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HOT FUZZ. Day 2 begins with a task of driving through the Swiss Alps leaving this Beautiful Town of Thun behind us...This car is already to leave just one final kick of the tyres before we fire her up for the day ahead !! (Ours is the one far right of the picture)

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Its been absolutely baking hot all day long and guess what we are nearly back at base and we have turned into an horrendous storm thunder and lightening and 1984 wiper blades !!! JOY

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Iron lady boys may be delayed by exhaust issues...... Someone get the beers in for us :( 

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Strasbourg or bust

It's 19:50. Bank Burners are nearing Strasbourg. Then onto Switzerland. Beautiful Day. A long way, but the sounds of Pacha keeping us going.

Rally on!!

Rich & Bob

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Its been a real gruelling day today on this journey we have visited 5 different countries today. One member of our crew is totally Wacky'd. But is my driving really that bad that he needs a neck brace on ??

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Our Hotel/Prison in Lille

Situated in the ****yist part of Lille, proper scary place .  A Copper stopped me and said do you have a gun? Chris said no, obviously we were law abiding citizens, Copper said, Here have this one its ****ing mental round here........

This is Hollywood star Rupert Grint

...apparently hes been in a film about wizards or something, anyway must have heard me on Smooth radio yesterday because he begged me for a photo...how could i say no to such a nice young man....

5 countries down,

1 to go! The ladyboys are sweating away somewhere north of strasbourg having already been to Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany and Holland as a bonus! Only Switzerland to go!

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Help wanted

Took this pic at start of rally and 300 miles later took the lads to the Garage........it ran out of petrol

FOR MY BEN, hope you are being well behaved son

SUPER MARIO IS HERE!!!

CRIKEY ITS OLD MAN LINDOP!!!

....and i would have got away with it if it wasnt for you pesky kids!!!

So Velma, whos been inappropriately interfering with the animals?

i wonder who's under the mask?

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Here's the Y in YMCA

Zebra drops a cog to pass a log!!

Bank Burners & Hector & the Homos enjoy following yet another logging truck on their way to Luxembourg

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Aftermath of water fight in back of the car whilst driving along

Lost in Germany.

Hot fuzz

The old girl made it to one of the worlds most famous racing circuits. Spa Franchamps.
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Bank Burners - coffee in Mons

Day one. On our way 5 countries in one day.

Lenny & Craven oversleep and miss a great breakfast!!

Done France, belgium so far. Bought some lovely chocolates for Sal, but they are starting to melt. Oh well we best eat them now!!!

Cars doing well, apart from juddery brakes on the Zebra focus. That will be fun on the Stelio pass then!

Good luck to all the other teams

Rich & Bob

Bank Burners

Start your Engines

4 days of driving in some of the most scenic roads Europe has to offer. Our destination: Barmy to Barcelona.

Day 1 takes us from Lille in France down to Thun in Switzerland. Let’s hope our bangers make it the distance.

We want to see the best pictures from your journey. Please send them to the blog at: wackyrally.barcelona@blogger.com

-Jezz, Wacky Crew

Team Mayfield's parked up for the night in Lille

Photos from the start (2)