Team Badger Racing on the road again.
A new challenge, a new car and 2 more team-mates.
They're off again.
Demonstrating levels of bravery last shown by an 8 year old at a Gary Glitter Concert, Team Badger Racing are taking another £100 car on another cross-continental trip.
Yes, in an attempt to immortalise David Attenborough's famous quote 'Badgers are the rock stars of the animal kingdom', we're off again on another dumbass trip. Last time was Africa with a caravan...now we're off Hannibal-stylee to cross the alps to Prague in a £91 Beemer.
The Plan
We leave on the 1st September 2006, and if this year we're trying to raise money for the Homeless through 'Shelter'. If you can dig deep we would really appreciate it, and seeing as there's up to £1000 at stake for the "winner" of this rally (which we will also give to Shelter if we get lucky enough to win it) you can donate with us online at www.justgiving.com/badgerracing2 - (You can also get 28% tax back from the government if you're a UK taxpayer as well - yes there really is still one Tax Break for us Slaves of New Labour which Gordon Brown hasn't found an excuse to retract!)
The Team
We've also gained two team-mates, so now Team Badger Racing consists of:
Benja "Bad Benja" Hedley - Driver
The first member of the team, when it was more of a single person with no mates than a team as such, Benja took part in the original crossing of the Sahara with a caravan, though claims he was far more scared when Den got into bed with him one night and 'spooned' him. "He's a big guy, and I'd struggle to fight him off..."
His preparation has involved disappearing off to the other side of the world for 3 months, returning 2 days before the off and leaving the others to sort everything out.
Denis "Gringo" Meehan - Driver
Another veteran badger-racer, Den has faced danger more times than most people have eaten gerbil. Soon to be married, Den is unaware that his fiance has paid the other team members to leave him in Prague.
Den can be blamed for finding the "Badgermobile 2" on eBay for the princely sum of £91. And also for the Crimea War. though probably unfairly.
Rob "Fanners" Fanshawe - Driver
A new recruit to badger-racing, Rob was brought in for his expertise in hot-tubs and knowledge of ancient Greek culture. Though not directly relevant to the trip, they will prove to be very useful if the team get lost on the way, end up in Greece with a really old hot-tub salesman.
Fanners is also credited with inventing the dictionary, and refuses to turn left under any circumstances.
Bruce "The Captain" Elliott - Team medic and moral guide
Due to an allergy to the cheap plastic in late 1980's cars, Bruce will be councilling the team remotely from the comfort of his Scottish Estate. It was felt that he would be safest left locked in a Volvo in Edinburgh, both for himself and the Czech people in general.
If spotted, please don't approach, just feed him hors d'oeures from a safe distance. He does bite.
The Badgermobile 2
We managed to find a vehicle very early on this time - its a classic 1989 BMW 320i. With 8 days to go, we have no tax, no MOT, and not a hope in hell of making it to Prague....but then that's half the fun. We do however have some racing stripes on order. So everything will be great.
And Denis won't let us take a caravan this time the spoil-sport. A petition is being started by the fanatical group 'Protection vs. the Discrimination against Badger Caravans' which you can join.
