Thank you so much for clicking this far! We will be undertaking the Banger Rally Charity Challenge this year, driving from Credit Suisse’s offices in Canary Wharf, London to the centre of Milan, Italy.  Our Banger (a car that costs less than £500) will be ‘suped’ up and cleverly disguised as a boat ( in homage to our former home and very favourite theme).  We will also be sporting marine attire from top (anchor earrings) to bottom (deck shoes).

 

Along the route, we will be asked to perform random ‘challenges’ as dictated by the organisers. Such as trying to find a quote on a stone in an 18 Century Church in an unnamed, remote village in the Alps, whilst using nothing but an iphone and our ‘natural sense of direction’.

 

Why you should donate:

 

·         Centrepoint is an awesome charity who support homeless young people, helping them into work and a home of their own.

·         £270 gives a homeless young person the basic skills they need to start a college course or get their first job – reading, maths and basic IT….Imagine trying to find a job if you can’t read?

·         £600 could buy a computer for a Centrepoint hostel, essential in finding work.

 

Other reasons you should donate generously for this challenge:

·         Claire is terrified of roundabouts (not just foreign ones) and only drives twice a year for 2 days (at Easter and Christmas)

·         Harriet has never driven abroad before and has trouble with left and right

·         Neither of us will be doing a marathon, channel swim or any other sports related sponsorship type thing anytime soon, rest assured

·         The decision to undertake the challenge was made after a few strong cocktails on a whim, not realising the extent of what we letting ourselves in for.  Donate for sheer bloody-minded ness and loyalty to a (drunken) cause.

·         Most of our fellow ‘Bangers’ have been planning this since August…we only signed up a fortnight ago.   Donate for the extreme last minute planning.

·         Most fellow Bangers have 4 people sharing driving, brainpower etc.  We are attempting the challenge with just 2.

·         Anyone who donates over £20 will get automatically entered into a prize draw to win a bottle of champagne and a signed photo of the Fortuna Vettura team!