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  10th Mar 2010Transport Boss honours next expedition with his Patronage Transport for London Commissioner, Peter Hendy CBE, honours the 'Bus to Bollywood' team with his Patronage. |  9th Mar 2010Mac's latest article in Land Rover Monthly now! Mac's latest article, detailing the Cape to Cape expedition is in April's edition of LRM - on sale now. |
 9th Mar 2010Pentagon Glass sponsor London to Cape Town Pentagon Glass, the UK's leading specialists in car window tinting, have kindly offered to sponsor the London to Cape Town record attempt. |  9th Mar 2010British Army offer training to Max Adventure team The REME Battle Damage Repair team have offered to train Max Adventure in the skills of 'Bush Mechanics'. |
 6th Mar 2010Both Max Adventure Patrons injured on same day Max Adventure Patrons Sir Ranulph Fiennes and Sir Stirling Moss both injured within just hours of each other. |  28th Feb 2010Prepare 2 Go take up the challenge Fellow expedition logistics company Prepare 2 Go take up the challenge of the London to Cape Town record attempt |
 21st Feb 2010Bus to Bollywood London bus drivers from the cancelled Bus to Beijing project will be driving overland to Mumbai in support of children's charities. |  30th Jan 2010Max Adventure attend Adventure Travel Show Max Adventure assist the Royal Geographical Society at the Adventure Travel Show in London |
 21st Jan 2010Mac's brother Steve joins team Mac's brother Steve replaces Andy Grieve on the London to Cape Town record attempt. |  18th Nov 2009BBC Radio London - Live Interview Mac Mackenney and Jack Burnford visited BBC Radio London studios for a live interview |
 17th Oct 2009Sir Stirling Moss congratulates team Sir Stirling Moss invited the Max Adventure team to join him at his hotel in southern Portugal to chat about their recent drive around Europe which recreated his run of 1952. |  16th Oct 2009They've made it! The Max Adventure team have finally reached the finish point after recreating the drive that their patron Stirling Moss undertook back in 1952. |
 14th Oct 2009Forgetting Austria The Max Adventure team were doing so well, but now it has gone wrong. |  12th Oct 2009They’re off !! The team busied themselves repacking the vehicles, giving them a final check over, sequencing the maps and starting the filming. |
 11th Oct 2009Arrival in Oslo The weather was clear as Mac and Jim awoke, parked on the edge of an automated fuel station in northern Denmark. |  10th Oct 2009Oslo to Lisbon Expedition Begins The Max Adventure team’s practice drive around Europe as part of their training for the London to Cape Town record attempt is finally on its way |
 10th Oct 2009Passage to Holland Mac and Jim arrive is Oslo and begin preparations for the "Moss Marathon" trip to Lisbon. |  29th Sep 2009BBC Radio Oxford - Live Interview Mac Mackenney and Chris Rawlings visited BBC Radio Oxford for a live interview |
 23rd Sep 2009'Surviving Adventure' with Prometheus Medical The Max Adventure team undertook a highly realistic 'Surviving Adventure' course kindly sponsored by Prometheus Medical. |  21st Sep 20091952 Operation Europe Video Film of Stirling Moss' 1952 challenge to visit 15 countries in less than 5 days. |
 27th Aug 2009Mac to chair 'Vehicle Expeditions' at RGS Explore 2009 Mac, will chair the Vehicle Expeditions workshop at the Royal Geographical Society's 'Explore 2009'. |  11th Aug 2009Help Us To Help Our Wounded - DONATE NOW! Max Adventure's London to Cape Town record attempt is in support of Help for Heroes. DONATE NOW and support our troops. |
 10th Aug 2009Jeremy Clarkson supports record attempt Jeremy Clarkson has thrown his weight behind Max Adventure's London to Cape Town record attempt in support of Help for Heroes. |  28th Jul 2009Max Adventure to recreate Stirling Moss' record drive of 1952 The Max Adventure team are to recreate a historic drive by Stirling Moss as part of their ‘warm-up’ training to the London to Cape Town run. |
