Howard and I met at school more than 50 years ago - we both ended up working around the world in engineering - which is our excuse for calling ourselves 'Globe Trotters'. Howard is an old hand at Triumph reliability events, and I am delighted to join him for the second time as co-driver and relive the joy and trauma of driving a Triumph sports car, which takes me back to my early days of car ownership.

We must be mad - Howard's car was written off on 26th August when a wheel failed ... so at the 11th hour he has bought a replacement for his beloved motor.  We will now be driving this 'untried' TR7 in the event - that must be worth a donation!!

Our front page 'Globe Trotters' provides the background story and some  photos from past runs.  Click on the link below in the 'team' section.

The event has a serious side, and regularly raises significant money for a worthy charity.  In this case it will be Funding Neuro which is currently running a campaign to raise funds for research into Motor Neurone disease.

This campaign will lay the foundations for human trials of a pioneering therapy for Motor Neurone Disease (MND). The fatal disease affects the brain and nerves and causes weakness over time. There is currently no cure for the condition.The work led by Bristol-based neurosurgeon Professor Steven Gill brings combines three elements: Gene Therapy with Viral Vectors delivered via Convection Enhanced Delivery CED.It is known that specific viruses can have a therapeutic effect on motor neurons and a technique called Convection Enhance Delivery (CED). This is able to deliver these viruses directly to the neurons in the brain. For many diseases such as MND. Delivery of genes to affected neurons to correct or repair defects has been a major challenge.The cost of the pre-clinical stage is £150,000.  Please help support our campaign by donating and together we can hopefully make a major breakthrough that will help.