Tuesday 18th April 2006

Cannonball Europe kicks off

Fun run to start in July

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Dechamps' WRC Focus

The Cannonball Run Europe kicks off in Surrey on Sunday 9 July this year -- the last day of the Goodwood Festival of Speed.

It will be the first one organised by globally experienced organiser Jan Dechamps, who has bought the UK start franchise, and co-organiser Patrick Nelson. Both car nuts, both have run successful businesses, and said that they wanted  to run the Run for fun. Dechamps will be piloting a car built especially for her -- the Cannonball Ford Focus WRC.

The destination remains secret but the organisers promise "a blast of the hottest cars travelling through spectacular scenery, staying in amazing places, and enjoying plenty of partying and high jinks". It doesn't matter what you drive -- it's how you drive it is the slogan...

For 2007, the company said it will stage the first Cannonball Classic. This will be an event that combines great European driving roads with visits to circuits and venues that represent the best in motorsport heritage, plus a complementary cultural programme.

• www.cannonballruneurope.co.uk

[GTRene]

hm..for a focus a nice car, wonder if its got the same 4wd and 300hp or more?
the ford dark blue would be cooler...and make mine in black please...
Like to have a go in such WRC car, hope they will make no serious accidents this year on their run and keep their heads cool...
GTRene

[GTRene]

car looks ok, but indeed that much HP on only the front wheels must be fun smoking up tires? and if it does have the same steering stuf as the Ford RS had...exiting
GTRene