SURREY ROCKS - NOV/DEC 2026 - Magazine - Page 45
FEATURES
DAY 3… BORDEAUX
TO ZARAGOZA
Well… what can we say about today?! Madness.
Sambuca. Wheel spins. Donuts. Just another
completely normal day on the Rat Run! But most
importantly… Penelope Pitstop made it to Spain!
Against all odds, after everything we’ve thrown
at her over the last few days, our little rally car
has officially crossed the border from France into
Spain!
And obviously there was only one way to
celebrate…SAMBUCA!!!
Today has been full of belly laughs, absolute
chaos and memories that Maria & Loredana will be
talking about for YEARS to come. From Bordeaux
to Zaragoza, Penelope Pittstop just keeps on
going…luckily.
DAY 4… THE CRACKS ARE
STARTING TO SHOW!
We always knew driving an old banger across Europe wasn’t going to be
plain sailing… and Penelope Pittstop has decided to remind us of that at
the VERY last minute! First up… mechanical/technical difficulties!
The roof decided it WOULD NOT CLOSE for no reason!
Because obviously, why would anything be straightforward this close to
the finish line?!
Then… just when we thought the evening couldn’t get any more
eventful…we got pulled over by the Police!
For absolutely NO reason! So how did Maria deal with the interrogation?
Did she panic? No.
Did she argue? No.
She simply told the Police to donate to our charity!
Did they donate? NOPE.
BUT… they told us to move along, no fines were had, and Penelope lived
to fight another day!
And it turns out… it’s not just our car showing the cracks! A few of our
fellow Rat Run cars have definitely seen better days.
We started this crazy adventure with over 250 cars and only 10% haven’t
made it this far!
So the fact that Penelope Pittstop is STILL going deserves a little round of
applause!
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