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28 June to 10 July 2026
Day 8
Trondheim Rest Day
6 July 2026
It’s amazing the effect a late-night football match can have on a city. Over the course of the Nordic
Challenge, we’ve seen both sides. Three days ago Sweden were knocked out of the World Cup, and the
town of Sunne was very quiet. Last night Norway beat Brazil to win through to the quarter finals and, for
a Monday morning, Trondheim was also quiet following a lively night. Perhaps the celebrations we could
hear had caused more than one patriotic Trondheimer to opt to work from home.
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Design: K-Design
A new CV joint for the 1968 Morris 1800S of Roy Stephenson and Ian Milne
David Robert’s tyre haul...
The Rally also enjoyed some time away from the office,
taking a well-deserved rest day to fix the cars, explore
the city, and get on top of the laundry. As soon as
breakfast was finished, various crews made their way to
the multi-storey car park to dig out their toolboxes and
put right whatever had gone wrong over the last week of
competition.
John and Jeff Reilly’s 1973 Porsche 911 began the rally
with a faulty brake light switch. Today was the day to get to
the bottom of this annoying, intermittent fault, with Peter
Banham and Andy Inskip supplying the multimeter and
the crew checking and tightening all manner of cables and
connections. Neil Smith and Mike McCollum were having
the brake bias on their 1969 Porsche 911 adjusted and the
fan belt tightened.
Sally Linton and Ed Stansfield’s 1964 Triumph TR4’s
tyres were rearranged for the final four-day push, with
David Roberts looking to pick up a couple of part-worns
for his TR250.
Over in the Bentley corner, Martin and Frances Dippie’s
1929 6½ Litre was having its alternator checked whilst
Jonathan Turner’s Bentley EXP4 3/4½ was having a new
starter motor fitted. The crew have been bump starting the
Cricklewood cruiser after every stoppage, so this repair
should make their lives easier.
As the morning rolled on, Russ Smith and Charlie Neale got
themselves stuck into Roy Stephenson and Ian Milne’s 1968
Morris 1800S, which needed a new CV joint. Meanwhile, the
team of travelling marshals busied themselves redistributing
vital rally equipment between the various official vehicles.
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