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ALLANS SOLAR SUZUKIAUSSIE OUTBACK SOLAR CHALLENGE 2015.
It has been an idea of Alan and Barbara Johnsons for a long time to build a solar powered car to cross the Simpson Desert and set a new World Record in the process as the first solar powered crossing of a category one desert in the world and to establish the fastest crossing time for the Guiness Book Of Records at the same time for a solar car.
Alan started off with a Suzuki Sierra powered by an electric motor and a bank of absorbed matt batteries it proved to be a good combination and climbed the sand dunes near Murrayville easily on its first test, he was to be joined by Mark and Denny French of Marks Adaptors fame who have now sold the buisness and retired to Mansfield.Marks Suzuki is a much more hitech vehicle using Lithium Iron batteries and a much more powerful motor.
The departure date from Mount Dare was to be the 20th of July.Marks car had tech difficulties and could not go on the attempt despite him working feverishly on it up until the last day before departure. Alan however set out to try the attempt accompanied by David Raeburns 1973 LJ50 3 cylinder two stroke Suzuki, this little 4WD is powered by a 500cc 2 stoke motor and is very lightweight.
The Bairnsdale team consisted of David Raeburn driver of the LJ50 which he rebuilt from the ground up with his son Steve Raeburn and grandson Jack Wickfeldt as support crew. Steve was driving his Nissan Patrol twin cab ute. The little Suzuki was loaded on a tandem trailer to travel as far as Mount Dare as it has a top speed of 80 klms an hour and would take too long to complete the 2600 klm trip to get there.]
THREE GENERATIONS OF RAEBURNS BEFORE LEAVING
We left on the 15th of July and travelled to Bendigo to stay with friends overnight. The next day we travelled to Renmark to meet with the rest of the party. Alan and Barbara Johnson of Piranha Off Road,Driving an 80 series land cruiser towing the solar car, Mark and Denny French, Nissan Patrol powered by a 6.5litre V8 Duramax deisel, Michael Trioni with his two boys, Oscar and Max (Print Baron Media),Isuzu MUX, Anthony Kilner (Freelance Journalist),passenger, Fedia and Laura Slussaref (Tec Consultants),100series Land Cruiser Peter Horan and Karen Alderson (event managers)Mazda BT50 and Andy and Liam (4WD TV film crew).Holden Colorado.
Day 3. After some disscussion it was decided to leave at 5.30am and drive as far as Coober Pedy (in Aboriginal, this means "White Mans Hole"). On the way we called in to look at the Woomera Rocket Range and photographed some of the displays, on leaving , we wittnessed what appeared to be a failed launch, which exploded shortly after take off, we managed to capture it on film.
This section of the trip was 800 klm, after the long drive we were tired so we stayed in the Mud Hut Motel and had a meal at the local Greek restraunt which was very nice.
Day 4. After a look around Coober Pedy in the morning, we tarped up the LJ50 to avoid stone damage and started the dirt section to Hamilton Station, this section of road is very rough and had Gibber Plain sections, which have stones of all sizes on the road,
TYPICAL GIBBER PLAIN.
We stopped at Oodnadatta to look at the Pink Roadhouse and to get fuel but, it was closed as everybody was at the local Rodeo. Oodnadatta is the hottest and driest town in Australia, the roadhouse and even the cars are painted bright pink.
OODNADATTA ROADHOUSE
On arrival at Hamilton Station, we went to the homestead to pay our camping fees but, there was no-one there either as they were also at the Rodeo. There was a box to place the camping fees in. We discovered that our trailer had broken a spring hanger but Steve welded it back together with Alans 24 volt MIG welder, a great piece of equipment for the outback traveller. The overnight temperature was below zero and formed ice on the inside of the swags, however, the day dawned bright and sunny and soon warmed up.
Day 5. After travelling for some time, we noticed the smell of burning rubber, we called Alan on the radio and he stopped and found a broken front spring on his trailer and the tyres were rubbing together, so out with the welder again and Steve put the spring back and welded it in place. We put the damage down to a really bad cattle grate crossing earlier. We stopped at Dalhousie Homestead ruins for a look around and wondered at the lonliness and hardship endured on these remote stations in the early days.
