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MCRjack
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 Re: The Walmington Quote: I went to Wales once, that's a country that didn't require me to produce a passport, and they put so many obstacles in my way I will *never* return. Ever. Didnt you come back to a find you where caught escaping out of Wales in a hurry?
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| November 18th, 2009, 10:45 pm |
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Russell
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Re: The Walmington Yep. Wasn't even IN Wales and the buggers got me.
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| November 18th, 2009, 10:52 pm |
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hjbharry
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Re: The Walmington Russell wrote: Yep. Wasn't even IN Wales and the buggers got me. i got done on the way out of wales too  74 in a 60 overtaking someone cause i couldn't see why they had slowed down 
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| November 18th, 2009, 10:57 pm |
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studioru
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Re: The Walmington Update: Everything is ready for departure this Sunday... 10 months of planning, scrounging, fundraising and excitement, only to be greeted by an email this morning from our rally organisers with the heading: "We have some very bad news to break to you." Basically the foreign office have given a big no no to travelling through Mauritania. Since Al Quaeda have admitted to taking out the Spaniards recently and have threatened westerners with more terrorism in the area they had a personal meeting with the rally organisers: http://ukinmorocco.fco.gov.uk/en/newsroom/?view=News&id=21412725As this is a completely unsupported 'raid' and the organisers are not preparing any armed convoys as such we have three options: 1. Just drive it anyway 2. Ship the car from Tilbury to Dakar and endure more hefty costs (the organisers' solution) 3. Just stay at home The whole point of the rally was to leave your front door, get in the 2CV and arrive in Cameroon sometime later.. not stick the car on a ship and drive the rest! What makes things worse is that the Touareg Trail just drove that route in November without any issues. I guess events can change very quickly. I think the pub may have some answers...
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| December 10th, 2009, 10:47 pm |
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toomany2cvs
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Re: The Walmington studioru wrote: Basically the foreign office have given a big no no to travelling through Mauritania. Since Al Quaeda have admitted to taking out the Spaniards recently and have threatened westerners with more terrorism in the area they had a personal meeting with the rally organisers: AQ had a meeting with the organisers? Cool! Quote: As this is a completely unsupported 'raid' and the organisers are not preparing any armed convoys as such we have three options:
1. Just drive it anyway YAY! Quote: 2. Ship the car from Tilbury to Dakar and endure more hefty costs (the organisers' solution) Boo! Quote: 3. Just stay at home Cluck! Cluck! Cluck! Quote: I think the pub may have some answers... You know it does... I'm feeling rather less bad about bottling out of the Mali thing now - real shame, because the reason we bottled was that Mauri was the "dull, safe" route but the only viable one...
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| December 10th, 2009, 10:51 pm |
 
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studioru
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Re: The Walmington toomany2cvs wrote: studioru wrote:
Basically the foreign office have given a big no no to travelling through Mauritania. Since Al Quaeda have admitted to taking out the Spaniards recently and have threatened westerners with more terrorism in the area they had a personal meeting with the rally organisers:
AQ had a meeting with the organisers? Cool! Oh yeah! I meant our so called rally organisers with the foreign office
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toomany2cvs
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Re: The Walmington studioru wrote: toomany2cvs wrote: AQ had a meeting with the organisers? Cool! Oh yeah! I meant our so called rally organisers with the foreign office I think I'd rather meet AQ than the FO, tbh.
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| December 10th, 2009, 11:29 pm |
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Little Rich
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Re: The Walmington Ru
What would Captain Mainwaring do in this hour of need??
Dont tell him your name Ru......
They dont like it up them
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| December 10th, 2009, 11:42 pm |
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Russell
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Re: The Walmington Bad times! I hope you do drive it there. there seems little point in shipping the car the whole way, and staying home seems a waste of effort, even faced with the risk. If you don't go, terrorism has won.  Don't take any shit from the fuzzy-wuzzies. 
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| December 10th, 2009, 11:45 pm |
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Max
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Re: The Walmington If you get into trouble.. just hand out a sticker. Easy.
Good luck with it. Itll be fine.
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