A little of what we do, where we go, and what we see and do while we're there. That's a bit of what makes up the News & Views area. All the latest additions to our site are posted here in laundry list fashion. Check here often to assure you don't miss anything!
For 2010, we are implementing a few new ways to collect points.
A perennial problem for our events is giving suitable rewards for teams who do their best to fail. Just like the current education system in the UK, we need to reward failure. We also like to give credit to teams who go above and beyond when preparing their banger.
Read moreMy first question is: where on earth do we start for this wrap article?
The first mention has to be the StreetSafari forum. About six weeks from the event, someone posted the question, "Will BABE2009 Preparations section beat the highest Preparation section ever?" At first look it didn't seem possible. There were only 3,500 posts and there were 3,900 or so to beat (Staples2Naples 2006 Preparation section).
But a few calculations, and it looked like this year's prep section would beat it.
And that's where 2009 became special.
By the time the forum was closed on the Sunday night after Check In, the forum was running at 6,068 posts or so. It didn't just beat the next best, it crushed it.
Read moreThe 7th Staples2Naples is an interesting one. Every event is different, and none more so than Staples2Naples. It attracts less veteran teams as the veterans move on to CzechWrecks and the other events, and has a larger proportion of first time teams than any of the the other events.
We've said it before, but it bears repeating. Staples2Naples is the see-and-be-seen event of the banger rally world. But then again, it is the original European banger rally and the one that started the entire craze.
Read moreCzechWrecks 2009, moving on to its 4th year! The Czechs don't hate us as much as they used to.
Historically, this event is the event for veterans. Teams who start on Staples2Naples or Home2Rome in their first year graduate to CzechWrecks for their second year. This in turn makes it an easier event as the sheer number of veterans coach the new banger rally teams through the etiquette that is a banger rallying.
Read moreThis is the excellent video from Team Probe-le-Rome from Home2Rome 2009. Nice work, Dave and Stella!
Read moreThe winners of Staples2Naples 2009 Banger Rally are:
First: |
Team Sly |
Second: |
Blaydon Racers |
Third: |
Grassy Ass |
Biggest Banger: |
Ritz on Wheels |
S2N2010 Group Photo on Day 2, just outside Sarnen, Switzerland. The official Staples2Naples group photo has been taken on this same spot overlooking the Sarnersee since 2004.
The second photo was taken on Day 3 in Aprica, Italy. Day 3 is traditionally Fancy Dress/Costume Day. The 2009 theme for European events was Top Gear's "The Stig". As usual, there were some very creative interpretations! We would expect nothing less.
Read moreEnd2End has more group photos than usual. This is because by its very definition, the point is to show that you went from one End to the other End. Clever, eh?
Right click and save the image if you want the small image, or single click the image for the full image. Click "More" below for the different locations.
Read moreThe CzechWrecks 2009 group photo was taken in Bormio, Italy, on Fancy Dress/Costume Day. This year's theme is Top Gear's "The Stig". As usual, there were some very creative interpretations! We would expect nothing less.
There are three different shots in all. Right click the image if you want the small image, or single click the image for the full image.
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