RUINS OF DALHOUSIE HOMESTEAD.
Continuing on, we broke some shackle bolts on Alans trailer and decided to continue on to Mt Dare driving the LJ50 and the Solar Powered car as we could not repair the trailer where we were the cars were unloaded and the back axle was removed and put on the trailer for repair at Mt Dare. The LJ50 had travelled well on the other trailer but was covered in dust, so we blew the dust from under the bonnet before driving it.
DUST UNDER BONNET OF LJ50
Alan and David enjoyed the drive to Mt Dare and having the cars on the road at last. We booked units at the Mt Dare pub, had a hot shower and a good meal before going to bed.
Day 6. Monday the 20th of July dawned fine and sunny, we all prepared for the start of the challenge,we all topped up with fuel, Deisel was $2.30 per litre, Petrol $2.25 per litre. Allan turned up at the start line in the Solar Suzuki with the LJ50 behind and all the other cars in convoy. Departure was at 11am, we felt like film stars with 4WD TV cameras and lots of other photographers taking photos and video.
THE START
The Solar car started off beautifully, with all the other cars following. About an hour into the trip, we met Jayne and Gerry Watt, (my niece and her husband) and Betty and Trevor Bibby ( my nephew and his wife) from Ballarat who happened to be crossing the desert from the other way at the same time, they agreed to tow the repaired trailers to Maree to be then be brought , by truck, to Birdsville, to transport the cars back home after the challenge. We made camp on a Gibber Plain in full sunshine to charge the batteries for the next morning, but before dark, the clouds rolled in and the charging stopped. Dave from the Mt Dare Hotel joined us, hoping to join the trip. The next morning, the conditions were the same and after a weather update on the SAT phone, we found it looked like being overcast for the next four to five days with some showers. This is really unusual for out there at this time of the year but made the crossing impossible for the Solar car, so after much discussion, a very disappointed Alan and Barbara and their son Michael ( who had joined us at Mt Dare) turned back, with Michael heading to Oodnadatta to pick up Allans trailer, we had contacted Trevor by SAT phone to leave it there. The rest of the group headed off to Dalhousie Springs campground. The LJ50 had an issue with flooding, but Steve came to the rescue again and we were soon back on the road. Dalhousie is a large waterhole with a water temperature of about 38 degrees. It is heated by hot water from the great artesian basin and is a great place for a swim. There are little fish, unique to this waterhole, and you can feel them nibbling on your toes when you stop moving. There are showers and toilets there as well as a ranger station and a public telephone.
DALHOUSIE SPRING
Day 7. Another cloudy day and some rain. We packed camp and waited for Alan and Barbara to catch up with their son Michael and Dave from the Mt Dare Pub to continue the trip with us. On arrival, Alan found that the front differential on the Toyota had stripped a gear and he had no 4WD, so again they returned to Mt Dare with Dave and Michael to make their way home. the TV film crew also went back as there was no point in them staying as the Solar Challenge had been called off until a later date. At this point, there was only the Lj50 and five other vehicles left. We proceeded to the official start point of the record attempt at Alka- Seltzer Bore and stopped for photographs.
THE OFFICIAL START POINT AT ALKA SELTZA BORE
Then onto the sand dunes of the crossing. We stopped at Purni Bore for a look, there were lots of birds on the pond , fed from the bore. We camped on a plain between the sand dunes and lit a fire (fires are permitted once this point is reached), after having a good meal, Steve got out his guitar and started playing, Anthony had an Egyptian drum and two different wooden flutes, so we had a great night around the camp fire. Young Oscar had a play on the guitar as he is learning and Max played great rythm on the drum.
