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East
African Safari Rally
A
Sports Tourism Special has topped our
agenda for several years, and an interview
with Mike Kirkland paved the way. A
supporter since day one, Mike introduced
us to the East African Safari Rally,
December 1-10, 2005. The exciting event
starts and ends in Mombasa -- under the
giant horns in town center. In addition to
a CD we plan to use at 10 Adventure Travel
Expos starting this fall, Mike opened the
door to a wealth of information through
the Rally's web site, such as these
comments:
"Following
the celebrated running of its 50th
anniversary in 2003, the East African
Safari Rally returns in 2005 and the event
will run from 1-10 December. The world's
greatest classic car rally will cover a
marathon 4,200 km over nine days and once
again take the crews through the remote
and beautiful landscapes of Kenya and
Tanzania. The East African Safari Rally
commemorates the original Coronation
Safari, a unique event run by enthusiasts
to celebrate the Coronation of Queen
Elizabeth in 1953. In 1960 the event was
renamed the East African Safari Rally,
running annually until 1972, and, in
keeping with the sense of history, only
cars produced before 31 December 1974 (or
the exact same car if built before 1978)
are eligible to compete." Watch our Home
Page for further announcements on our ATA
media coverage and
visit:
http://www.eastafricansafarirally.com/index.html
Much
more to come as we add new installments
weekly
Read
about Kenya's famous Olympic Athletes of
the Centurty from our interview with Dr.
Kipchoge Keino, head of the National
Olympic committee of Kenya (left), and
visits with many others. These include
those in the preceding pages, plus the CEO
of Kenya Airlines, African Airlines
Association, the Kenya chamber of
Commerce, Kenya Tour Operators
Association, Utalii College, the East
Africa Wildlife Society, Kenya Travel
Agents Association, the Standard Group,
Grreat East Africa Auto Rally, Alliance
Hotels and Resort, the Mombasa and Coast
Tourist Association.
From
Mr. Wonderfuel and Scamper, to profiling
Canada's highways and airways
by
Jerry
W. Bird,
 I
spent
a large part of two exciting decades
getting to know the world of automobiles,
fuel systems and recreational vehicles,
meeting the people who make them go and
those that pull the strings. Allied with
this effort was a massive program on
alternative fuels and fleeet conversion
for the Propane Gas Association of Canada
featuring Mr. Wonderfuel (right) in a
dozen or more films. As national public
relations agent for Canada's RV
manufacturers and marketing firms, and
originator of several lage scale auto
sales and advertising programs myself and
staff crossed the country many times. That
is another story. One of my biggest kicks
was in 1992, producing a video for the
Government of Canada, Public Works working
with the agency's Vancouver office. The
45-minute video saluted the 50th
Anniversary of the Alaska Highway and took
me back to my Yukon roots for the very
first time since high school. Here is the
opening sequence. Dim the lights and
imagine yourself a time
traveler.
"The
year is 1942. The month is February and
our whole world is gripped by total war.
For the moment, Axis forces hold the
initiative, and for weeks following the
Pearl Harbor disaster, every ship leaving
North America's Pacific ports is
threatened. The president's directive is
clear: Furnish a supply route to the
network of northern airfields - an
overland route to supplement our air and
sea lanes; one secure from attack."
Approval comes swiftly, and the task
begins, with end points set up by the
military at Dawson Creek, BC. and Big
Delta, Alaska. Overnight, the entire North
mobilizes, as the rugged Trail of '42
rivals the famous Trail of '98 in
worldwide focus. Those of us living in the
Yukon at the time felt suddenly in the
forefront of the action. What some called
North America's greatest construction
project since the Panama Canal began as a
marvel of mobility at the time. U.S.
Authorities combed the entire coast,
seeking available water transportation,
creating a patchwork flotilla of yachts,
cargo vessels, tugs fish boats and
barges.
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Now, we're working on an Adventure Roads
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automotive products. Watch for
it
Eco
Story: Solar Car Crosses Canada for $
9.22
Using
only as much electricity as it would take
to illuminate a 100-watt light bulb for
four days, a group of Queen's University
students set a new world record for the
longest distance traveled in a
solar-powered car. The group's 30-day
trip, which began in Halifax on Canada
day, ended on the weekend when the
streamlined, spaceship-like vehicle
cruised into downtown Vancouver. "Our
entire trip only utilized the equivalent
of $ 9. 22 worth of electricity," said
Melody Berg, tour manager. "The equipment
truck which followed along behind had to
guzzle $ 1,370 worth of gasoline just to
keep up." Traveling at speeds up to 125
km/h, the solar-powered vehicle -
christened the Radiance by its builders -
logged 7,044 km far outdistancing the
previous world record of 4,058 km set in
1996 by an Australian team."
It was an
amazing trip," said Berg. "The car really
held up well. There were only a few minor
troubles. And to top it all off, we really
killed that old record." The flat-topped,
five metre-long, one-metre-high vehicle
traps sunlight in the solar cells covering
its surface, which then produce enough
electricity to power an electric motor.
Any excess energy is stored in a battery
for use on dull or rainy days. "We
definitely got a lot of jaw-dropping and
double-takes, " said Berg, recalling the
surprised looks of other motorists. " It
really doesn't look like anything else out
there." The group hopes its cross-country
tour will help raise the profile of
alternative energy sources and the huge
environmental and economical
benefits.
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