RichardPON

I know a few people have done these sort of things before on here....

Ones where you buy a car for like £200 and drive across Europe, copying the Cannonball/Gumball type events.... although with a little less glamour!

Which of all of these organised events is the most respected/proper one to do?

One of my mates wants to do this as part of a stag do, and it could be a good laugh...

Any info I should know?

massivewangers

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I did the Scally Rally in 2008, which ran from northern France, through Switzerland and the Alps, into Italy, stopping in Venice and finishing in Rimini.

It was absolutely fantastic! I'm not sure if they still do that one, but it was truly amazing. Stunning scenery, stunning roads (included Stelvio Pass and Dolomite Road), and some really funny experiences (including a fair chunk of booze!).

Highly recommended!

R4N SS

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would love to do something like this - even got the right car for it - e36 325i

darrenb16two

I did it in april this year. Was such a good laugh an i'd recommmend it to anyone. This is the one i did http://www.scumrun.com/index.php/

rsfido_1989

Id love to do it.. One day wen moneys not as tight!!

R4N SS

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What was the total cost of the trip?

lukeytheduke

I just looked on their site and there doing a long weekend to nurburg ring. It costs 400for car and driver and 250for passanger. Its a rip of as it doesnt even include lap tickets!

massivewangers

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Here's the one I did http://www.scallyrally.co.uk/

In this!



Couple of random snaps...





Got to the top of mountain pass in extreme bad weather, but it was closed as someone in a people carrier was hanging off the edge of it









Would love to do it again!

chris ST

I did the scally rally as well. might have even been the same year. The pass was closed with snow the year we did it, but just went round the barrier and carried on.

was really good!

your car looks alot better than ours did.

danneth

i did modball 2007 eventful it was

"The first ever Modball Rally took place in June 2007 with over 150 cars at the O2 Arena starting grid. The route began in London and ventured through Amsterdam, Cologne, Prague, Vienna with a casino party, Milan with a live performance from the Fuel Girls before finishing with an awards party in Lyon. On day two of the rally the Modball made German Television and the front page of every German newspaper for being surrounded by 100 German Police cars during a car display at the Cologne Arena. Despite having permission to go through Germany three cars were caught speeding on the hard shoulder in Düsseldorf at over 150 mph (240 km/h) resulting in the chief of German Police classing the event as a illegal street race. The result left each Modball vehicle with a fine of €173 and a Police escort to Belgium taking over 10 hours. This however didn't stop the Modballers from making the next party in Prague as they drove their cars through the night. It was for this reason the award for 'Spirit of the Modball' went to every team on the rally."

chettle

I did modball a couple of weeks ago, the route was awsome... London - Paris - Cannes - Venice - Rome - Geneva - Home....

the roads and drive were awsome, but i wouldnt go with Modball again, costs $1000 (pound sign wont work!) and tbh, the hotels were badly organised, never enough room to park all the cars, parties promised that never surfaced, or parties 30mins away from the hotels were ment to be staying at, and the trip was supposed to be topped off with after partys in London and a trip to the Ring, but both never happened!!!

Altho i got to meet Lucy Pinder and Rhian Sugden as they came along, so i spose it wasnt the end of the world!!!

big_wig_074

muhahahaha £400 plus £250 just to drive there with them?before any other costs?christ,i went to the ring 2 weeks ago,ferry was £48 return for both me and passenger and our hotel room was £150 for both of us for the 4 days (3 nights) we were there and that included breakfast and a garage area to park a couple of cars and do oil changes etc if needed (we did,we had just run an engine in on the way down!!)!that looks like a good way to con people out of cash,just get some mates together,phone a hotel,ask for a group discount and go have fun,WAY cheaper and probably more fun too.

massivewangers

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What car were you in?

Stelvio was open when we did it, but was soaking wet, with snow on the top.

On the previous day a coupe of the other passes were closed. We tried to go over one (the one pictured) and got turned around cos there'd been an accident. Then we got lost trying to get to the hotel and ended up going over an even higher one where the weather was worse

Sunil_FiestaRS1800

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I done the Scally Rally in 2008 and it was a proper laugh. Would defo doit again. The route was awesome.

That sounds like the year i did it. I was in the BEEDUB

chris ST

we were in a bmw 525 touring. i will try and find some pictures of it.

we ended up doing alot more miles than most as we got lost (we had no map or sat nav)

PeterRST

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What car were you guys in? I passed about 20 of you in Dover harbour near the Premier Inn on my way to the GF in London!

paddyrs

id love to do something like this

ChrisSavage

I did the Scumrun in a purple Escort cab this year. Enormous fun - highly recommendit.

arch

My pals doing something like this in September. 10 countries in 10 days, he's bought an 8v Calibra for the trip. Not expensive, the trip that is.