STEVE AND ANTHONY ENTERTAINING THE CAMP
Day 8. The sunrise was brilliant red with some cloud again, we packed camp in light rain and drove on to the junction of Rig Road and the French line, so called because a French petroleum company did a geophysical study of this area in 1963. From there the dunes became bigger and rougher, the vehicles made fairly easy work of them with low tyre pressures, the bigger vehicles approx 16-20 PSI and the little Suzi, 10 PSI. We stopped at the junction of Coulson Track for photos, then on to make camp, about 70 klms from Popples Corner. Day time temperature was from 20-23 degrees and 8-12 overnight.
SUNRISE
Day 9. More showers of rain but luckily not enough to make the clay pans soft. The dunes got bigger as promised and the holes made like huge corrugations, by big vehicles attempting the crossing with traction control and incorrect tyre pressures, made these dunes very rough in the little Suzuki.
THE LITTLE SUZUKI ATTACKING ONE OF THE 1100 DUNES.
Sometimes it almost fitted into some of the holes, and having a much narrower wheel base, two wheels were driving in the soft sand in the centre of the track and the other two through the holes, but it did it well, the children and the ladies on the trip had turns riding in the little vehicle and loved it. Steve drove one day and Anthony went with him. Michael had a day in it with me, and now wants one. We arrived at Popples Corner late aftrnoon and set up camp near a clay pan called Popple Lake which had very little water in it at the time.
Day 10. We woke to a fine day at last with blue skies and a cool southerly wind. We paused to look at the markers the surveyors had put in place to show the junction of the three states, Queensland, Northern Territory and South Australia. The original survey done in 1880 was 274 meters out to the west, as Popple had used a chain to measure the distance across Australia, and with the heat and wear on the chain, dragging it across the hot sand, it had lengthened 2.5cm. We wondered at the determination and courage of these early surveyors, walking and dragging the survey chain, half way across Australia, in the heat and sand to mark this position. We took photos of the three generations of Raeburns, one in each state.
RAEBURNS IN THREE STATES.
We travelled on from there to the junction of the K1 line, turned left with only 160 klms left to Birdsville, the track travels 18 klms along the edge of a clay pan and is good smooth travelling, we even got up to 80 klms per hour in the Suzi.
POPPEL LAKE.
The next section became the roughest of the crossing and was very slow. Each time we reached the crest of a sand dune, the next plain seemed to be different vegetation, there were sections of Salt Bush, Gidgee Trees, Spinifex and even Gum Trees, making it really interesting. We camped about 60 klms from Big Red, the largest sand dune of the crossing, we lit a fire and as prearranged the evening meal was provided by Happy Camper Gourmet camp meals.We had agreed that as we were eating like kings, we should dress as royalty. There were some great costumes including an Egyptian Pharoh,
kings and queens, and even the Prince of Peace - Anthony, complete with ban the bomb signs. Mark made the comment that if you said you were going to drive from Melbourne to Albury at 16 klms an hour over one of the roughest roads in Australia, everyone would say you were mad but the crossing is different and lots of fun. After another great day, with good fun, great music, wonderful food and good friends, we went to bed thinking of the next days challenge - BIG RED.
THE PRINCE OF PEACE.
Day 11. The drive to Big Red was largley uneventful, other than more dunes to cross, but on the arrival to Big Red we were amazed at the size of it, it was to be a real challenge to the little Suzuki, as they all said, you need momentum and power to get to the top. It has neither! With the tyre pressures lowered to3 PSI in the front and 5 in the back and taking the slightly easier track, it made it to the top, as did all the other members of the group. Steves clutch was slipping but he made it up the easier track.
ON TOP OF BIG RED.
We were really worried that the Nissan might not get us home with the Suzuki on the trailer behind it, but after it cooled down, it drove ok and got us all the way home. We arrived in Birdsville about 3pm, booked a cabin and had a hot shower, before going to the Birdsville Pub for tea. Steve and Anthony did an impromtu concert on the verandah and played the theme from 'Deliverance' (duelling banjos) on the guitar and drum, creating a lot of interest.
