Nurburgring Trip: Trying To Raise £10,000 For The Prostate Cancer Char

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Three friends and I were chatting in the pub earlier this year and decided to drive to the Nurburgring. Unfortunately, at the time, none of us owned a car that was worthy of the trip. So we decided to buy and prep cars for a maximum of £500, drive them to, round and back and then flog them again.

Then we decided, since we were going to do it anyway, that we might as well try and raise some cash for charity at the same time, so we've decided to do it in aid of The Prostate Cancer Charity and are aiming to raise £10 per mile between us.

We're going on 8 September 2010, so we have a little over two months to raise £10,000. It's a massive challenge, but we've got support from a number of companies and magazines and feel that we can do it. We're planning several challenges in the UK before driving to and from the 'Ring, including rolling road days and track days. Hopefully the cars don't break down before we even leave!

If you want more info on the whole event, we've set up a website and a JustGiving page where it's ridiculously easy to donate and the cash goes straight to The Prostate Cancer Charity - if you do donate (thanks!), please remember to tick the Gift Aid box to maximise your money.

I know it's a bit of a cheek asking for money in my first post, and it isn't the sole reason for posting, but I can't pass up the opportunity to spread the word!

I'm posting to ask for your help in thinking of a car to buy. We are split into two teams, and we want two cars that are pretty evenly matched on paper. We've just purchased our first - a 1994 BMW 525i, for the grand total of £400:

For the second car, we'd like to get either a Ford (probably a Granada Cosworth or Mondeo ST200) or something Japanese (Honda Legend? Toyota Soarer?) to appeal to the widest audience we can to secure coverage and please our sponsors!

Unfortunately, we're having difficulty finding a suitable Ford, so we're hoping we can use your collective genius to help us come up with a suitable alternative. Of course, if anyone happens to have a Soarer they'd like to sell off cheaply, please let us know!

If there's any other way you think you might be able to help us out, please email me.

Finally, massive thanks to Steve for letting us post this.

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JustGiving: http://www.justgiving.com/nurburgringchallenge

The Prostate Cancer Charity: http://www.prostate-cancer.org.uk