18 September 2002 - Will they make it.... Part 2
Tuesday. Only 650 miles to Bergen, so that's alright then. Skipping breakfast, we left Mosjoen as soon as possible - it was still morning even! A quick look over the maps and we decided to ignore more>>

17 September 2002 - Will they make it.... Part 1
1078 miles to Bergen, and a full tank of petrol. Its not dark (yet), and Dan's wearing Sunglasses... An alarm call at 8am Sunday morning got us into breakfast at a sensible time. Well it got us in more>>

16 September 2002 - Finally, we've seen a reindeer!
Saturday morning saw us out and about almost before it was afternoon. It also saw the realisation of just how far away from our ferry we were. 1078 miles to be precise. "Where's the problem?" you more>>

15 September 2002 - Still alive!
Fear ye not! We are still alive! After a few days of chilling (and not driving), coupled with a small technological nightmare courtesy of the incompetence of the O2 mobile phone network, have meant yo more>>

14 September 2002 - Mission Accomplished!
Unscathed (the snoring had scared all the dangerous animals away), our heroes awoke early, well 10am, and decided to kick off with a bacon sarnie and a cup of coffee at the edge of the lake. No-one sa more>>

12 September 2002 - Watch out Santa - Here we come!
Wednesday began slowly. And painfully. With stinking hangovers. No prizes for guessing that we missed breakfast. Actually we woke up after we were meant to have checked out, but hey, we are meant more>>

11 September 2002 - Boyzone
Tuesday was a good day! It started well - we actually made it to breakfast whilst the restaurant was still open! A brief strategy meeting and we decided we would head to Umea - the fact that it had 25 more>>

10 September 2002 - Closed
After the traditional early start, we wandered down to the closed restaurant and smiled sweetly at people until they gave in and cooked us breakfast. A lot of breakfast. Far too much breakfast. Cereal more>>

09 September 2002 - Progress at last.....
After yet another early, eager, and well prepared start to the day (anybody believe that?) we left Amsterdam at about 12:30 (I know, I know!) happily fuelled on bacon sarnies and coffee. The torrentia more>>

08 September 2002 - Only 1400 mile off course - it could be worse....?!?!
Another day, another fried breakfast. Hopefully the last 'Full English' we will be able to order for at least 10 days... A brief, mumbled apology on check-out about the 'strangely broken glass fro more>>

07 September 2002 - Well, we nearly made it out of the country...... Epilogue
Addendum - Dan tries to burn down the hotel and slice up his co-driver... So the days email has been sent and the reception on the porn channel has deteriorated. It's about 1am, Saturday 7th Septe more>>

07 September 2002 - Well, we nearly made it out of the country......
The first evening of our latest, and boldest, adventure, finds us in the rather Englishly named (and appropriately named) 'Pilgrims Rest'... It sounds Englishly named because it's, well, if we're more>>

05 September 2002 - We are just going outside and may be some time...
The famous last words from Scott of the Antarctic.... but he didn't have a Mini Cooper with climate control! Thats right - we're off on another Mini Adventure - this time to go where no Mini has go more>>

24 April 2002 - Barcelona Grand Prix
We're back on the road again - this time Dan Chick and newcomer to the team, Andy Barnish are setting off down to sunny Barcelona for the Spanish Grand Prix! Tommorrow morning we will be setting of more>>

09 April 2002 - Petrolheads 2002 Tour
The Petrolheads 2002 tour saw us pitting the two Mini's together on the track for the first time ever! Originally we planned to reunite 4 of the drivers, but unfortunately Alex Bassett dropped out at more>>

05 April 2002 - Another Mini Adventure!
Its been a few months, but we're off on another adventure! We've been planning a few more adventures in our Mini since our trip to Poland over the new year, and to celebrate our first proper missio more>>

02 January 2002 - Day 4 - An early night then....
To sleep, perchance to dream... What we believed to be our last day in Poland started at about Lunch time. No point wasting a morning doing things when you can sleep through it. Scrambled Eggs and more>>

01 January 2002 - Day 3 - The Conga
30 minutes sleep after 13 hours in the bars of Krakow, and our heroes were dragged from their comas (and their beds) for a day on the piste, still totally piste... A few drunken grunts later and D more>>

31 December 2001 - Day 2 - I've broken my head
Day 2 saw the intrepid adventurers rising a little cloudy headed in time for a late breakfast and the first of many snowball fights... After a mildly surreal visit to Tescos, Krakow, to buy skiing more>>

30 December 2001 - Day 1 - Gnomes
Firstly, we must apologise for the lack of daily updates during our trip, I hope you all understand but we haven't really been capable, as I'm sure will become clear! The journey started very well more>>

27 December 2001 - Krakow, Poland, in a Mini - will they never learn!!!
Remember those nutters who went to Italy in a Mini Cooper earlier this year.......... New Year 2001 sees both Alex and Dan returning to Europe, this time its Poland! Dan is leaving for Krakow, Pola more>>