THE MUSICIANS AT BIRDSVILLE
Day 12. We packed up and left Birdsville at 5.30 am and drove to Cunumulla to stay at the pub, the first section of the road was corragated dirt for 288 klms before we reached the sealed section which was not much better until we reached Bourke, from there the road was straight and good.
Day 13. Cunumulla to Canberra, 5.30am to 7.30pm.
Day 14. Canberra to Bairnsdale 5.30am to 12.30pm. The trip from Birdsville to Bairnsdale 2680klms making it 5700klms in the 14 days.
Day 15. We spent the day cleaning the red dust out of everything and servicing the vehicles, it was a trip of a lifetime, a real challenge and an epic journey. We all had a great time, met some great people and the little Suzuki amazed everyone! Thanks to Steve and Jack for all their help along the way, and condolences to Mark and Alan with the lack of success with the Solar cars. Alan had bad luck with probably the only cloud out there for months, but we will be back to try again soon. I think we will adopt a saying we heard from a waiter in Canberra "YOU CANNOT FAIL IF YOU NEVER GIVE UP"
Author David Raeburn Photos by David Raeburn.
It has been an idea of Alan and Barbara Johnsons for a long time to build a solar powered car to cross the Simpson Desert and set a new World Record in the process as the first solar powered crossing of a category one desert in the world and to establish the fastest crossing time for the Guiness Book Of Records at the same time for a solar car.
Alan started off with a Suzuki Sierra powered by an electric motor and a bank of absorbed matt batteries it proved to be a good combination and climbed the sand dunes near Murrayville easily on its first test, he was to be joined by Mark and Denny French of Marks Adaptors fame who have now sold the buisness and retired to Mansfield.Marks Suzuki is a much more hitech vehicle using Lithium Iron batteries and a much more powerful motor.
The departure date from Mount Dare was to be the 20th of July.Marks car had tech difficulties and could not go on the attempt despite him working feverishly on it up until the last day before departure. Alan however set out to try the attempt accompanied by David Raeburns 1973 LJ50 3 cylinder two stroke Suzuki, this little 4WD is powered by a 500cc 2 stoke motor and is very lightweight.
The Bairnsdale team consisted of David Raeburn driver of the LJ50 which he rebuilt from the ground up with his son Steve Raeburn and grandson Jack Wickfeldt as support crew. Steve was driving his Nissan Patrol twin cab ute. The little Suzuki was loaded on a tandem trailer to travel as far as Mount Dare as it has a top speed of 80 klms an hour and would take too long to complete the 2600 klm trip to get there.]
THREE GENERATIONS OF RAEBURNS BEFORE LEAVING
We left on the 15th of July and travelled to Bendigo to stay with friends overnight. The next day we travelled to Renmark to meet with the rest of the party. Alan and Barbara Johnson of Piranha Off Road,Driving an 80 series land cruiser towing the solar car, Mark and Denny French, Nissan Patrol powered by a 6.5litre V8 Duramax deisel, Michael Trioni with his two boys, Oscar and Max (Print Baron Media),Isuzu MUX, Anthony Kilner (Freelance Journalist),passenger, Fedia and Laura Slussaref (Tec Consultants),100series Land Cruiser Peter Horan and Karen Alderson (event managers)Mazda BT50 and Andy and Liam (4WD TV film crew).Holden Colorado.
Day 3. After some disscussion it was decided to leave at 5.30am and drive as far as Coober Pedy (in Aboriginal, this means "White Mans Hole"). On the way we called in to look at the Woomera Rocket Range and photographed some of the displays, on leaving , we wittnessed what appeared to be a failed launch, which exploded shortly after take off, we managed to capture it on film.
This section of the trip was 800 klm, after the long drive we were tired so we stayed in the Mud Hut Motel and had a meal at the local Greek restraunt which was very nice.
Day 4. After a look around Coober Pedy in the morning, we tarped up the LJ50 to avoid stone damage and started the dirt section to Hamilton Station, this section of road is very rough and had Gibber Plain sections, which have stones of all sizes on the road,
TYPICAL GIBBER PLAIN.
