Cima Racing is Rallying an old banger around Europe to raise money for BEN Donate Now!
Day 5: Sottomarina, Italy to Rome, Italy
24 September 2007
The big finish, but first we had a big start. After joining up with the Home2Rome rally teams overnight, it was off to the beach for the S2N vs. H2R fight, the weapon of choice being the Super Soaker XP240. At the crack of dawn (or about 8:30am) around 200 people made the lengthy trek across the road to the beach, armed and dangerous.
Facing off from one another, the order to soak was given. Despite being massively outnumbered, the S2N team reigned supreme, drowning the H2R competitors quickly. From there, it was to the cars and off to Rome.
The challenge for the final day sounded easy. Find nine Italian number plates, use the numbers and some basic maths, and try to get as close to a total of 100,000 as possible. Oh yes, really easy. Our total of 24,000 suggested it wasn’t quite as easy as we’d hoped.
The drive was tough on the car, with temperatures again around 32 degrees, proving a bit bothersome for the Safrane over longer distances, so reasonably frequent stops were needed to keep temperatures in check. Arriving at the outskirts to Rome at around 5pm, we elected not to try and take the car to the centre, but instead parked at the Best Western hotel and made our way to the finish line without the car.
Of the 270 starters, only three that we know of took their car in, so we were in good company. Arriving at the Caffe Bernini in Piazza Nuvona for around 7pm, we’d finally made it! Meeting up with those that hadn’t made it through the early stages, chatting with friends we’d made along the way, and cheering as the official results and prizes were handed out, we realised what a good time we’d had, and plans were started for 2008 before we’d even finished our meal…
As Juliana heads off to the airport in the morning, the last challenge is to be faced by me alone – driving the car back to England.
In the meantime, thanks for all your support. We’ve had a great time doing this, but without you it may not have been possible, and SPARKS certainly wouldn’t have raised as much as we’ll raise. I’ve no idea of the total now but, once I’m back in the UK, I’ll tot things up and let you know.
What a week!
Facing off from one another, the order to soak was given. Despite being massively outnumbered, the S2N team reigned supreme, drowning the H2R competitors quickly. From there, it was to the cars and off to Rome.
The challenge for the final day sounded easy. Find nine Italian number plates, use the numbers and some basic maths, and try to get as close to a total of 100,000 as possible. Oh yes, really easy. Our total of 24,000 suggested it wasn’t quite as easy as we’d hoped.
The drive was tough on the car, with temperatures again around 32 degrees, proving a bit bothersome for the Safrane over longer distances, so reasonably frequent stops were needed to keep temperatures in check. Arriving at the outskirts to Rome at around 5pm, we elected not to try and take the car to the centre, but instead parked at the Best Western hotel and made our way to the finish line without the car.
Of the 270 starters, only three that we know of took their car in, so we were in good company. Arriving at the Caffe Bernini in Piazza Nuvona for around 7pm, we’d finally made it! Meeting up with those that hadn’t made it through the early stages, chatting with friends we’d made along the way, and cheering as the official results and prizes were handed out, we realised what a good time we’d had, and plans were started for 2008 before we’d even finished our meal…
As Juliana heads off to the airport in the morning, the last challenge is to be faced by me alone – driving the car back to England.
In the meantime, thanks for all your support. We’ve had a great time doing this, but without you it may not have been possible, and SPARKS certainly wouldn’t have raised as much as we’ll raise. I’ve no idea of the total now but, once I’m back in the UK, I’ll tot things up and let you know.
What a week!
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