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Thunder Dragon Rally

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Delhi: rally start minus two. 18 months in the planning and it's almost here. This will be a very different type of rally for me though as I'm part of the organisation. I know north east India and Bhutan extremely well having visited the area on numerous occasions and have travelled the rally route several times.  Its an area I am passionate about and I look forward to showing it off.  Because I will going ahead of the pack most of the time Adrian has a new co-driver/navigator - George, my last born.  George is coming over from his current home in New York to take part in his first rally. He actually played a crucial part in Peking to Paris when he flew out to Almaty, Kazakhstan, with a new gear box in his suitcase for our Model A plus some sundry parts for other competitors. But his time with the rally was fleeting.  Adrian and I have been in Delhi for a few days, visiting friends, before flying to Kolkata, the rally start, in a few hours.  Long distance endurance rallying is