Monthly Archives: April 2015

Map Of The 2016 Dakar Rally Route Revealed

Posted on April 28, 2015 by Steve McKelvie

The organizers of the 2016 Dakar rally have revealed a map of the route for next year’s event.  The 2016 Dakar route is somewhat different from many previous years as the rally will not start in Argentina, however it will … Continue reading →

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1973 Halda Price List From New Zealand

Posted on April 27, 2015 by Steve McKelvie

Recently I completed a deal for a Halda Tripmaster odometer from a fellow in New Zealand.  Among the documents that came with the odometer was a price list for Halda rally equipment from 1973.  I found it interesting to look … Continue reading →

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My MGB Moves On To A New Life In New York State

Posted on April 26, 2015 by Steve McKelvie

Saturday was a big day in our house – we said goodbye to our 1978 MGB.  It had sat, largely ignored, in our garage since 2008.  I had driven the MGB daily for about three years when I parked it … Continue reading →

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The Langwell Rally Odometer

Posted on April 23, 2015 by Steve McKelvie

Recently I bought a Langwell rally odometer.  Or at least I have what I believe to be a Langwell rally odometer, but I think that I have an early model of the Langwell rally odometer. There are no distinguishing markings … Continue reading →

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Kawasaki W1 – An Early British-Themed Japanese Motorcycle

Posted on April 23, 2015 by Steve McKelvie

Recently there have been a couple of comments on my website that mentioned the Kawasaki W1.  This was an early Kawasaki motorcycle, introduced in 1966, exported to the USA and other counties that was based on a design based on … Continue reading →

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The 2016 Paris-Vienna Rally Looks Like A Good One

Posted on April 21, 2015 by Steve McKelvie

Last week I got a booklet from the Rally Round folks with the entry information for the Paris-Vienna Rally which will be held from June 13 to June 18, 2016.  Obviously the route starts in Paris and ends 5 days … Continue reading →

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Random Photos From My Trip To Germany

Posted on April 20, 2015 by Steve McKelvie

I was looking at some of the photos that I took during my recent trip to Germany and thought that I would pick out some photos related to some of the things that we did during the trip rather than … Continue reading →

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Our Baden Classic Teammates Share Victory

Posted on April 19, 2015 by Steve McKelvie

As I noted in a recent post, in this year’s Baden Classic rally Harald von Langsdorff and I were part of a three car team that won first place in the Overall team category.  In that brief post I did … Continue reading →

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North American Entries In The 2015 Mille Miglia

Posted on April 18, 2015 by Steve McKelvie

The organizers of the 2015 Mille Miglia have announced the provisional starting list for this wonderful car rally.  There are still a large number of blank spaces in the provisional starting list so I expect that additional names will be … Continue reading →

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The Endurance Rally Association Plans For The Future

Posted on April 16, 2015 by Steve McKelvie

The path forward for the Endurance Rally Association is becoming clear following the unfortunate and untimely death of the founder and leader, Philip Young.  Philip Young’s life-partner, Jane Young, will become the company director and lead this major rally company … Continue reading →

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