £100 - (A stipulation of Scally Rules). She needs a couple of little jobs doing but her economy should be fantastic!
Mrs Spanners here:- I must be mad!!, but like he says and I agree, I really missed him so I have agreed to come along this year and see what all the fuss was about! I think I'm looking forward to it..........., no I am, honest.
Till next time.
Anyway, enough of that and more of this. Last year, I (Spanners) was part of TEAM C.R.A.F.T which was just one of the teams to enter in the inaugural Scally Rally ( www.scallyrally.co.uk ) a "banger" rally from Calais to Madrid via Switzerland, Italy, the Alps and Monte Carlo. It was a life changing experience, and I enjoyed every minute of it though I must confess that I missed Mrs Spanners, so this year, we decided to enter together as a team and so the "Groveley Hill Billies" were born!
Last year saw me competing (?) in a 1986 Citroen GSA, gtreat fun but a little fragile and thirsty. I'm proud to say that the little car didn't once let us down - other than it had to be pushed over the border between France and Spain.
This year we are using our lovely and very trusty BX TZD 'Pipster'. This is the third time we have owned her, buying her back last October for the princely sum of £100 - (A stipulation of Scally Rules). She needs a couple of little jobs doing but her economy should be fantastic!
Mrs Spanners here:- I must be mad!!, but like he says and I agree, I really missed him so I have agreed to come along this year and see what all the fuss was about! I think I'm looking forward to it..........., no I am, honest.
Till next time.
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