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 Meeting a Lion in Bolivia |
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 Deep in the volcanic region of the Atacama Desert |
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In 2004 Vic Quayle with fellow Lion Steve Kett tackled the Macmillan 4x4 Challenge, an event run to raise funds for the world famous cancer charity. Guildford Honda loaned the boys a CRV 4x4 and it took to the tough tracks on army training grounds over Salisbury Plain, in mid Wales and various forests with confidence.. The Guildford Lions team finished 13th out of 45 teams and raised £2,500 for the charity, whilst the event as whole raised about £40,000. For more information about the event click here.
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 On the highest track in Wales |
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The blind leading the .......! Well not quite, but Lions Clubs in Surrey and South London have regularly taken part in a car rally with blind navigators. The rally has taken place over nearly twenty years and was originally organised by Kingston Lions Club. Up to 35 crews take part undertaking a one day event through the Surrey lanes. For many years members of Radio Lion, first established by Guildford Lions about 30 years ago, have provided a refreshment stop for the crews, and the guide dogs that many navigators bring along with them. The route is over 70 - 80 miles and the navigators must read Braille route and timing instructions and lose points for going the wrong way, missing controls, are arriving at the wrong time at controls. Members of Guildford Lions Club with the blind navigators have consistently done well on this event and taken top honours.
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 Lions Club winners with their navigators |
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Back in 1994 a team of three Guildford Lions took part in the Cape to Cape Challenge, an attempt to break the world record driving from the southernmost point in Europe to northernmost point. With a view of north Africa across the Straits they set out from Cape Tarifa in southern Spain, between Cadiz and Gibraltar, and headed north along the Costas and into France. Stopping only for petrol they continued through France and onto the German autobahn system before reaching the Baltic. A ferry trip took the crew across to to Denmark and after another short drive the cross into Sweden on another ferry. A long trek followed up to Stockholm and on to the far north of Sweden where a 20 delay at the border crossing into Finland was the only significant stop on the whole 3,700 mile route. The trip was in August so the was very little night so far north and soon the team had passed Rovienimi (home to Father Christmas), driven through Lapland and across the border into Norway. The last part of the run was on narrow traffickless roads to a final ferry, before reaching Nordkapp at 71º 10' 21"N. Time taken - 62h 42m 12s beating the old record by a substantial margin.
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 Crossing the Arctic Circle on the way home - there was no time to stop on the way north!  Nordkapp, Norway |
