Our Charity

We are raising money for the Perthes Association.

Perthes disease is a potentially crippling disease of the hip which affects children (mainly boys) between the ages of 2 and 15 years. In Perthes disease the blood supply to the growth plate of the bone at the end of the femur (the ball and socket joint of the hip) becomes inadequate. As a result the bone softens and breaks down.

We have chosen this charity as my son, Max, was a Perthes sufferer and spent over 18 months in a wheelchair.

Sunday 20 July 2008

Thursday 10th July - Last minute preparations & getting on the telly

I finished packing the car (yet more Gaffa tape) and added a few last minute modifications.


The G-force meter was inspired by one I saw on a Skyline GTR but instead of complex japanese electronics I opted for a plastic plate, woolly string and and nut. I also added the stickers onto the bonnet that some of you had written messages/abuse onto in exchange for sponsorship money.

The Evesham journal also came round and took some pictures and ran this article whilst we were away. We then drove up to the Hotel to meet the other Scumballers. Both ITV and the BBC sent up local news crews to cover the start. We feature most on the ITV one, stick with the clip past the weather to see us all driving off.
ITV CLIP



BBC CLIP (we are only on near the end of this, shown driving off)

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