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Around the World in an Austin Healey Part 2

To: ann@hunt.sol.co.uk, british-cars@autox.team.net, healeys@autox.team.net,
Subject: Around the World in an Austin Healey Part 2
From: BGAHC@aol.com
Date: Sat, 25 Sep 1999 18:26:52 EDT
The itinerary and participants for the Rally:

      Around the World - 2000.       North American Section.

  Date.               Route.
June 10th        Arrive in Anchorage from Beijing, vehicles flown in by 
Russian Antonov aircraft.

June 11th         Rest day in Anchorage - reception and Press Conference.

June 12th         Anchorage to Tok - Glenn Highway Route 1, lunch in 
Glenallen.

June 13th         Tok to Dawson City - cross into the Yukon, Canada.

June 14th          Rest day in Dawson  City - trip to Bonanza Creek.

June 15th          Dawson City to Whitehorse - lunch at Carmacks.

June 16th          Whitehorse to Watson Lake - lunch in Ross River.

June 17th          Watson Lake to Terrace - lunch at Tagooga Resort in Iskut  
B.C.

June 18th          Terrace to Smithers - loop to Granisle

June 19th          Rest day in Smithers.

June 20th          Smithers to Prince George - lunch at Fraser River.

June 21st           Prince George to Kamloops - lunch at Williams Lake.

June 22nd          Kamloops to Banff - lunch at 3 Valley Gap at Three Valley 
Lake.

June 23rd          Rest day in Banff. Vintage & MG car clubs from Calgary 
available for assistance.

June 24th          Banff to Shelby - US border crossing at Chief Mountain.

June 25th          Shelby to Bozeman - cattle country.

June 26th          Bozeman to Billings - via Yellowstone National Park.

June 27th          Billings to Rapid City - via Crazy Horse memorial & Mnt 
Rushmore National Mem.

June 28th          Rapid City to Jamestown - via Badlands National Park, 
lunch in Pierre.

June 29th          Jamestown to Duluth - lunch at Detroit Lakes.

June 30th          Rest day in Duluth.

July 1st             Duluth to Marquette - demanding forestry roads.

July 2nd            Marquette to Bay City - over the Straits of Makinac 
Bridge.

July 3rd            Bay City to Niagara Falls, Ontario - lunch at Glencoe.

July 4th            Rest day at Niagara Falls, celebration fireworks in the 
evening.

July 5th            Niagara Falls to Binghamton - via Finger Lakes area.

July 6th            Binghamton to Newark, N.J. - lunch at Eddy Farm Resort, 
Germantown.

July 7th             Rest day in Newark/New York.  Overnight departure to 
Casablanca,  Morocco.

More detailed routing will be given nearer to departure date - May 1st  2000 
from London.
         Around the World 2000.                   Entrants and their Vehicles.
         
     Section 1 - London to Istanbul Trial.                     14 Entrants as 
of Sept. 1st  1999.

     Section 2 - London to Peking Marathon.               34 Entrants as of 
Sept. 1st 1999-09-19

     Section 3 - Around the World in Eighty Days Motor Challenge.

     Class 1-       1912  Locomobile Type 48                      Class 2 - 
1942 - Pontiac Chieftain Torpedo 6
1913 Rolls Royce Silver Ghost                              1949 - Cadillac 
Series 62 Coupe
1928 Bentley 4 ½ litre Le Mans                             1953 - Studebaker  
Skyline
1929 Bentley  Speed Six                                        1955 -  
Chevrolet 210 Sedan
1930 Rolls Royce Phantom 1                                 1956 -  
Mercedes-Benz 190
1933 Talbot AV 105 Alpine Tourer                       1960 -  Rover 80 Saloon
1935  Bentley  3 ½ litre Open Tourer      Class 3 - 1952 -  Aston Martin DB 2
1938 Packard Touring Sedan                                  1954 -  Aston 
Martin DB 2/4 Mk 1
1939 La Salle Convertible Coupe                           1955 -  Jaguar XK 
140 Coupe
1940 Ford V8 Fordor Convertible                          1955 -  Jaguar XK  
140 Sports
1939 Bentley  4 ½ litre MX Park Ward                  1964 -  Porsche 356C 
Coupe
1940 Chevrolet  'Fangio'  Coupe                            1964 -  Porsche 
356 T5 Coupe
1941 Cadillac Coupe
1948 Fiat Millecento Cabrio
1952 Citroen 2CV
1952  Citroen 11B Traction Avant

    Class 4 - 1962  Peugeot 404 Berline
1963 Mercedes Benz 220 S Coupe
1964 Alfa Romeo Giulia Ti
1965 Peugeot 404 Berline
1966 Mercedes Benz 250 SE Cabrio
1967 Mercedes Benz 250 SE
1968 Hillman Hunter
1969 SAAB Model 96

    Class 5 - 1959  Austin Healey 3000
1961 Aston Martin DB 4
1962 Austin Healey 3000 Mk II BT7
1963 Lancia Flavia Coupe
1964 Mercedes Benz 230 SL
1965 Facel Vega 6
1966 Mercedes Benz 250 SL

    Nationalities:-   Great Britain
       United States of America

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