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The giant Western Australian Flag almost overwhelms the small 2CV "Beancan".

"Beancan" was borrowed from Ralph Hibble by Anke Thomasky and Andreas Belz after their already Raid 2000 prepared 2CV was badly damaged during transportation between Darwin and Perth.

Anke and Andreas went on to have an enjoyable holiday trip in the South of Western Australia.

The damaged car is currently the subject of an insurance dispute, and it is hoped that it will be repaired in time for the Raid.

"Once a Raider always a Raider"

On the 25^thApril 1999 the Raid web site received the following message from 1988 Raider Olaf Baumann:

Hi Steve
I found an Article (AUS2CV.JPG) in a Magazine "Planet 2CV" (PLANET2CV.JPG) about the new Raid 2000, and went straight to your Website. It“s nice to see myself (Raid88repair.jpg - blue T-Shirt) on an Australian Website.
I just mail to say hello to all of you Down Under, and wish you all the best for that next Raid.
Greetings to Ralph and Hanny Hibble - they visited us here in Germany.
Of course greetings to all people from the Raid88.
Since 1988 my life changed a little bit, new Job, new girlfriend :-). Since Then I drove a Citroėn Visa an a BX. But now I drive an OPEL (Holden?) - a company car :-(.
I“m sure I will travel to AUS again, but by now I don“t know when.
At_Olgas.jpg shows my car at Mt.Olga

Olaf Baumann

Olaf Baumann approaching the Olgas in Central Australia - Raid 88

And from Germany we also received the following picture file titled:

NOT NOW KID

Our thanks to Michael Mohr

Raid Survey

Raid Leader Bruce Elsegood, Gus Robinson and Paul Young left Sydney for Alice Springs on Saturday 31^st July on the the Raid survey. Gus will be driving his 2CV and Bruce and Paul will be in the 4WD "Le Petit Camion". They will be surveying the entire route including Cape York. The survey will take about 25 days.
Bruce has a digital camera with him and we will be posting some pictures from his survey on this site as they come to hand.
Survey completed, see survey page

Gus Robinson - popular and long
time member of the NSW Car Club

"Le Petit Camion" - Raid 2000 back-up vehicle

Jost Hashoff
	David Gries gives us the following story re Jost Hashof. It goes something like this: Jost is to finish his 1999 Australian holiday and return his car to the Alice Springs Car Museum where it is kept. He decides to spend some time with his friend at Curtain Springs en route and parks his loaded car with all his belongings, clothes, papers etc in the Curtain Springs compound ready for an early start. After some CHEERS Jost returns to the compound to pick up his car, but it and all his papers, passport, return air tickets, keys etc., are gone, the car had been stolen. Somehow he gets himself to Melbourne where David Gries, Ruthard Wolf, and Jan Dirk are there to pick him up. They battle their way back though the traffic to arrive at Davids house to find out Jost had left his small bag at the Airport !!
The stolen car was later found with the aid of a helicopter search near a community settlement camp near Ayers Rock, and taken back to the museum in Alice Springs. In the meantime Jost obtained some new papers and a temporary passport from the German Embassy and has returned home. We have heard that the windows were all smashed and some panel damage has occurred. We understand that David Gries may be planning a rescue trip to Alice Springs. As Jost would say: "*SHIT HAPPENS !*".

Lorraine Hildebert

French 2CV enthusiast, Lorraine Hildebert, visited Anja and Steve in Brisbane during her recent holiday in Australia.
Owner of five 2CV cars, she has been on several Raids to North Cape in mid winter.
After viewing some hours of Raid video put her deposit down for Raid 2000. She is car No. 18.

		Lorraine with her 2CV "Barbara" taken in Brittany France, February 98 and later... Raid Laponie Eastern most point, Finland February 98


2CV "Heurtebise" ("Against the Wind") - taken in Lapland in Swedish Territory near town of Jukkasjarvii, August 1995 and...	...snow covered in Grenoble winter 1996

From Germany we have received these photos. Our thanks to Anke and Andreas
Raid Laponie 1999	Holiday in Australia - sideroad at Mt. Newman, W. A.
Oops - water on the road

We have finally heard from the French team who have recently acquired a new computer. We have received the following message from the Komaniecki family. We hope to receive some news from them soon.

French Team Raid 96

We received a nice postcard from American/German team Vicky Oswald and her husband Bobby. We hope they are able to find $100 Aus so that we may see them in Australia next year !

Australian Raiders Lance Collins and Alec Lowe recently participated again in the "Targa Tasmania" and gained the Targa Trophy for first in their class. Photos by Tim Jones 03 8224 2220:

The Courier Mail, Thursday, August 19, 1999

A first for the Australian Raid scene. An entry has been received from Joachim Größer, Germany. Joachim will be raiding in his Lomax 223.

pictured here is an example of a four-wheel Lomax, taken in Finland 1993, however Joachim's car is a three-wheel Lomax


Well known Citroėn enthusiasts Peter Huth and Les Hay seen here at a film shoot in Brisbane

Along the track..... (Please send us news etc. about Raiders or their cars so that we may add it to this web site)
	We are delighted to hear from the "Hazzeyhuths" that Benoit and Nanette Reymundin are expecting their first baby in October
	Stewart Lister, three times Raider, has purchased a 5CV and will be bringing it to Australia to take part in the 75^thanniversary re - run "Blazing the Trail" in October 2000.
	Happy couple Carolin and Jürgen Loos have e-mailed us to say that, depending on their circumstances, hope to attend Raid 2000.
	Barry Sargent and Rowena de Montfort recently visited us in Brisbane, where, after having sampled Outback Australia in Raid 96, they purchased a 7m Caravan. They plan to tour Australia for nine months in the year 2000.
	Australian Raider Greg Bracegirdle has recently acquired a 2CV in Germany in which he intends to do a tour of Italy and other European countries.
	Steig' aus Deiner Hose, zeig' mir Deine Rose, laß' die Knospe sprießen, laß' Champagner fließen... Paul Young is enjoying the company of his new lady friend Violet.

	Which doctor currently in the UAE is expecting his second child ?
	'Mohr' CHEERS: Stefanie Hammer and Michael Mohr were married in July 99 and have celebrated the event at the 2CV World Meeting in Greece.

	Uschi Walter and Axel Kaliske - Congratulations to your marriage - CHEERS !

	Jan Dirk Mittmann (JD) is currently in Melbourne doing a Film Institute course at a TAFE College.
	Raider Ruthard Wolf has secured an employment contract at the Hot Air Balloon Company near Cessnock in NSW as a Pilot, and is we believe applying for Australian Residential status.

	1996 Raider Sue Coles has given up her bent chassis for a husband...