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.