https://www.facebook.com/EnduranceRallyAssociationEra/?fref=photo starts in a few days

 

Nice!!

 

John Coffey spent nearly a year (maybe more) preparing one of those Zs. I'm sorry his isn't around to see how all that work and effort turned out.

• ‪Car98‬ David Hartley & Stephen Hardwick 1971 Datsun 240Z
• ‪Car103‬ Rene Declercq & Eric Claeys 1972 Datsun 240Z 
• ‪Car104‬ Chris & Tjerk Bury 1972 Datsun 240Z
• ‪Car105‬ Mark Pickering & Dave Boddy 1973 Datsun 240Z 
• ‪Car106‬ David Gainer & Peter St George 1972 Datsun 240Z

If the competitors have a web page with further info, I've added links to their website / blog pages.

You can find links to all of the competitors web pages here.

-- Mike

14 hours ago, gnosez said:

John Coffey spent nearly a year (maybe more) preparing one of those Zs. I'm sorry his isn't around to see how all that work and effort turned out.

Yea, such a sad situation.  I hope he's watching from above and enjoying the ride!!  Do you know which car he prepared?

It is #2 in that pic   https://www.facebook.com/p2p240z/  this is the car john worked on.

It's a father and son team with a chase vehicle. Camaro struts with 600# springs I believe, seam welded, Bad Dog frame rails, a John designed cage, skid plates, roof rack, tire holders and a Rebello engine that can run on 87 octane or less if memory serves me right. And snow tires.

12 hours ago, black gold man said:

It is #2 in that pic   https://www.facebook.com/p2p240z/  this is the car john worked on.

Yea, if you scroll down in the comments it looks like this is the car... thanks for posting this info.  I'll be following this team for sure!

http://www.vcstar.com/news/local/conejo-valley/to-surgeon-and-his-son-enter-9000-mile-peking-to-paris-endurance-race-2f5c9788-2ec7-293a-e053-010000-377143851.html?d=mobile

You can track the race here, http://www.endurorally.com/pages/the-peking-to-paris-motor-challenge-2016

http://2016pekingparis.blogspot.com/ I was watching some video from other years  looks brutal.

If you guys happen to find photos of the event, please put them in our gallery.  Some of our members do not use social media, so, I thought it would be great for those of us to share the experience.  I created an album here.

"Our participation in the 2016 ‪#‎pekingtoparis‬ endurance rally is dedicated to John Coffey. Without you none of this would have been possible, and we find small (and useful) hints of your personality in this car every day."

Edited June 13, 20168 yr by black gold man