Antrim Network Scouts take on the Scally Rally

I has always been an ambition of mine to drive the entire coast of Ireland in a loop. So when my long time scouting friend and best man Kai Young told me about the Scally Rally, I could not resist!

What is it?

The Scally Rallys website describes it best by saying

'Scally Rally is a European banger Rally and driving challenge... but there's a catch ! To enter Scally Rally your car must have cost you £100 (or less). We did say it was a challenge!! There will be a maximum of 100 teams taking part."

The car we have chosen is an excellent piece of Germany engineering a, 93 VW Passat

I am pleased to say that on Saturday, its passed its mot and is now fully road legal and ready to race, after we add our sponsors Bitbuzz and Lester Engineering that is.

The Race which is being ran as a fund raiser for Charity starts in Belfast's Titanic Quarter is taking place in the following stages, all following coastal routes

* Belfast to Letterkenny

* Letterkenny to Westport

* Westport to Tralee

* Tralee to Cork where it finishes

We will then continue on up the coast, stopping in Dublin before heading home to close the loop in Belfast!

Im looking forward to it, with 131,000 miles on the car so far, another 1500 shouldnt bother it to much!