Gotta love this story. A German named Rolf Becker, who could easily be mistaken for Harpo Marx, is driving his Trabant to the Olympics. Not only that--but he's driven this car to nine prior Olympics!
To put this in perspective, the Trabant puts out a whopping 26 horsepower--and the trip is 6,200 miles! Wow, talk about being a glutton for punishment!
Becker left Magdeburg in the eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt. His first stop will be Rostock on the north German coast. Then he heads across the Baltic Sea by ferry to the Latvian capital Riga and on to the Estonian capital Tallinn. He will continue on through Russia, where he will stop off in Moscow and Novosibirsk.
Next he will head across Mongolia--which will be mostly be off-road driving--before reaching China. He plans to arrive in Beijing two weeks before the games begin on August 8.
After the trip he plans to auction the car's hood, which has been signed by various celebrities, for charity. Becker's epic trek across Eastern Europe and Asia can be followed on his web site here.
Full story here and here.
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go traby go!
Fine, as long as I'm not driving behind him! LOL