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27 August to
26 September 2023
Day 30 La Paz to Cabo San Lucas (228km)
26 September 2023
when we left a chilly and damp Anchorage more than four weeks ago, some of us thought that today
would never come given what lay ahead. But today we crossed into the Tropic of Cancer and finally saw the
chequered flag in a very warm Cabo San lucas.
photos: Gerard Brown - gerardbrown.co.uk
The engines and their cooling systems were working hard
today under another sweltering sun and two alternators
just couldn’t take any more. Stephen and Samantha
Hardwick’s datsun was one, and Steve and ruth lambert’s
ford the other. However, thanks to Jamie Turner and russ
Smith’s box of spares, both cars were quickly back on the
road.
Thankfully the rest of the rally enjoyed a largely
uneventful, but impressive, run through the hills of the
Sierra de la laguna and devoured a last Mexican lunch
at las Terrazas del Cortés before pulling up under the
finishing arch in the palm-fringed grounds of the Hacienda
del Mar. A five-piece mariachi band and chilled margaritas
set the tone for the evening, with the crews being joined
by family and friends who had flown in to help celebrate.
for the first Rally the Globe Marathon event, it was
somehow fitting that we also have two maiden winners.
Manuel and Irene dubs clinched first place in the Vintage
Category. for many years they have driven all over the
world in cars of all shapes and sizes and enjoyed some
notable success, but this is their first Rally the Globe win.
They proved very popular victors. other than a couple of
minor hiccups their 1940 ford Coupe behaved impeccably.
with Manuel’s driving prowess and Irene’s mastery of
navigation they had been the crew to beat from the very
beginning.
In contrast Classic Category winners, ean and Alison
lewin, are relative newcomers to the long-distance rallying
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