Peking to Paris

July 7, 2014

Chinese government officals have signed an agreement to permit a re-run of the Peking-Paris race in 1997, 90 years after the celebrated adventures of Prince Borghese in his ltala. Philip Young has returned from Peking with plans to ship 50 classic and vintage cars to the Chinese capital, from where they will cross the Asian continent via Tibet, Nepal, northern India, Pakistan, Iran and Turkey. and thence by Greece and Italy to Paris. The five-week trek will be the first competitive Peking to Paris event since that pioneering trip, immortalised in Luigi Barzini’s compelling book. More details from the Rally Office on 0892 524746.

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Gordon Cruickshank

Deputy editor

Bravely ignoring his degree in industrial design after discovering night rallies in a Renault 8, GC joined Motor Sport by accident, in the Teesdale days around 1982 when Jenks and WB were office regulars and Mr Tee ruled with a rod of cardboard. He took part in some of the early historic rallies, winning one of the Pirelli Marathons, and regularly runs his Mk2 Jaguar in road events.

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