Got a surprise call from Lang this morning! He asked me to say hello to everyone. He and Fritz are in great spirits although they’re both fighting off colds. The weather has been just beautiful – sunny and consistently in the 70′s to mid 80s. They’ve only had one day with cloud cover so far. It’s been just fantatic for driving. I learned a little more about why they were at the garage in Almaty for 11 hours earlier this week. The radiator cracked and was... (more...)
Day 21 Thursday 30th Sept – Tashkent to Samarkand (Uzbekhstan) 315 km
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Day 20 Wednesday 29th Sept – Shymkent to Tashkent (Uzbekhstan) 260km
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20 days down, only 17 left! Here’s a message I got from Lang today. Sounds like he and Fritz are still in good spirits. We are in no man’s land between the Uzbekhistan/Kazakhstan border waiting for who knows what! Easy morning only 195 KM and just a little over 100 KM this afternoon. That is if we clear customs! Car is running great! We spotted a leak under the car a little while ago. Panic!! We discovered that a water bottle in the car had opened and drained through the floor... (more...)
Day 19 Tuesday 28th Sept – Almaty to Shymkent (Kazakhstan) 734km
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Longest day so far!!! According to the rally reports a few more have dropped out of the competition and are now just following along in other cars purchased along the way or, in one instance, a car was flown in. >read more on day 19… (more...)
Day 18 Monday 27th Sept – Almaty (Kazakhstan) 2nd REST DAY
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Today is the second and final rest day in Almaty. It seems that some of the teams are using the time to catch up to the group. The window for catching up is closing quickly as crossing borders on trucks will get more difficult and become impossible as the group crosses from Turkmenistan to Iran in just 8 days. >read the official report for day 18 >check out the rally’s official video journal I had some trouble getting the videos to load and play smoothly. If you have the... (more...)
Day 17 Sunday 26th Sept – Almaty (Kazakhstan) REST DAY!
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Fritz and Lang spent 11 hours in the repair shop today along with many other cars (we think most of it was waiting in line). Lang described it as “Quite a circus!” They have 2 days in Almaty to rest up and repair the car before continuing on. Following is some photographic evidence that Fritz and Lang made it to Almaty. I think that might even be Fritz looking under the hood. Thanks to Simon and Rupert for taking this photo. Check them out at: http://www.pekingparismodela.com/home.html Proof... (more...)