Thought it might be of interest to give some facts and figures about the tour.
So here goes, in no particular order.
23 participants, made up as follows:
11 from England
4 from USA
2 from Holland
2 from South Africa
1 from Luxembourg
1 from New Zealand
1 from Finland
1 from Spain
4 Support cars (2 Toyota/2Nissan)
with the following crew:
1 Doctor
1 Paramedic/Technical
1 Technical
2 Film crew
4 HERO team members
1 Advance car travelling two days in front (Nissan) with two crew.
Cars driven:
8 Nissan 4x4 hired vehicles
7 Toyota Landcruisers
3 Landrover Defenders
2 Range Rovers
1 Landrover Discovery
1 Nissan Navara
1 Lexus Amazon
Numbers in each car:
17 cars with two
4 cars with three
1 car with four
1 car with five
Distances:
Distanced travelled so far 4156 kms out of a total tour of approximately 11,000 kms.
Greatest distance travelled so far in a day - 480 kms - Day 12
Greatest distance in a day on the tour - 980 kms - Day 20
Countries visited so far - South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland. Countries to come - Botswana, Zambia and Namibia.
As I think of more facts I will post them on the site.