3 July. Paris. The beginning of The Raid

“Large things are seen well at a distance”. After almost three months from the end of the 15-th Raid  Paris – North Cape I want to show some especially memorable moments.

Rain. Roadway near Ch?teau de Vincennes

Morning of the July 3^rd was grey and rainy in Paris. As people said: “Rain in the way cause luck”.

Prelaunch parking

In this unique shot you can see not typical state of the rally cars – without stickers of organizers and sponsors. Under the roof of the podium there is the poster with the raid’s emblem (a head of the elk) and the sign “Paris – Helsinki – Cape Nord 2010”.  Someone thinks that it is looks like comic portrait of the Phillippe Boucher – the raid organizer. But I don’t almost agree with that.

Phillippe has the power of the little buffalo herd :). After all 23 crews plus 3 organizers’ cars require constant attention.

The stickers on the cars will appear sooner. One of the requirement of the raid –posters have to be on the cars from the beginning and till the end.

To be continued…

Table of Contents: Raid Paris – North Cape 2010 Daily Reports

1. 3 July. Paris. The beginning of The Raid
2. 3 July. The beginning of The Raid. Part Two
3. 4 July. Denmark. Copenhagen
4. 4 July. Denmark. Ferry on Svedish side
5. 5 July. Sveden. Hamlet and the people
6. 6 July. Sveden. Stockholm
7. 6 July. Scansen
8. 7 July. Helsinki
9. 8 July. One hundred thousand of lakes
10. 9 July. Finnish lifestyle
11. 10 July. Finland. Passing the night on nature
12. 11 July. Silent people
13. 11 July. Rukka resort
14. 12 July. Trip through the natural reserve
15. 13 July. Finland
16. 14 July. Finland. Further to the North
17. 15 July. Norway. Hemningberg
18. 16 July. On the place. North Cape
19. 16 July. Mageroya
20. 17-18 July. Trip to the Soroya Island
21. 19-20 July. Tromso
22. 21 July. Lofoten Islands
23. 22-23 July. Norway. Hobbits and foxes
24. 24-25 July. Sveden. Deers and camping
25. 26 July. Norway. Trondheim
26. 27 July. Norway. Trollstigen
27. 28 July. Norway. Bergen
28. 29 July. Return
29. 30 July. Holland
30. 31 July. France. Ending of The Raid
31. Paris – North Cape 2010. Results