1967 MGB Conquers The Motoscope Rally

LAST month Jez and Jo Stow set out to take on the Motoscope Rally in their 1967 MGB, and we’re happy to announce that they, along with their car made it home in one piece!

“We made it back!!!

The Motoscape Rally covered 10 counties in 7 days, with highlights including the famous Stelvio Pass as well as the less well known, but arguably more challenging Vrsic pass in Slovenia with 48 hairpin bends!

By the time we got home we had visited 13 countries and covered a total of 2809 miles in a 46 year old MGB roadster. Mechanical maladies were nothing more than an adjustment to points gap and fuel mixture, although we did lose a wheel weight over rough roads in the Czech Republic, resulting in more vibration than usual at certain speeds.

Other cars suffered from overheating, no brakes, transmission problems, bearing failures and other mechanical maladies, but the majority made it back one way or another, although perhaps not quite in the same shape as the original manufacturers intended.

So far in our quest to raise money for Help for Heroes we have had £1278 in donations, I know some donations are still to come (you know who you are so please go to www.justgiving.com/motoscaperally) and we have our Quiz night on 13th October at The Three Horseshoes, Burbage which will hopefully generate some more mony, if you are able to come along please do so.”