Priston's Plymouth-Banjul Challenge

with acknowledgements to the Plymouth-Banjul Challenge official web-site

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THE BASICS . . .
CHALLENGE	A three thousand six hundred and ninety nine mile (3699 mile) drive from Plymouth to the Gambia in a car costing less than £100
TEAM	Henry and Robin Anderson
TEAM NAME	T6136 - The Priston Privates
CAUSE	Send-a-Cow is a Christian-based charity which gives direct practical help to poor farmers in Africa by providing livestock and related training and services. To sponsor the challenge, contact Aylet Anderson on 01761 470339 or fill in the Sponsor sheet in the Ring O' Bells PH.
ROUTE	Priston - St Malo - Gibraltar - Rabat - Marrakech - Agadir - Laâyoune - Dakhla - Nouâdhibou - Nouâmghar - Nouakchott - St Louis - Senegal - Banjul Click here for route map (courtesy CIA World Fact Book). Click here for interactive satellite photo/map.
CAR	A 16 year old Silver Volkswagen Golf Reg no F404 THY (registered in 1989)
RULES	Cars must cost less than £100 No more than £15 spent on the vehicle car preparation No help from the organisers All vehicles are auctioned off to benefit local charities in the Gambia (assuming they reach the destination) All cars must be Left Hand Drive (legal restriction in Gambia)
START	19 December 2005 in Priston
END	9 January 2006 in Banjul, Gambia (estimated)
OBSTACLES	Sand-dunes in the Sahara The 90-mile beach drive in Senegal Minefields Compulsory escort in Senegal for cars more than 5 years old