When three friends started to discuss the idea of travelling around Europe in a supercar little did they realise they would between them end up driving to Venice and back in a 14 year old Nissan Micra with no air conditioning and 30 degree heat and raising over £3000 for 3 charities.

Chris Winter of Summerfield Developments, Richard Haste of Amicus Law and Michael Finn of Wellington Motors had originally discussed a slightly more exotic trip in the Nissan GTR supercar but then Chris discovered the Crumbleball Rally where entrants have to use a £200 banger to make the trip. Chris explained “Three fully grown adults in a little Nissan Micra travelling over 2,800 miles in 30 degrees was interesting to say the least.

The car went up mountain roads you would not believe and continued along it’s merry way not missing a beat and incredibly not using one drop of oil or water” Part of the original Crumbleball Rally programme was to leave the car in Venice and to arrange scrappage. Earlier on it was decided that Chris would also do a return leg with his wife and two grown up sons who drove it all the way home. An incredible effort and one that resulted in the car being auctioned at the Taunton Round Table Dinner on the 18th November, reaching the figure of £700, with proceeds being shared between The Stroke Association, St.Margarets Hospice and The Hope for Tomorrow charity based at Musgrove Park Hospital.

Chris, Richard and Michael would like to pass on their appreciation for the fantastic support they received from the numerous local businesses who sponsored them. For further information please contact Dawn Findlay at Wellington Motor Group on (01823) 667511.