scally rally


The End	We made it !!! pictures uploaded see above A good afternoon/evening was had by all at the Adam & Eve last night (Sept 30) still got dribs and drabs coming in, but we presented a cheque for just over £5000 to the Downs South team. We sincerely hope that this will make a difference to them, and will keep this site updated where possible. Once again we would like to thank everyone who helped us with this project, not only the money, but the time and services given freely without which we might not have made it. There is a rumour that the Essex Boys may make a comeback in 2008, so keep your pennies cos we may want them again. If anyone wants copies of the photos, just email me and I will sort it for you. Keep smiling !!!
Sept	Got a tune-up, and general tidy all round from the MOT man at the Cardrome. Running sweet as a nut.Check out Dave on 01708 474208 for general repairs as well. Decided on September 30th for out post rally bash. Lots of auction items still available, get down to the Adam & Eve for barbecue and frivolity on Sunday from about 3.00 p.m.We hope to have edited video on the screens as well as photo's. One last big push before the off next week, check out this weeks romford recorder ,dont forget the miles are going fast in the breakdown game. Hopefully we will break £4000 this week, lets get to £5000 if we can. Thanks to jim, june and the boatman customers who helped us with a generous £ 128.6 collected on saturday 8/9/07. New tyres again, thanks to Simon @ SDM for spotting the oddly positioned wheels and for stumping up for the two new front tyres. Got all the new lights mounted and working ! sorted the radiator problem etc. Last minute details to finalise and we are ready for the off. Cruised about 70 miles last week with no problems to report, seems to like 80 mph. Once again thanks to all who helped/donated, we are in the Romford recorder this week, and also in the Essex life mag. Pictures to come. 12-9-2007 Almost a disaster. The 'fixed' radiator sprung a leak overnight, some quick thinking from Dave at the cardrome, plus the offer of a free replacement radiator from Motex Automotive Distributors (01708-749963) thanks all and everything is tickety boo again.
Aug Download our sponsor form here	Live pig racing and poker tournament to be held at the Rising Sun on August 17th. Spaces for the tournament are limited, Entry costs just £20, with 50% of the entrance monies being paid out as prize money.We shall be auctioning some items, we have a signed Pete Tong cd and t shirt, a car radio/cd with professional installation by online-caraudio.co.uk (if the reserve is reached), A signed picture of racing cars by Martin Brundle and some other goodies TBA. Please come along and support Downs South. Dont forget to download the sponsorship form above, and send in with your hard earned, thank you. A bit of a strange one, but Steve has been given £20 not to publish a picture from his recent holiday 'Carry on Cruising'. £20 is £20 and we are grateful however it comes. Thanks to Maria. 6th Check out the new carlos fandango's, nice wheels and tyres from a man who does. Also got new brake pads for the front. Superstar Chris from Ernricks sorted the brakes and other bits for us yesterday. the man deserves a round of applause for the assist. Just a tune up and we'll be ready to go. Sold about 150 of the breakdown miles, Nobby collected a great £71.65 from the lads at tnt associated news papers, thanks guys and gals.And they purchased many miles as well. Another pledge of £50 from the world famous stocktaker Geoffrey Kite thanks a million. Get your sponsor forms in , we are over £3000 but still need more for the Downs charity. Check out the miles, they are going quickly, a pound for a few hundred is great odds, just ask any accountant. Pig racing, there were no pigs, but what a laugh, mechanical pink piggies running down the track, blinding entertainment, thanks to Raymond. Another great night raised £740 for the charity and a lot of smiles as well. The poker tournament was hotly contested, the suggestion of a drugs test on Alan for not only making the finals table, but just for making any table in the right pub did not come to fruition, someone presumably got a backhander. Yours truly dramatically crashed and burned due to a lucky 6 on the river to John the publican. Despite my protests he apparently was allowed to use his own 'special' pack of cards. Ho Hum. Matthew (Big Boy)took first prize with a commanding chip position, Melvin (Aces) second John (The Publican),Paul (Hairy Monster) Sam (Barmaid) Alan (Spaceman) rounded out the top six. The latest addition to the growing list of corporate sponsors now includes Crafty Arts @ www.craftyarts.co.uk many thanks and your link is up. Diet queen Wendy is going a bit pear shaped, breakfast this morning consisited of a Full english and a bacon sarnie swiftly followed by a packet of chocolate digestives and a mini roll or two. Received confirmation from another corporate sponsor, Key Med who have generously donated £250 directly to Downs South, many thanks guys, visit their site @ http://www.keymed.co.uk/ .
July	Super slimmer Wendy has lost a superb 1 stone, well on her way to her target of 2, and so far she has raised over £500 for the charity, a big up to her and her supporters. Car now has a shiny ? new 2.0 litre engine and a five speed gearbox.Still no power steering but you can't have it all.Confirmed locations for evening festivities on the trip. Download the party map for details. Sold another car panel , thanks to Roy at the Bell & Chimes Restaurant (01245 400616) another £300 for the charity fund. Fantastic food and drink in a pleasant environment, book early to avoid disappointment.
