Team Grubozaboyschikov make way for 8485 80085

The Northern UK Security Group (NUKSG) 2010 rally team "Grubozaboyschikov" raised the bar and this year's entrants will have a hard act to follow. In a real old banger that needed constant running repairs Team G took first place as the overall winners of the 2010 rally and raised over £6,000 for ChildLine.

The car needs some significant work to keep it on the road, but we are hoping to have it available again for anyone from NUKSG who wants to take part in the 2011 rally. We have entered NUKSG as a team, and are currently looking for a crew! Come along to the meeting in February in Manchester or March in Leeds and find out more, and sign up for this fun challenge!

You can follow this year's team 8485 80085 on the new 2011 blog.

Team G in blaze of glory at White Hat Ball

Last night Team G attended the White Hat Ball to help raise more money
for ChildLine.

It was a great night that got off to a fiery start as we accidentally
set fire to the menu on the table. Demonstrating his fire fighting
skills our medic took full control of the situation with the aid of an
ice bucket and a bottle of sparkling water as an improvised fire
extinguisher.

It was a tricky blaze and he didn't escape without injury, and
apparently the minor loss of blood is the major contributory factor to
his headache this morning! Clearly nothing to do with the large quantity
of red wine used to anesthetise the pain at the time!!

After dinner and some risky bids in the auction we moved to the games
room and bar. Some of the team even ventured near the dance floor and
live band, to get another round in. But the real excitement was the
non-contact sports activities...

The table football and air hockey got just a little competitive, with us
receiving a yellow card from the bouncer after nearly taking out a guy
with the puck who at the time was on the far side of the room observing
the blackjack! He didn't seem bothered though, and just threw the puck
back...

Some of our team members were left with sporting injuries following the
fierce but friendly hockey match, but I'm sure the bruising won't last
more than a few days!

Overall a top night out, and a lot of interest in the rally, so
hopefully some drunken promises being honoured this coming week as new
teams register for the 2011 rally in July!

Bit of a slow start this morning, but we did manage to make the train
home with a couple of minutes to spare, clutching the essentials...
Bacon sandwiches and coffee!

Here's to a nice quiet weekend :) and thanks to Katie@NSPCC for a great
event and top tables.

Team G's thunderous finish - WHR Winners 2010!!

Team Grubozaboyschikov - winners of the White Hat Rally!

We also took the award for the most money raised for ChildLine.

Taking the overall award for most funds raised/best vehicle effort/best team spirit/contribution/perseverance.... was hard earned, and not easy for 5 blokes in a confined space on a diet of garlic bread and beer!

The rally was a great success..... a mechanical challenge for most, a gastronomic extravaganza for some and a chance to cross-dress for others ! ........ but above all a really worthwhile event for Childline.

We want to say a massive thank you to all our sponsors and those that made a donation. From all in the team and for Childline we couldn't have done it without you!  Thanks to your generous support we hit our target of £5000 to help vulnerable children.

Award for most donations

 

Award for winning the rally

Team G's progress plotted from live map tracker

The whole journey is now available to view online. You can see where we stopped for maintenance and food! Check out Team G's vehicle track.

Final Team Totals Are In

5000.86 Grubozaboyschikov
1810.02 flyingvase
1650.00 TheSplitties
1436.00 HoneyRider
1350.00 portcullis
1332.00 Robertsinamidget
1320.00 FlirtyFembots
950.00 powderfinger
705.00 TheProcrastinators
601.00 InfosecCynic
592.00 NishillaAndJames
580.93 3Ps-and-a-Paul
560.00 PiratesofPentest
465.00 KeithMayes
375.00 DaveAndIanWhiteHatRally2010
295.00 The_Alan_Partridge_Project
275.00 ChrisLyon
170.00 TheOddJobs
100.00 preventia
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Rally - status update

Hopefully you've been keeping pace with us on the InfoSec live feed and our tweets. We've had our hands rather full the last couple of days keeping the car alive, so not had a chance to post much here, but plenty of photos have been pushed up along with the tweets.

So check the InfoSec live commentary via the link to the left, see photos by clicking on one to the right and browse the album, and via the facebook link bottom left. Open twitter by right clicking and "open in new window" on one of the ones on the right.

With had our initial problem with the radiator on the car at Strasbourg just before lunchtime on day 1. Since then we've had to make running repairs, and adopt a defensive driving strategy to minimise engine load, and maintain a steady 50mph to keep the engine cool.

Standing in traffic has been our biggest problem. Climbing hills has also consumed a fair amount of water. We look like we've got a wine rack, or torpedo bay in the back of the car with the bottles stacked high, and refilled at every opportunity.

In the driving rain yesterday our dedicated mechanics performed open car surgery, removing the entire radiator in an attempt to patch the hole. It lasted for a while but got worse and worse as the day progressed.

We made a valiant effort to get over the mountain yesterday but we finally had to go around, just too much snow! After an hour of gentle driving we were met by a closed barrier and a road 4' deep in snow.

If we had been informed by "race control" that mountain passes had closed the previous day we would have had a much easier day.

By 7pm and after 10 litres of water in the space of a few hours the oil temp started to rise. So emergency stop and roadside repairs. The Pirates leaping into action once again with our mechanic.

Now with water running out as fast as we were putting it in a "crimp" operation was undertaken. A high risk strategy as failure could have left an even bigger hole.

Finally arriving at the hotel in the dark again we heard news that another team had crashed on the motorway nearby. Thankfully the crew were ok, sadly the car isn't.

This morning our first proper sunshine since leaving England. Really hot and took time to enjoy a walk along the lake while the other teams set off in convoy.

Making great progress today. The repair is holding and we caught and passed the convoy. Satnav says we have around 2 hours to run, so right now it's time for lunch!

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Mapping brings rally to life for those back home

While the Procrastinators take a wrong turn, Team G's radiator fails and we stop for lunch!