Peking-Paris
2007
2007

Driving the Impossible
Vamos lá: você deve pegar o seu carro clássico, levá-lo a Pequim e se preparar para percorrer: toda Pequim - a Grande Muralha da China - interior da Mongólia - Deserto de Gobi - mais um pouco da Mongolia - Ulaan Baatar - Estepes da Ásia - Sibéria - Rússia - Moscou - São Petersburgo - Estônia - Latvia - Lituânia - Polônia - República Checa - Alemanha - Paris e finalmente a Place Vendome! Ufa. Agora precisa ver se o carro chega. Este é um rallye exclusivo com rota trans-continental, comemorando, neste ano o centésimo aniversário do famoso Peking to Paris, percorrendo a rota original feito em 1907, percorrida pelo Príncipe Borghese (as primeiras 5.000 milhas o carro não rodou). Neste ano o rallye durou efetivamente de maio a julho - vide fantástica cobertura em diário, com ricas fotos em www.pekingparis.com. Foram 135 entradas (uma "pouco" mais do que os 5 carros de 1907), com a grande maioria oriundos da Gran Bretanha, que rodaram mais ou menos algo em torno de 15.000 quilômetros (Ave Santa!).


Para se ter uma idéia da logistica (tabela oficial):
Day & date | Route | Kms | Local Time | ||
Day 1 | May 27 | Sun | Beijing to Datong | 363 | GMT+8 (UK+7) |
Day 2 | May 28 | Mon | Datong to Siziwangqi | 368 | GMT+8 (UK+7) |
Day 3 | May 29 | Tue | Siziwangqi to Erenhot | 248 | GMT+8 (UK+7) |
Day 4 | May 30 | Wed | Erenhot to Sainshand (+Border) | 223 | GMT+8 (UK+7) |
Day 5 | May 31 | Thur | Sainshand to Ulaan Bataar | 436 | GMT+8 (UK+7) |
Day 6 | Jun 1 | Fri | Rest Day Ulaan Bataar | GMT+8 (UK+7) | |
Day 7 | Jun 2 | Sat | Ulaan Bataar to Khakorin | 365 | GMT+8 (UK+7) |
Day 8 | Jun 3 | Sun | Khakorin to Bayankhongor | 428 | GMT+8 (UK+7) |
Day 9 | Jun 4 | Mon | Bayankhongor to Altay | 388 | GMT+8 (UK+7) |
Day 10 | Jun 5 | Tue | Altay to Khovd | 433 | GMT+8 (UK+7) |
Day 11 | Jun 6 | Wed | Khovd to Border Camp | 295 | GMT+7 (UK+6) |
Day 12 | Jun 7 | Thur | Border to Bijsk (+Border) | 635 | GMT+7 (UK+6) |
Day 13 | Jun 8 | Fri | Bijsk to Novosibirsk | 437 | GMT+7 (UK+6) |
Day 14 | Jun 9 | Sat | Rest Day Novosibirsk | GMT+7 (UK+6) | |
Day 15 | Jun 10 | Sun | Novosibirsk to Omsk | 668 | GMT+7 (UK+6) |
Day 16 | Jun 11 | Mon | Omsk to Tyumen | 632 | GMT+7 (UK+6) |
Day 17 | Jun 12 | Tue | Tyumen to Yekaterinburg | 315 | GMT+6 (UK+5) |
Day 18 | Jun 13 | Wed | Rest Day Yekaterinburg | GMT+6 (UK+5) | |
Day 19 | Jun 14 | Thur | Yekaterinburg to Perm | 379 | GMT+6 (UK+5) |
Day 20 | Jun 15 | Fri | Perm to Kazan | 688 | GMT+6 (UK+5) |
Day 21 | Jun 16 | Sat | Kazan to Niz. Novgorod | 392 | GMT+4 (UK+3) |
Day 22 | Jun 17 | Sun | Niz. Novgorod to Moscow | 439 | GMT+4 (UK+3) |
Day 23 | Jun 18 | Mon | Rest Day Moscow | GMT+4 (UK+3) | |
Day 24 | Jun 19 | Tue | Moscow to St Petersburg | 730 | GMT+4 (UK+3) |
Day 25 | Jun 20 | Wed | Rest Day St Petersburg | GMT+3 (UK+2) | |
Day 26 | Jun 21 | Thur | St Petersburg to Tallinn (+Border) | 450 | GMT+3 (UK+2) |
Day 27 | Jun 22 | Fri | Tallinn to Riga (+Border) | 406 | GMT+3 (UK+2) |
Day 28 | Jun 23 | Sat | Riga to Vilnius (+Border) | 394 | GMT+3 (UK+2) |
Day 29 | Jun 24 | Sun | Vilnius to Mikolajki (+Border) | 403 | GMT+3 (UK+2) |
Day 30 | Jun 25 | Mon | Mikolajki to Gdansk | 351 | GMT+2 (UK+1) |
Day 31 | Jun 26 | Tue | Rest Day Gdansk | GMT+2 (UK+1) | |
Day 32 | Jun 27 | Wed | Gdansk to Potsdam (+Border) | 598 | GMT+2 (UK+1) |
Day 33 | Jun 28 | Thur | Potsdam to Koblenz | 556 | GMT+2 (UK+1) |
Day 34 | Jun 29 | Fri | Koblenz to Reims (+Border) | 461 | GMT+2 (UK+1) |
Day 35 | Jun 30 | Sat | Reims to Paris | 161 | GMT+2 (UK+1) |

