World-first Aston Martin-driving Brits enter challenging territory with the pace hotting up for adventurous Brits Richard Meredith and Phil
Colley as they attempt a 10,000-mile world-first drive behind the wheel of a factory-prepared Aston Martin V8 Vantage.
Richard and Phil set off from Tokyo last month (June) to drive from Japan’s capital to London’s Trafalgar Square, a journey which would see them become the first people to drive the full extent of the new Asian Highway road network.
The Driving Home Road Safety 2007 trip, which was in the planning for two years, is bringing attention to road safety and raising money to increase road safety awareness among children in developing countries.
Richard, of Newport Pagnell, Bucks, and Londoner Phil have already safely crossed Japan, South Korea and China, encountering unexpected rough road diversions, road signs that are difficult to understand, big city centre traffic jams, and temperatures of more than 40degC.
Ahead of them lie what are popularly known as the ‘Stans’ – Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, back into Kazakhstan, and Azerbaijan.
This two-week section will see the pair facing unknown dangers, such as difficult road conditions, uncertain weather, and unpredictable local and official reaction to them and their car.
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