Croatia Trophy 2010 Tale of the ‘Pink Panther’
Unpredictable mechanical failure dominates Pink Panther's 4x4 challenge in Croatia. Marcel gives a daily rundown of events. Continue reading
Croatia Trophy 2010 Stage 8 & Finish
CT2010 last stage: Pink Panther has no front/rear diff lockers, but with expert driving and navigating, Rob and Marcel reach the finish line. Continue reading
Croatia Trophy 2010 Stage 7
CT2010 Stage 7 - The mother of all slopes, Marcel calls it Hamburger Hill. A treacherous challenge claiming many a car. Continue reading
Croatia Trophy 2010 Stage 6
CT2010 Stage 6 - With the rain, trudging through the creek was more like a metre of wet concrete. Join the queue and winch your way out. Continue reading
Croatia Trophy 2010 Stage 5
CT2010 Stage 5 "the swamp" complete with water snake and gurgling V8's. A fantastic and suberly long challenge. Continue reading
Croatia Trophy 2010 Stage 4 (circuit race)
CT2010 Stage 4: a circuit race that challenges every bolt on your car. Full speed over ditches and bumps, with time needed to change a wheel. Continue reading
Croatia Trophy 2010 Stage 3 (night)
CT2010 Stage 3: the night stage is bewildering and navigation is impossible. Everyone gets hopelessly lost. Continue reading
Croatia Trophy 2010 Stage 2 Trophy Day
CT2010 Stage 2 Trophy Day: randomly selected teams overcome language barriers to meet certain challenges. Pink Panther can't take part. Continue reading
Croatia Trophy 2010 Stage 1
CT2010 Stage 1: A show start in Glina and the official start in a muddy forest nearby. Mechanical setbacks for Pink Panther. Continue reading
Croatia Trophy 2010 Prologue
CT2010 Prologue - a quick lap with a winch point to determine the starting position the next day. Pink Panther takes it's first knock. Continue reading
CT 2010 preparation for the prologue
CT2010 Prologue Preparation - getting settled into camp, signing in, obtaining team books and stickers, and of course ... testing cars. Continue reading
Croatia Trophy 2010 getting there
CT2010 Getting to Croatia - a long journey from the Netherlands to Croatia and setting up for the Trophy. Continue reading
Croatia Trophy 2010
Croatia Trophy is F1 in the mud! A fabulous offroading competion that has different challenges to suit all kinds of 4x4 vehicles. Continue reading
From Rugby to Rodin in Paris
Celebrating their 9th wedding anniversary, Marcel and Victoria traipse through Paris and share both of their passions, rugby and art. Continue reading
So I married a truck driver…
Marcel helped Victoria take a step towards fulfilling a childhood dream ... getting a truck driver's licence ... with a 2-hr lesson. Continue reading
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