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The Route

The team will be driving a Ford Iveco Cargo from 1989 that was used by car auctioneers and was about to be scrapped. It has a flatbed and will be carrying two 4x4 Landcruisers from the mid 80's, and 1500ltrs of fuel.

The truck gives the expedition the fuel carrying capacity to tackle the 6000km drive through France , Spain , Morocco and Mauritania to a small town called Douenza in Mali , 200km (140miles) short of Timbuktu . Many will be surprised to learn that up to Douenza the route is a mixture of tarmac, potholes and corrugated dust tracks, all of which can be completed with a 2-wheel-drive vehicle.

From Douenza there is a difficult rutted and sandy track that requires 4-wheel-drive, so we will park up the biotruck, fill the 4x4s with the remaining biodiesel and take the 2-day route to Timbuktu .

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The Expedition set off from the UK on the 26th of November and arrived in Timbuktu on the 26th of December 2007.

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