Mongolia Mercedes Sprinter Ambulance Charity Rally

This summer as part of the 2011 Mongol Rally, Team ‘Things Can Only Get Bataar’ are driving to Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia, to raise money for three charities - Cancer Research UK, Christina Noble Children’s Foundation and Help for Heroes. 

Some of the team pictured with the Mercedes Sprinter ambulance

Driving the 10,000 miles from the UK to Mongolia is a challenge within itself, however the team have decided to make things a little bit harder by driving the journey in a Mercedes Sprinter ambulance, which will then be gifted to a Mongolian hospital at the end of the rally. 

In collaboration with LUK, we are supporting this amazing challenge and have donated a number of tools and accessories that will be taken on the rally including pliers, spanners, screwdrivers, wrenches, gloves, goggles and tape to name but a few – all vital items that will be required in the service and maintenance of the ambulance throughout the journey. 

The rally begins on the 23^rd July and will see the team visit a number of countries along the way that include France, Germany, Hungary, Romania, Ukraine and Russia before they reach their destination of Mongolia. We will provide updates from the team and keep track of their progress as they embark on an adventure of a lifetime – all in aid of charity. 

If you would like to support the team of youngsters – visit their website: http://www.malvern2mongolia.co.uk/  and see how you can help.

Dr Bob - Problem Solver of a disassembled Honing Set!

Cylinder Honing Set

This week Dr Bob received a query about our Cylinder Honing Set (02800000) and he was quick off the mark to solve the problem. The customer, Bill, had called to say that he had taken the tool apart and was unsure of how to put this back together and in typical Doctor Bob fashion, he was able to delve into his library of all things technical and emailed a photo of the assembly order of the tool to Bill – Job done and one happy customer!

Bill also commented on Doctor Bob’s quick solution on a website called – www.realclassic.co.uk - a site dedicated to classic motorcycles. See the comment that Bill kindly posted on the message board page – under the heading ‘Service Stars’ - June 13th. The site provides an array of information about classic motorcycles and offers friendly expert advice from people who share a passion for old motorcycles - A great biking site for any enthusiastic rider.

SP Pullers head to China

It seems the Chinese desire for buying quality items extends to more than German and Italian cars!

After years of “interesting“ pullers coming to Europe, we have just started exporting our “made in the UK puller range to China. The interest level is increasing each month – so much so that we thought its time we made a visit!

So Paul and Sebastien have headed off to China this week and who knows what will happen!........Watch this space for updates!