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It may sound like a Top Gear](http://www.autoblog.com/tag/top+gear/) challenge, but it isn’t - a pair of Brits will attempt to drive from London to Cape Town, a distance of 10,000 miles, in under 10 days. The two-man team, consisting of endurance rally drivers Robert Belcher and Stephen Cooper will leave Blighty early on Friday, October 4 and cross 13 countries by Monday, October 14.
Their steed for this feat? A 2005 Land Rover LR3, considered by some to be one of the most unreliable models in Land Rover’s long and distinguished history of unreliable models. To account for and minimize the inevitable breakdowns, the LR3 has received a few modifications. Undercarriage guards protect its oily bits while meatier, off-road tires have been fitted for when the team isn’t on comfortable, paved roads. Additional fuel tanks will give the 2.7-liter, turbodiesel V6 a 1200-mile range. As the pair will need to drive round the clock to make Cape Town in time, four high-intensity, auxiliary lamps have been fitted on the roof.
Ignoring the likely scenario of a breakdown, there’s the simple danger that comes with traveling through countries like Libya and Kenya, with Belcher saying, “We’re driving through often volatile regions, areas where we could be seen as potential targets.” So why take such a risk? Charity. The pair, who are sponsored by British site WarrantyDirect.com, are raising money for Farm Africa, a group that fights the famines that grip so many African countries each year.
Besides charity, the team will be trying to break a record, held by Philip Young and Paul Brace, who made the trip in February of 2013 behind the wheel of the least likely of vehicles - a Fiat Panda. They completed their journey in 10 days, 13 hours and 28 minutes, meaning that if the Land Rover arrives on time, they’ll have beaten the Panda’s time by over 13 hours. Good luck gentlemen. Scroll down to read the press release about the trip.Continue reading British team attempting 10K-mile, 10-day drive in Land Rover
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