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13 June to 3 July 2022
Day 14
Rest day in Bucharest
27 June 2022
Today, the second rest day, was perhaps needed more than the first. We’ve had two weeks on the road
and a tough day yesterday, so this short break gave the crews just enough time to sort themselves out,
get the cars back into shape and enjoy a little sightseeing.
Two cars lost headlights yesterday;
Bertie and Charlotte van Houtte’s Porsche
and Phil and Laurette Macwhirter’s 2CV.
The former were looking for a panel
beater and a glazier to reform the shiny
metal ring into something which would fit
the socket. The latter went to a DIY store,
bought a pair of LED inspection lights and
a roll of yellow tape to hold everything
together.
Steve Verrall was swapping tyres and
checking his Porsche, whilst Jenny led the charge to the
nail bar, along with Dawn Smith, Norah Ashworth, Renate
Hanselmann and some unnamed others!
After the muddy tracks of yesterday, most of the cars
arrived dirty and, whilst there was a valeting service of
sorts in the car park, the ever resourceful Michael and
Marcus Eatough simply parked their Mercedes alongside a
lawn sprinkler, whipped out their bucket and got to work.
Rally servicing: Andrew and Ann Boland, Ford V8 Convertible; David and
Jo Roberts, Triumph TR4; Phillip and Lyndy Blunden, MGB GT
Fresh brakes, but will it be slick, intermediate or wet weather tyres needed
for the coming days? Jean Vincent and Marcel Peumans’ Bentley Speed Six
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Naturally the sweeps, and some of the
crews, were up bright and early with their
spanners and toolboxes primed. By 10am
the once neat and well ordered car park
looked like an auto jumble. Philip and
Lyndy Blunden’s MGB GT had a sticky
carburettor float and was receiving some
attention from its crew and Russ Smith.
Charlie Neale was looking at the ball joint
of Enrico Paggi and Federica Mascetti’s Fiat
124 Spider.
Marcel Peumans was replacing the rear brakes of his big
Bentley, whilst Jean Vincent checked over the tyres piled
up alongside the car. Keith Ashworth was a happier man
once the postman had delivered his four new tyres; but
perhaps not as happy as the postman. Tony Rowe was
under the bonnet of the Ford, checking the engine oil, but
he left his brakes to the expert hands of Andy Inskip and
Owen Turner.