 10th Jul 2009Eric Jackson - the Fastest Man to Cape Town The 'London to Cape Town' team meet Eric Jackson, the current record holder. |  20th Jun 2009Sir Stirling Moss honours Max Adventure with his Patronage Sir Stirling Moss OBE has kindly agreed to honour the Max Adventure team with his patronage for the London to Cape Town record attempt. |
 15th Jun 2009Sir Ranulph Fiennes - book him HERE Max Adventure have become official agents of Ranulph Fiennes. To hear one of Ran's inspiring talks, book here NOW |  1st May 2009Where Exactly is the Finish Point? Mac Mackenney and Jim Allen carry out a reconnaissance to find the finish point for the London to Cape Town record attempt. |
 4th Jan 2009Saudi Arabia - STOP! No Entry. After 4,000 miles of near continuous driving, Mac and Jim aren't allowed any further. |  31st Dec 20084,000 miles in 5 1/2 days! Mac Mackenney and Jim Allen depart on a 4,000 mile dash across Europe and the Middle East to Jeddah. |
 26th Nov 2008Mac stands in for Land Rover MD Mac Mackenney stood in for Land Rover's Managing Director, to decide who should win the Land Rover Go Beyond Bursary. |  21st Jun 2008Bus Drivers Battle 85mph winds to Help Heroes Bus drivers complete the 3 Peaks challange of Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Snowdon to raise money for heroes. |
 24th May 2008No 'Summer Holiday' for Bus Drivers London 2012's 'Bus to Beijing' project cancelled by new Mayor of London. |  7th Apr 200812 Go Through to the Training Stage 12 London Bus Drivers have made it through the 3rd stage of selections to represent London on the 10,000 mile historic drive to Beijing |
 4th Apr 2008Bus Drivers put through SAS style Selections 30 London Bus Drivers are battling it out to become one of just 8 to drive 10,000 miles to Beijing |  3rd Jan 2008Max Adventure to take Bus Drivers on 'Summer Holiday' London 2012 have contracted Max Adventure to drive a double-decker bus to Beijing in time for the closing ceremony of the 2008 Games. |
 11th Dec 2007Royal Institution Christmas Lecture - 2007 Mac Mackenney volunteered to be 'Grilled and Chilled' - all in the name of science. |  25th Oct 2007Overcoming disabilities to climb Kilimanjaro Max Adventure ran a selection weekend to choose a team of disabled climbers destined for Kilimanjaro. |
 1st Sep 200710,000 feet, 80 miles, 2 pedals! The Max Adventure team take time out from expedition planning to attempt the South Downs Way - by Land Rover mountain bike. |
Latest blogs
8th Mar 2010 
Mac MackenneyMax Adventure Patrons hurt>
Both Sir Ranulph Fiennes and Sir Stirling Moss injured on the same day
26th Feb 2010 Mac MackenneyTime of My Life>
Picking 8 songs that have real meaning in my life is harder than I thought!
20th Oct 2009 Jim AllenGoing home courtesy of P&O>
On the P&O ferry on the way home – Bilbao to Portsmouth.
19th Oct 2009 Mac MackenneyThe final leg of the 'Moss Marathon' is underway.>
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At precisely 12:30 the P&O ferry 'Pride of Bilbao' smoothly steamed out of Bilbao port on its way to Portsmouth
18th Oct 2009 Mac MackenneyAm I dead?!>
I come to. As I prise my weary eyes open I can see nothing, hear nothing and feel nothing.
18th Oct 2009 Jack BurnfordHeading north again>
We've just crossed the border from Portugal to Spain heading north. It's the same border we were at a couple of days ago, the finish line.
17th Oct 2009 Jim AllenA true honour>
With sore heads we set off to meet our Patron, Sir Stirling Moss.
16th Oct 2009 Jim AllenWe've Arrived>
The guys woke me up just before the border to say that we had made it in time.
15th Oct 2009 Jim AllenSweeping roads and big boats.>
Will really loved the drive south to the French coast, with its beautiful Italian sweeping roads that we had to ourselves and ideal for his powerful motorbike.
