BOCA President, Sebastian (Bas) Gross, is currently competing in the 14,000-kilometre 8th Peking to Paris for the third time. This event is taking place between 18 May and 23 June.
This time, Bas isn't competing in a Bristol (with our Vice President, Paul Hickman), as in his previous two editions. Instead, he is in Car 18, an Alvis Fire Fly 12/70, with Alex Vassbotten. Paul’s former Bristol 403, Silvia, is also in the race - Car 62, being driven by John and Rob Buchanan from New Zealand.
Links to follow
If you would like to follow the race, here is a link to the HERO-ERA website (The Historic Endurance Rally Organisation; The Classic Rally Association and The Endurance Rally Association):
HERO-ERA | Peking to Paris Motor Challenge 2024 - HERO-ERA
Watch a video of Day one here: HERO-ERA Films | Peking to Paris 2024 - HERO-ERA
Daily updates can be found here: Peking to Paris 2024 News - HERO-ERA
If you would like to follow Bas, here is a link to his Facebook page, Bristol Sebastian: Bristol Sebastian | Kendall NSW | Facebook
Itinerary
China - Part 1
Day 1: Beijing to Datong (18 May 2024)
Day 2: Datong to Hohhot
Day 3: Hohhot to Ordos
Day 4: Ordos to Nan Liang Tai
Day 5: Nan Liang Tai to Tengger Desert
Day 6: Tengger Desert to Jiayuguan
Day 7: Jiayuguan to Dunhuang
Day 8: Dunhuang Rest Day
Day 9: Dunhuang to Gobi
China Part 2
Day 10: Gobi to Great Sea Road
Day 11: Great Sea Road to ürümqi
Day 12: Ürümqi to Forest Park
Day 13: Forest Park to Horga
Day 14: Horgas to Almaty
Kazakhstan
Day 14: Horgas to Almaty
Day 15: Almaty Rest Day
Day 16: Almaty to Shymkent
Day 17: Shymkent to Kyzylorda
Day 18: Kyzylorda to Akespe
Day 19: Akespe to Beyneu
Day 20: Beyneu to Aktau
Day 21: Car Shipping/Travel to Baku
Azerbaijan / Georgia
Day 22: Rest Day Baku
Day 23: Car Collection Baku
Day 24: Baku to Qakh
Day 25: Qakh to Tbilisi
Day 26: Tbilisi to Erzurum
Turkey / Greece
Day 27: Erzurum to Sivas
Day 28: Sivas to Ankara
Day 29: Ankara to Istanbul
Day 30: Istanbul Rest Day
Day 31: Istanbul to Thessaloniki
Day 32: Thessaloniki to Igoumenitsa
San Marino / Italy / France
Day 33: Overnight Ferry to San Marino
Day 34: San Marino to Genoa
Day 35: Genoa to Aix-Les-Bains
Day 36: Aix-Les-Bains to Dijon
Day 37: Dijon to Paris (23 June 2024)
Previous editions
If you would like to read the BOCA write-ups from the previous 6th and 7th Peking to Paris, here are the links: