P2P 2019

The Journey
Peking to Paris 2019

After taking on the Peking to Paris Motor Challenge twice, Rod was determined it was going to be third time lucky.

The 2019 route added a new element with a section through Kazakhstan after gruelling sections through Mongolia.

“I was determined to make the 2019 Peking to Paris my best result yet. I was itching for a win, I needed a win,” explains Rod.

However, three weeks before the start, Rod was on his way home from hospital recovering from a frozen spine and a prostate operation. Just sitting was a challenge but a week out, in true Rod style, he decided he could do it.

“For the first week or so, I thought I’d made a huge mistake because the pain was horrendous, constantly moving my seat as well as my body to find a comfortable driving position,” adds Rod.

“By week three, I was settling down and the drive was bearable and there were moments of joy as day-by-day, me and Ruby, along with navigator Kelly Whitton, slowly crept up the leader board. A week out from Paris, the drive became one of scheming, planning and tactics.

“Without doubt, crossing the finish line is always a thrill but to finish 1st in Class and 5th overall in the Vintageant category was undoubtedly the best ever.”

Peking to Paris 2019 – Itinerary

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Day	Weekday	Date	Country	From	To	Distance (Km)
1	Sunday	02/06/2019	China	Beijing (Peking)	Hohhot	539
2	Monday	03/06/2019		Hohhot	Erenhot	436
3	Tuesday	04/06/2019	Mongolia	Erenhot	Ikhkhet Campsite	395
4	Wednesday	05/06/2019		Ikhkhet Campsite	Ulaanbaatar	366
5	Thursday	06/06/2019		Rest Day – Ulaanbaatar		0
6	Friday	07/06/2019		Ulaanbaatar	Unitiin Brigada Campsite	457
7	Saturday	08/06/2019		Unitiin Brigada Campsite	Tsagaan-Uul Campsite	381
8	Sunday	09/06/2019		Tsagaan-Uul Campsite	Undurkhangai Campsite	341
9	Monday	10/06/2019		Undurkhangai Campsite	Achit Lake Campsite	449
10	Tuesday	11/06/2019	Russia	Achit Lake Campsite	Kochevnik Campsite	371
11	Wednesday	12/06/2019		Kochevnik Campsite	Aya	557
12	Thursday	13/06/2019		Aya	Novokuznetsk	437
13	Friday	14/06/2019		Novokuznetsk	Novosibirsk	530
14	Saturday	15/06/2019		Rest Day – Novosibirsk		0
15	Sunday	16/06/2019	Kazakhstan	Novosibirsk	Pavlodar	630
16	Monday	17/06/2019		Pavlodar	Astana	565
17	Tuesday	18/06/2019		Astana	Balkashino Campsite	461
18	Wednesday	19/06/2019		Balkashino Campsite	Kostanay	591
19	Thursday	20/06/2019	Russia	Kostanay	Bannoe Lake	469
20	Friday	21/06/2019		Bannoe Lake	Ufa	356
21	Saturday	22/06/2019		Rest Day – Ufa		0
22	Sunday	23/06/2019		Ufa	Kazan	611
23	Monday	24/06/2019		Kazan	Nizhny Novgorod	487
24	Tuesday	25/06/2019		Nizhny Novgorod	Zavidovo	595
25	Wednesday	26/06/2019		Zavidovo	St Petersburg	664
26	Thursday	27/06/2019		Rest Day – St Petersburg		0
27	Friday	28/06/2019	Finland	St Petersburg	Hyvinkaa	488
28	Saturday	29/06/2019	Estonia	Hyvinkaa	Tallinn	138
29	Sunday	30/06/2019	Latvia	Tallinn	Riga	356
30	Monday	01/07/2019	Poland	Riga	Mikolajki	524
31	Tuesday	02/07/2019		Mikolajki	Bydgoszcz	371
32	Wednesday	03/07/2019		Bydgoszcz	Szczecin	394
33	Thursday	04/07/2019	Germany	Szczecin	Wolfsberg	375
34	Friday	05/07/2019	Belgium	Wolfsberg	Liege	600
35	Saturday	06/07/2019		Liege	Ypres	346
36	Sunday	07/07/2019	France	Ypres	Paris	285