I drove the Prado with the race car on the new trailer for the first time yesterday, and a bowel-loosening experience it was. Having three and a half tons hanging off the towbar doesn't do a lot for the handling of our 1800kg Prado, the acceleration is non-existent, and it has the braking distance of a supertanker. So tomorrow's road trip is going to be an interesting one. All three teams - us, Team Saluki and Team FJ - have decided to meet up at 0630hrs Saturday and proceed in convoy. This may hopefully mean that we only have to explain once to the Saudi customs what we're up to.Above are a couple of shots taken by Tim Ansell - a sunny day in RAK and a rather gray and rainy day in Dubai.
We've spent all day packing and making last minute preparations, removing the RAK rally stickers and replacing Sheila's name on the doors with Lee's. Now I'm going to bed.
1800km each way? We must be mad!
