16th June to 2nd July 2023 I can’t quite remember when this rally was first proposed but, like a lot of other things, Coronavirus got in the way and it was postponed for quite a while. Last year the organisers, Bespoke Rallies, started promoting it again so we very quickly put in an entry. Way back in 2013 you might recall that we did a … Continue reading 2023 White Nights

Tap on any small photo to see a larger version. <> 22nd November 2021 “From the shores of the Med to the Atlantic Coast“. The opening words of Rally Director, Fred Gallagher, from his report on the recce trip for next spring’s Carrera España. Naturally a few changes from the originally planned route but it is looking very special. Lots of places we’ve visited before … Continue reading 2022 Carrera España

We’re off again! Penny and I have had a bit of a debate for quite a while about what to do next. We have an entry in for the Carrera España next April/May but that is a long way off. We also want to spend a bit more time with our grandchildren in Devon so when a couple of offers came along, both in Scotland … Continue reading 2021 Highland Thistle

Well, since the beginning of 2020 we have been hibernating at home. No events, either touring or competitive have been running. I set to and had a go at getting the Talbot to run better and tried ignition timing and carburation but could not get to the bottom of the problem. Around May last year I thought I’d cracked it and had a super run … Continue reading 2021 Portmeirion Tour

Varavepu Welcome in Tamil Sadarayen Piliganimu or in Sinhalese Quite a while ago we received the brochure about this event and Sri Lanka has always been on our list of “must do” places so there wasn’t really much debate. Since then there has been some domestic strife in this country. Not the twenty odd years of civl war but since then with a religious mass … Continue reading 2020 – Sri Lanka

Below are a few videos that I couldn’t process or upload in Madagascar. They aren’t in any particular order and some of them are quite interesting when you look closely at the road(?) conditions. 5th June 2019 In June 2019 we are embarking on something a bit more different, a 4X4 tour of “The Land that Time Forgot” or MADAGASCAR. More details to follow soon! … Continue reading 2019 – Magical Madagascar

Purely a touring event this time, but we’ll be covering quite a bit of both North and South Islands in New Zealand.. KIA ORA Welcome in Maori In February 2019 we will be going with a bunch of other “Talboteers” for a sort of figure of eight tour of North and South Islands of New Zealand. That’s how this trip got it’s name: 25th January … Continue reading 2019 – New Zealand TAT (Talbot Antipodean Tour)

In August we’re off to Portugal. As I explained on the home page, Maria and José Romao de Sousa are organising a tour for a select few friends and we are flattered to have been included in this very special group. It is a small groupof just 15 cars and we have met and made friends with several of them on other rallys around the … Continue reading 2018 Vintage Portugal

Normally we can only do one long rally abroad each year. They’re expensive and take a lot of time to organise and prepare for but when we saw this, I think we both looked at each other at the same time and said something like “That looks interesting”. This isn’t a rally, more a tour; or for my sailing chums, a cruise in company. Starting … Continue reading 2017 – Venice to Monaco

Yokoso That’s Japanese for welcome.Many thanks to Akira Mimura for correcting my very poor Japanese spelling. When we were looking around for things to do in 2017, this one jumped straight out at us. JAPAN – who wouldn’t want to rally there? OK. We’re entered on the “Samurai Challenge”. A 22 day regularity road rally from Fukuoka in the south of Japan to Lake Toya … Continue reading 2017 – Samurai Challenge