RtG The Daily Dispatch - Carrera Andalucia - day 00 - Flipbook - Page 3
22 June to 3 July 2025
Day 1
Málaga to Nerja (196km)
23 June 2025
This morning, after two years of planning and preparation, it all got real. Twenty-five cars were flagged
away from the arch in the grounds of the Museo Automovilístico de Málaga by Fred Gallagher and his
Bandera de Andalucía.
Photos: gerardbrown.co.uk
Carrera Andalucía is the first Rally the Globe event without
a WO Bentley on the entry list so, as the oldest car of the
event traditionally leads the pack off the start line, it fell
to Swiss entrants, Chris and Rita Dillier, aboard a venerable
1930 Chrysler Roadster, to do us the honours.
The route took us through Monday morning Málaga
traffic toward the first Regularity of the day, up through the
superbly sinuous Montes de Málaga. The 800m elevation
gave us both a cooling breeze and some fantastic views of
the rugged la campiña.
A Time Control in the Calle Serranía de Ronda Colmenar
served up some simple mid-morning snacks, along with
a generous helping of shade, before the rally was sent
out towards the second Regularity from Los Dioses. This
had the crews fully engaged in the subtle art of balancing
speed, distance and time over some testing terrain. The
navigation itself hadn’t been too taxing, so the Route Check
in Riogordo was a mere formality ensuring everyone arrived
at the lunch Time Control in Viñuela ready for chilled soup
and smoked salmon in an agreeably air-conditioned salon.
Christian and Rita Dillier, 1930 Chrysler 70 Roadster
Andrew and Ann Boland, 1960 Jaguar XK150S
Hans Middelberg and Jürgen Grolman, 1938 Mercedes-Benz 230
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