Charity banger rally call ‘Scumrun’event
Car enthusiasts are being encouraged to sign up for next year’s ‘Scumrun’.
The annual wacky race for charity sees hundreds of fundraisers taking a banger on a five-day mystery route across Europe.
One man who’s already on board is 53-year-old Ian ‘Haggis’ Gatens, a tanker driver from East Kilbride.
Ian has taken part in seven consecutive Scumruns along with his 26-year-old son Kyle and says they can’t wait to take on their eighth.
“You’ve got the camaraderie, the challenge, the chance to meet and greet everyone involved and of course the reward for all the fundraising effort,” he said. “What’s not to like?”
Teams can spend as much or little as they want on cars (there are various different classes) – the challenge is to make sure the vehicle can actually complete the course.
In May 2018, Ian plans on donning a kilt and riding with his son Kyle, a garage equipment fitter for Arnold Clark, and Scott Docherty, 34, who is a fellow tanker driver at Lewis Tankers.
They’ve already got their car sorted too. Ian added: “I hope to use ‘Lightning Macsween’, our car from 2016. He got us round the course last year which involved driving from Scotland to Kent, then through central France, Germany, Austria and Switzerland before heading back...six days and 3500 miles – dedication is required.”
Next year children’s charity Action Medical Research will be the chosen cause. To sign up for Scumrun 2018, visit action. org.uk/touching-lives/ september-2017/scumrun