UFO TEAM I travel plan changes

UFO Team I to UFO Team II – do you know where we missed the road to Paris

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Start No. 29 is the second MG Team in the 2013 P2P Rally. We were very happy to see on the list of competitors Australian Rhys Timms who already was very successful in 2010 with his 1936 MG SA Saloon.images
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His Copilot this time is James Stone from Alaska. We decided to form the UFO TEAM ( United Friends of the Octagon ). Rhys informed the MGCC UK and France. The news was passed on to the MG CC China and now the China club invited us to the recently opened Shanghai Club Home and for the next day to visit the new MG factory near Shanghai. Now we will arrive in Shanghai on Thursday 23rd of Mai where we hope to meet our AUS/US friends. We will report about our experiences in Shanghai.

No. 29 1936 MG SA Saloon No. 29 1936 MG SA Saloon on the way to China

car transportation

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This afternoon a truck arrived coming from Sweden. They driver unloaded a huge Mercury, starting number 97. Fortunately our small street had only a few parking cars, so we had enough space. Only a few minutes later the truck from Cars Europe arrived and they loaded our small TC first, then the big Mercury. The comment of the driver about the different sizes was: At least they can carry some toilet paper!  On the way back to England the driver had to go to two places in the Netherlands to pick up two other competitors, one of them another big American car.

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The day before we had packed the TC with hopefully everything we think to need or better we hope that we don´t need it. Here is the parts list:

parts

location

sand paper battery box
tyre tools 2x behind the seats
wheel hammer behind the seats
roll flat steel behind the seats
tire soap & brush camping bag behind seats
wheel rim rubber camping bag behind seats
working gloves camping bag behind seats
tension belts diff sizes camping bag behind seats
cable ties diff sizes camping bag behind seats
rubber weather pants camping bag behind seats
roll wire camping bag behind seats
headlamps camping bag behind seats
pots and pans, stove camping bag behind seats
mattress 2x camping bag behind seats
tent camping bag behind seats
sleeping bag camping bag behind seats
air pressure tester camping bag behind seats
condenser front steel box
water pump front steel box
fuel pump front steel box
tool roll 2x front steel box
wrenches BA set front steel box
carburetor tools set front steel box
2 boxes spare bolts & nuts, copper gaskets, small parts etc. front steel box
front & rear brake cylinder repair set front steel box
master cylinder repair set front steel box
front wheel bearings 2x front steel box
rear wheel bearings 2x front steel box
lip seals front steel box
repair set carburetor 2x front steel box
Abzieher front steel box
Abschleppseil front steel box
Starthilfekabel front steel box
Seilzug front steel box
spring bolts front&rear front steel box
hoses front steel box
spare bulbs front steel box
fire extinguisher on rear left wing inside the tub
tubes 4x side screen compartment
distrib. cap side screen compartment
contacts side screen compartment
rotor side screen compartment
oil filter 2x side screen compartment
talcum powder side screen compartment
4 half shafts plus 2 rear hubs side screen compartment
air filter cleaner side screen compartment
air pump electric side screen compartment
funnels side screen compartment
gaskets sets side screen compartment
tube repair sets under bonnet  tool box
jacks 2x with handle under bonnet  tool box
plugs under bonnet  tool box
window cleaner under bonnet  tool box
voltage tester under bonnet  tool box
radiator repair fluid under bonnet  tool box
Ballistol under bonnet  tool box
fan belt under seats
gasket set under seats