In less than 8 days time I shall be departing for the Continent for the fourth Landy Rally Euro 4x4 Charity Drive, and guess what? I don't have a co-driver - and Im the blinking Event Director! Unfortunately due to family reasons, the person that was going to go can't make it after all, so the hunt is now well and truly on to find myself a co-driver at the eleventh hour.
Good thing is it won't cost the new recruit a penny, as all the fuel is covered along with the ferry, camping and prize-giving dinner. So it'll be purely beer money and grub to find.
Although the event is only from 11-19 September, of course there is before and after to include. This makes the actual dates from departure in the UK to return 8-22 September 2010 inclusive.
What skills are required? Although not essential, Land Rover mechanical knowledge would be good, however, a sense of humour is even more important. The days can be long at times (3,000 on/off-road miles divided by 9 days doesnt take a lot of figuring out) as we negotiate our way from the start line in south of Holland, down through the Alps (including tackling the 60+ hairpins of the world-famous Stelvio Pass in Italy voted the Best Driving Road in the World by Top Gear), west across the dusty Pyrenees, and back up via the Dordogne to the finish in Calais.
The co-drivers role, apart from following the Road Book and of course their share of the actual driving (I have a Range Rover Classic by the way), is to also help out with scoring the teams daily challenge sheets much like in a Treasure Hunt in fact. Dont panic though as it really is a simple task marking scores anyone can do it in fact.
So, do you know of anyone who would be up for it? If so please ask them to contact me ASAP - details via the event website at www.landyrally.com Ta!
Good thing is it won't cost the new recruit a penny, as all the fuel is covered along with the ferry, camping and prize-giving dinner. So it'll be purely beer money and grub to find.
Although the event is only from 11-19 September, of course there is before and after to include. This makes the actual dates from departure in the UK to return 8-22 September 2010 inclusive.
What skills are required? Although not essential, Land Rover mechanical knowledge would be good, however, a sense of humour is even more important. The days can be long at times (3,000 on/off-road miles divided by 9 days doesnt take a lot of figuring out) as we negotiate our way from the start line in south of Holland, down through the Alps (including tackling the 60+ hairpins of the world-famous Stelvio Pass in Italy voted the Best Driving Road in the World by Top Gear), west across the dusty Pyrenees, and back up via the Dordogne to the finish in Calais.
The co-drivers role, apart from following the Road Book and of course their share of the actual driving (I have a Range Rover Classic by the way), is to also help out with scoring the teams daily challenge sheets much like in a Treasure Hunt in fact. Dont panic though as it really is a simple task marking scores anyone can do it in fact.
So, do you know of anyone who would be up for it? If so please ask them to contact me ASAP - details via the event website at www.landyrally.com Ta!
