Carl Powell and Lyn Powell (mother and son, ahhh!) make up the first team. Carl decided to embark on the Plymouth Banjul challenge in 2007, after an exhaustive search for co-pilot's he settled on his mother (some have said that she is the only person brave enough to spend 3 weeks in a car with him!). They completed the challenge that year in a Renault 5. Well once just wasn't enough, and they have decided to take on the challenge for the second time. this time in a Ford Transit Ambulance.
Trevor Jones and Gill Loats had often talked of doing a driving challenge for our respective charities, one of those vintage car ones, after all we are enthusiasts (Ford Anglia, MGA, MGB owners!). Imagine Monte Carlo or Bust, The Cannonball Run, we’d be Farrah Fawcett, Burt Reynolds, Penelope Pitstop. Terry Thomas! Trouble is, that takes loads of money!
We are serving firefighters, Adrian Mantle from Bedminster and Pete Marsh from Bath. As well as raising money we are delivering a much needed Ambulance to The Gambia Fire and Ambulance Service. The vehicle was donated by Wessex Ambulance Service to enable us to take part in the "Plymouth/Banjul challenge".