You in all likelihood all know that we're massive rally fans at Veloce Publishing, in addition to amongst our recent unloosen of Ford Focus WRC, this floor from the official WRC website was specially noticeable …
Rally fan Mark McKay has only raised almost £1000 for charity, later on completing a marathon 24-hour charity drive only about Scotland's senior football game clubs, inwards retentivity of the legend of WRC, Colin McRae.
Mark, a bus-driver, covered almost 1400km, amongst his co-driver Lisa McShane, in addition to they did it all inwards a £200 Ford Focus, converted into a replica of the iconic Martini-liveried Focus of the WRC car that McRae campaigned.
The drive was inwards assist of the charity Who Dares Cares, founded yesteryear 2 old soldiers to aid those affected yesteryear PTSD, in addition to started from Ross County FC, Dingwall, at 16.15 hrs, 15th September – 10 years to the infinitesimal later on Colin McRae tragically died inwards a helicopter accident, along amongst his boy Johnny, in addition to 2 of his friends.
In typical rally fashion, it wasn't all smoothen running, amongst gales, torrential rain, in addition to parent low-cal failures inwards 'Colin,' the bring upward affectionately given to the replica Focus, that saw an hour's worth of frantic scrabbling amongst wiring, inwards darkness in addition to pouring rain.
Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 twelvemonth of planning isn't something to endure dismissed lightly, hence Mark came upward amongst a cunning innovation …
Even though they slipped behind schedule yesteryear 95 minutes, they made-up fourth dimension overnight, in addition to made it through to an understandably emotional halt at Paisley, welcomed yesteryear describe of piece of job solid unit of measurement in addition to friends.
Mark is already planning an fifty-fifty to a greater extent than ambitious challenge … perhaps a European stadia challenge, taking inwards clubs across Spain, France, Italy, England in addition to Scotland. We can't wait!
You tin sack honour out to a greater extent than close Mark's inspiring efforts, over on the official WRC website: http://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/september-2017/mcrae-charity/page/4869--12-12-.html
Rally fan Mark McKay has only raised almost £1000 for charity, later on completing a marathon 24-hour charity drive only about Scotland's senior football game clubs, inwards retentivity of the legend of WRC, Colin McRae.
Mark, a bus-driver, covered almost 1400km, amongst his co-driver Lisa McShane, in addition to they did it all inwards a £200 Ford Focus, converted into a replica of the iconic Martini-liveried Focus of the WRC car that McRae campaigned.
The drive was inwards assist of the charity Who Dares Cares, founded yesteryear 2 old soldiers to aid those affected yesteryear PTSD, in addition to started from Ross County FC, Dingwall, at 16.15 hrs, 15th September – 10 years to the infinitesimal later on Colin McRae tragically died inwards a helicopter accident, along amongst his boy Johnny, in addition to 2 of his friends.
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| Meet Colin, the McRae Ford Focus WRC replica. |
Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 twelvemonth of planning isn't something to endure dismissed lightly, hence Mark came upward amongst a cunning innovation …
"I wired upward the offside tail-light to the interior kicking light, in addition to screwed a camping ground caput torch into the parent Ford badge on the tailgate in addition to aimed it downwards onto the registration plate.”
Even though they slipped behind schedule yesteryear 95 minutes, they made-up fourth dimension overnight, in addition to made it through to an understandably emotional halt at Paisley, welcomed yesteryear describe of piece of job solid unit of measurement in addition to friends.
Mark is already planning an fifty-fifty to a greater extent than ambitious challenge … perhaps a European stadia challenge, taking inwards clubs across Spain, France, Italy, England in addition to Scotland. We can't wait!
You tin sack honour out to a greater extent than close Mark's inspiring efforts, over on the official WRC website: http://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/september-2017/mcrae-charity/page/4869--12-12-.html
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