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29 Sept to 13 Oct 2024
Day 4
Šibenik to Mostar (312 km)
3 October 2024
Text & photos: gerardbrown.co.uk
We crossed another border today as we continued
our journey through the Balkans before finally
bedding down in the ancient city of Mostar
in southern Bosnia and Herzegovina. Mostar
straddles the neretva River and is known for the
iconic Stari Most - The Old Bridge.
Design: K-Design
David and Jo Roberts, 1968 Triumph TR250
Hans-Martin Schneeberger and Louis Vetter, 1974 Mercedes-Benz 350 SL
andy Inskip was pleased to see an extra car on the start
list this morning, unfortunately two others were missing.
adrian Brooks and Richard Mackley with their Mercedes
joined us overnight. We last saw them in aigen im Ennstal,
where a broken water pump detained them before the
start. now, after a marathon catch-up they’re ready to
throw themselves into the action.
Ivan and Tisa Pusnik’s big ford was trucked into the
night halt yesterday. Today they have to wait for a clutch
pressure plate to be delivered before going any further.
Bill Shields and Wally Dehnhoff’s camaro needs new tyres
and a little bodywork filler after yesterday’s off-road/offroute escapades. They got everything sorted and rejoined
us for dinner. after their own trip into the undergrowth,
Jim Gately and Tony Brooks had managed to reform their
damaged wing and this morning proudly carried their scars
back into battle.
four Regularities and a Test lay ahead of the rally today.
To get things started there was a Route check in the
village of Sitno Donje, after which the Test climbed from
Bogdanovići. Once again we were grateful to the local police
and authorities for closing such a fine piece of tarmac,
allowing us to play with its curves and explore the limits
of talent and ambition. Thankfully, through this section at
least, no further panel beating was required.
Shane Houlihan and Andrew Boland, 1936 Ford V8 Convertible
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