15th Oct 2009 Andy GrievesChemical warfare!>
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Apart from the almost continuous noxious gas emanating from Chris' anus, things are going OK in the car
14th Oct 2009 Jim AllenWhere the flippen eck is Lichtenstein?!>
We eventually found Lichtenstein on a bridge! There was no border post and barely even a ‘Welcome to Lichtenstein’ sign.
14th Oct 2009 Andy GrievesAndy's first blog>
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Merely ten days after my 31st birthday, I had touched down in Oslo, Norway.
14th Oct 2009 Mac MackenneyWhat a pratt!>
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Had I had more time to plan I would have remembered that Austria was to be visited after Liechtenstein.
14th Oct 2009 Chris RawlingsBoy's Own adventures>
The hairpin bends tightened and I remembered boyhood films of our man Stirling rallying up and down roads just like this.
13th Oct 2009 Jim AllenNo tea...No trip...I'm going home!>
Disaster. After a good sleep, I awoke to find that the other guys had destroyed my kettle.
13th Oct 2009 Chris RawlingsNavigation nightmares!>
It was all very exciting meting up at the airport, being picked up in the two white Land Rovers looking the part. There was a real team identity.
13th Oct 2009 Jack Burnford14 hours on the road>
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14 hours on the road:- 4 hours navigating with Jim at the wheel. 2 and a bit hours driving, then 8 hours sleep!
13th Oct 2009 Mac MackenneyRain and roadworks>
Our drive to Cape Town will be hard though and so if we are to succeed and more importantly keep it safe, we must start to train together.
13th Oct 2009 Will CloughPush on through 'til dawn>
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As usual, pushed my brinkmanship to the limit and made the flight out to Norway by a very reasonable 1½ minutes to lockdown
12th Oct 2009 Jim AllenThe Start>
We were looking through the maps, when a local Norwegian gent came over to see what we were up to.
11th Oct 2009 Mac MackenneyA cold night>
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I didn’t sleep well last night, I couldn’t be bothered to get out of bed and retrieve a second sleeping bag.
11th Oct 2009 Jim AllenGood roads, no traffic and a starry night!>
After the road works and bad weather of Germany, Denmark was a dream
10th Oct 2009 Mac MackenneyFrom Reading to Oslo>
The drive to Harwich for the ferry across to Holland was relaxing and uncomplicated.
10th Oct 2009 Jim AllenOn the road at last>
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Mac and I are positioning the Land Rovers over the next fews days to Oslo
9th Oct 2009 Will CloughRadio BBC Suffolk - Lesley Dolphin>
Yesterday saw the TV Producer......on radio! And most enjoyable it was too.
9th Oct 2009 Mac MackenneyWe'refinally off!>
It’s not how I wanted it to be, all rushed, packing in disarray, unsure as to whether I had remembered everything and generally an air of chaos about the whole thing.
8th Oct 2009 Jack BurnfordHands on medical training>
When Andy mentioned going on a medical course I had visions of sitting in a large, 18 century lecture room, overlooking an operating table many floors down like a scene out of Frankenstein.
2nd Sep 2009 Jack BurnfordWelcome aboard Jack>
The first I knew of this expedition was when I got a call from Will saying he was going to be driving to South Africa in record time and was I interested?
3rd Aug 2009 Andy GrievesAndy hones driving skills in Africa>
For the serious adventure overlander, I guess this is the ultimate challenge.
13th Jul 2009 Mac MackenneyTop Bloke>
Will and I drove up to meet with Eric Jackson, the current record holder for the London to Cape Town run.
12th Jul 2009 Will CloughEric - you're an inspiration>
Mac had found the original record holder – Eric Jackson, and he sounded like a real boys own hero!
26th Jun 2009 Chris RawlingsA huge challenge>
This was the first time I met the London to Cape Town team Mac had selected.
22nd Jun 2009 Will CloughTough, but exciting>
"Does that refer to me, or the London to Cape Town record attempt?"
20th Jun 2009 Mac MackenneyWhat an Honour>
I was outside, under the bonnet of one of my Land Rovers when the postman turned up with a smart looking letter. On the back were clearly marked the initials 'SM'.