A premiação ficou assim disposta (classificação oficial):
Pioneer Category Overall Awards | ||
1st | Frederick Brown / Thomas Stevenson | 1923 - Rolls Royce Silver Ghost - 7500cc |
2nd | Neville Jordan / Bruce McIlroy | 1922 - Rolls Royce Silver Ghost - 7500cc |
3rd | Theodore Voukidis / Fabio Longo | 1924 - Itala 51B - 2813cc |
Vintageant Category Overall Awards | ||
1st | David Williams / Sadie Williams | 1938 - Chevrolet Fangio Coupe - 3500cc |
2nd | Xavier del Marmol / Catherine Janssens | 1937 - Chevrolet Convertible - 4000cc |
3rd | Paul Carter / Vincent Fairclough | 1936 - Bentley Derby 4.25 - 4250cc |
Classic Category Overall Awards | ||
1st | Hans Peter Lindner / Frank Wiest | 1966 - Mercedes 200 Saloon - 1988cc |
2nd | Richard Worts / Nicola Shackleton | 1961 - Jaguar MkII - 3794cc |
3rd | Garrick Staples / Jon Kennedy | 1959 - Volkswagen Cabriolet - 1500cc |
Class Awards | ||
Veteran Car Club Awards for pre 1920 cars | ||
1st | Ralf Weiss / Kurt Schneiders | 1918 - La France Roadster - 14500cc |
2nd | Paul Bessade / Michel Magnin / Marie-Emmanuelle Laurent | 1911 - Brasier 22/30 Torpedo - 3700cc |
3rd | Oliver Holmes / Malcolm Corrie | 1919 - La France - 14500cc |
Vintage Sports Car Club Awards for pre 1931 cars | ||
1st | Gerold Leumann / Hans-Rudolf Portmann | 1926 - Bentley 6.5 Litre Tourer - 6500cc |
2nd | Michael Thompson / Josephine Thompson | 1929 - Chrysler 75 Roadster - 4078cc |
3rd | Gordon Phillips / Mark Phillips | 1929 - Bentley 4.5 Le Mans - 4398cc |
Class 3 Vintageant cars of 1931 to 1940 model type | ||
1st | Paul Merryweather / Sandra Merryweather | 1938 - Chevrolet Fangio Coupe - 3540cc |
2nd | Horst Friedrichs / Gerhard Lux | 1933 - Alvis Speed 20 - 2655cc |
3rd | Gordon Ketelbey / Kim Ketelbey | 1936 - Cadillac 70 Fleetwood - 5700cc |
Class 4 Classic cars of 1941 to 1955 model type | ||
1st | Michael Wilkinson / Anne Wilkinson | 1951 - Riley RMB - 2443cc |
2nd | Tom Hayes / Andy Vann | 1951 - Studebaker Starlite Coupe - 3785cc |
3rd | Phillip Haslam / Yvonne Haslam | 1950 - Chevrolet Bel Air - 3550cc |
Class 5 Classic cars of 1955 to 1961 model type | ||
1st | John Fallows / Joan Fallows | 1960 - Rover P4 80 - 2286cc |
2nd | Simon Chance / Elizabeth Chance | 1965 - Citroen 2CV6 - 602cc |
3rd | Jon Goodwin / David Goodwin | 1969 - Aston Martin DB6 - 3995cc |
Class 6 Special vehicles | ||
1st | Stephen Moore / Alan Smith | 1953 - Bentley Special - 5675cc |
Team Awards | ||
Pioneer Category Team Prize - "Ghost Riders" team | ||
