Classics World joins most cancers charity mileage problem, taking to the German Autobahn community to maximise distance lined
At 3pm on Saturday October 19, 5 groups departed from Fareham on a driving problem, aiming to cowl probably the most miles in 24 hours whereas finishing challenges set by Wealthy of the UPnDOWN YouTube channel, who arrange and hosted the problem all through a concurrent livestream, all in an effort to garner as many donations from viewers as attainable and lift funds for the Sophie’s Legacy most cancers charity.
The problem noticed an eclectic mixture of vehicles – comprising a Skoda Felicia, Citroën C5 Property, Subaru Impreza Turbo, BYD Seal EV and our very personal Mercedes W124 – make use of totally different methods, the Skoda, Subaru and Mercedes taking to Europe to maximise mileage on higher-speed motorways and Autobahns, whereas the C5 and BYD maximised their factors scored by finishing challenges within the UK.
The challenges had quite a few necessities for photographs and specifics, together with capturing the workforce’s vehicles subsequent to a soccer stadium, getting a pig into the automobile for a photograph, driving into and on a racetrack, discovering pre-2000 vehicles to snap en route and getting the vehicles right into a dealership of the identical model with an image taken with a salesman.
The obligatory dropping off of a Sophie’s Legacy care bundle of meals and provides to hospitals with paediatric wards was accomplished by all, whereas distance lined equated to 1 level per mile pushed – after 24 hours, Crew Classics World had racked up probably the most, the W124 protecting 1269 miles general.
The 24-hour reside streaming efforts from Wealthy and numerous workforce members all through the problem inspired a powerful variety of charity donations, amounting to over £18,700 raised for Sophie’s Legacy as we went to press.
Keep tuned to our Classics World YouTube channel for our video of the problem. To donate to the trigger, go to the justgiving web page right here