June Did you see this man last sunday? Party map download	June 16th seems likely for a race night at the Adam & Eve to support our Scally rally charity. Please come and support us, we welcome any other scallys of course. This promises to be a great night with spot prizes, raffles etc. If any other teams are coming, and bringing their cars, we will try to get the press there for photo's etc..Let us know in advance. Been away for a few days, getting in some much needed altitude training for the big event. Will undoubtedly serve us well over the four days. Another major donation for Downs South yesterday, Jason Mc (Stripes) donated £100 out of the goodness of his heart, many thanks to you and Lisa. Rear wing drivers side has been reserved for Jason @ Visions ,many thanks for the £200 donation. June 4th will now be known as generous Jason's day and we will lobby parliament for a bank holiday. June 16th is now confirmed as the race night, all are welcome, get there early ( SE16 4JN) to avoid disappointment. New addition up top is mountains, click the link for some pictures of where we will be going. Dont forget the Capri does not have power steering. World famous essex boys are now in the Southwark News . See page 16 today (7-6-07) Fat fighters of the world unite. Three deliciously lovely ladies have started a sponsored weight loss programme in aid of our fund raising. If you want to sponsor them, download our form and mention the weight loss team. Received another boost today, Adrian Flux top man Gerry donated on their behalf some superb items for auction.We now have at least £750 worth of auction items, some of which will appear on ebay soon. If you want a voucher for £250 off your car insurance premium (must be taken through Adrian Flux), get your bid in.If you fancy a signed copy of Martin Brundle's book, get bidding or how about a Millwall signed football, must be worth a fortune. 15-6-07 Simon is definately a star. Check out the new pictures above for the actual signwriting of the car. Still a couple of bits left to do, but looking good. Also car had a trip of about 55 miles yesterday, and (touch wood) all seems sound. Big thanks to Chris at Ernrick motors for a bit of last minute tinkering. Oh what a night. Raised the best part of £758 last night at the race night. Blinding turnout and what a crowd. Special mention for Nobby the tote man, Gary who generously gave £55 for the signed Millwall football, and everyone else in attendance. Got some blinding pictures of the kids in/on the car, will post later today. Got to mention Johnny 'where were you last sunday' who donated £50 to the cause. Thanks to one and all, official pictures in the Southwark Gazette in the next couple of weeks. Bit quiet lately, Steve's away cruising,(on a boat or so he says). Sold a couple of bits on ebay, made stupid money, where is the generosity.
May	Painted the car,(sills etc) Hammerite from QD only £2.99 per tin. ( Do you think they will sponsor us). Contacted Essex Radio, not even a reply (disappointed). They must get loads of requests. Signs are sorted, Simon is a star, get your orders in to him on 07939 906429. We still have body panels available to potential sponsors. A combination of cash and goods is accepted, so far no specific requests (other than the windscreen sunstrip) first come first served from about £200. All profits go to Downs South. What a day yesterday, got some raffle prizes from those wonderful people at gladstone boots and received a donation from the south london pool league, total for our charity fund now approaching £1000, thanks to you all. Keep it going. Just sold a front wing space for £200 to gladstone boots thanks again guys, check out their web site for handcuffs ( oo er missus) and the like. Raised another £70 yesterday , good luck to Sue from the scally rally organisers for the run today (20-05-2007). All days are good days, Dave from DRJ Services Limited (fully qualified electrical services) has requested the drivers front wing. What a top bloke, and another £200 towards our charity. Thanks Dave , only the rear quarters and tailgate left , get your orders in early.
April	Not much to report so far. Got insurance arranged by those nice people at Adrian Flux, many thanks,and they have donated raffle prizes too, superb. The list of needs/wants is getting longer. Any signmakers out there get in touch coz we need graphics for the car. Thanks to all our regulars and non-regulars who managed to collect a tremendous £241 in our scally rally bucket. Special thanks to the collector- you know who you are. Such generosity over the London Marathon weekend from the Adam & Eve faithful. A happy day today, the car got it's MOT. A very generous garage not far from the Cardrome, run by a certain Dave, MOT'd the car, repaired the bits that needed repairing, and furnished us with a sparkly new MOT certificate. Dont expect that kind of treatment for your average beemer or ford, but the man was very helpful and did us proud. The car needed (in no particular order): Wiper blades, bulbs, new earth to indicator, a tyre, brake adjustment, battery power etc. Dave can be contacted on 01708 474208. Pictures added.
Mar	Got the car. Very nice man Paul let us have a great deal on the ultimate Essex Boy car---- A Ford Capri ---what else. Needs some welding and a seat but basically sound. Tragedy, collected the car yesterday, only drove 3 miles before overheating. Found some water and hey presto, all is good again. Needs a bit more work than first thought, but still a great buy and will do us proud on the rally. Already sourced two recaro seats, various service parts, lumenition,five speed gearbox,recon 2 litre engine if required. Thanks Icky .And the sun is shining (10-3-2007) what a day Most important news, organised the sound system for the trip, big thanks to Steve at online-caraudio.co.uk and also for the donation of a raffle prize for our charity auction.
Feb	Colin's now back from holiday. Ready to buy the important vehicle. Steve's looking for posh, Colin wants it reliable. We will know soon.Currently looking at over 30 cars on the dreaded ebay. How many hours in a day?
The Start	The Essex Boys are in. Completed registration against all odds Now we need transport.