Neville Jordan / Bruce McIlroy | 1922 - Rolls Royce Silver Ghost - 7500cc | |
Frederick Brown / Thomas Stevenson | 1923 - Rolls Royce Silver Ghost - 7500cc | |
Albert Eberhard / Monique Eberhard | 1926 - Rolls Royce Silver Ghost - 7428cc | |
Vintageant Category Team Prize - "Chevrolet" team | ||
Xavier del Marmol / Catherine Janssens | 1937 - Chevrolet Convertible - 4000cc | |
Paul Merryweather / Sandra Merryweather | 1938 - Chevrolet Fangio Coupe - 3540cc | |
David Williams / Sadie Williams | 1938 - Chevrolet Fangio Coupe - 3500cc | |
Classic Category Team Prize - "Dry Martinis" team | ||
Richard Worts / Nicola Shackleton | 1961 - Jaguar MkII - 3794cc | |
Phillip Haslam / Yvonne Haslam | 1950 - Chevrolet Bel Air - 3550cc | |
Jose Romao de Sousa / Maria Romao De Sousa | 1956 - MG Magnette ZA - 1798cc | |
Special Awards | ||
Against All Odds Trophy | ||
Jan Voboril | 1916 - Lancia Theta - 4700cc | |
Michel Laarman / Antonius Poelsma | 1911 - Knox Type R - 7166cc | |
Spirit of the Rally Trophy | ||
Peter Livanos | 1929 - Bentley 6.5 Tourer - 6493cc | |
Timothy Scott | 1903 - Mercedes 60HP - 9236cc | |
True Grit Trophy | ||
David Spurling / Jonathan Spurling | 1953 - Morgan plus 4 - 1991cc | |
David Roberts / Joanna Roberts | 1954 - Sunbeam Alpine - 2267cc | |
Digby Leighton-Squires / Neville Burrell | 1939 - Bentley Derby 4.25 - 4259cc | |
Christopher Claridge-Ware / Anita Claridge-Ware | 1933 - Lagonda M45 Tourer - 4453cc | |
Wilhelmus Van Gemert / Johan De Swart | 1934 - Singer Le Mans - 933cc | |
David Ayre / Karen Ayre | 1907 - Itala 40 - 7500cc | |
Concours d'Elegance | ||
Pioneer Category Concours d'Elegance | ||
Daniel Ward / David Ingleby | 1908 - Talbot 35 HP - 5300cc | |
Vinatgeant Category Concours d'Elegance | ||
Leigh Pullen / Judy Pullen | 1938 - Rover 12 Six Light Saloon - 1496cc | |
Classic Category Concours d'Elegance | ||
Nicholas Marks / Annabella Marks | 1954 - Lancia Aurelia B20S - 2400cc |
Para desmistificar - a FIVA "deixa" utilizar instrumentos de rallye clássico e até mesmo GPS:


O único representante da América Latina foi uma carretera:


Teresita e Haile Aguilar, com seu Chevrolet Coupte TC, de 1939 (sul americanos num mundo cheio de ingleses...).
Fotos em Pequim e antes de se "pegar a estrada":






















Durante a Rota












































Cabe a indicação de um belo livro com fotos fantásticas, que já está a venda(!) - editora Veloce:

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