We stopped at Oodnadatta to look at the Pink Roadhouse and to get fuel but, it was closed as everybody was at the local Rodeo. Oodnadatta is the hottest and driest town in Australia, the roadhouse and even the cars are painted bright pink.
OODNADATTA ROADHOUSE
On arrival at Hamilton Station, we went to the homestead to pay our camping fees but, there was no-one there either as they were also at the Rodeo. There was a box to place the camping fees in. We discovered that our trailer had broken a spring hanger but Steve welded it back together with Alans 24 volt MIG welder, a great piece of equipment for the outback traveller. The overnight temperature was below zero and formed ice on the inside of the swags, however, the day dawned bright and sunny and soon warmed up.
Day 5. After travelling for some time, we noticed the smell of burning rubber, we called Alan on the radio and he stopped and found a broken front spring on his trailer and the tyres were rubbing together, so out with the welder again and Steve put the spring back and welded it in place. We put the damage down to a really bad cattle grate crossing earlier. We stopped at Dalhousie Homestead ruins for a look around and wondered at the lonliness and hardship endured on these remote stations in the early days.
RUINS OF DALHOUSIE HOMESTEAD.
Continuing on, we broke some shackle bolts on Alans trailer and decided to continue on to Mt Dare driving the LJ50 and the Solar Powered car as we could not repair the trailer where we were the cars were unloaded and the back axle was removed and put on the trailer for repair at Mt Dare. The LJ50 had travelled well on the other trailer but was covered in dust, so we blew the dust from under the bonnet before driving it.
DUST UNDER BONNET OF LJ50
Alan and David enjoyed the drive to Mt Dare and having the cars on the road at last. We booked units at the Mt Dare pub, had a hot shower and a good meal before going to bed.
Day 6. Monday the 20th of July dawned fine and sunny, we all prepared for the start of the challenge,we all topped up with fuel, Deisel was $2.30 per litre, Petrol $2.25 per litre. Allan turned up at the start line in the Solar Suzuki with the LJ50 behind and all the other cars in convoy. Departure was at 11am, we felt like film stars with 4WD TV cameras and lots of other photographers taking photos and video.
THE START
The Solar car started off beautifully, with all the other cars following. About an hour into the trip, we met Jayne and Gerry Watt, (my niece and her husband) and Betty and Trevor Bibby ( my nephew and his wife) from Ballarat who happened to be crossing the desert from the other way at the same time, they agreed to tow the repaired trailers to Maree to be then be brought , by truck, to Birdsville, to transport the cars back home after the challenge. We made camp on a Gibber Plain in full sunshine to charge the batteries for the next morning, but before dark, the clouds rolled in and the charging stopped. Dave from the Mt Dare Hotel joined us, hoping to join the trip. The next morning, the conditions were the same and after a weather update on the SAT phone, we found it looked like being overcast for the next four to five days with some showers. This is really unusual for out there at this time of the year but made the crossing impossible for the Solar car, so after much discussion, a very disappointed Alan and Barbara and their son Michael ( who had joined us at Mt Dare) turned back, with Michael heading to Oodnadatta to pick up Allans trailer, we had contacted Trevor by SAT phone to leave it there. The rest of the group headed off to Dalhousie Springs campground. The LJ50 had an issue with flooding, but Steve came to the rescue again and we were soon back on the road. Dalhousie is a large waterhole with a water temperature of about 38 degrees. It is heated by hot water from the great artesian basin and is a great place for a swim. There are little fish, unique to this waterhole, and you can feel them nibbling on your toes when you stop moving. There are showers and toilets there as well as a ranger station and a public telephone.
DALHOUSIE SPRING
Day 7. Another cloudy day and some rain. We packed camp and waited for Alan and Barbara to catch up with their son Michael and Dave from the Mt Dare Pub to continue the trip with us. On arrival, Alan found that the front differential on the Toyota had stripped a gear and he had no 4WD, so again they returned to Mt Dare with Dave and Michael to make their way home. the TV film crew also went back as there was no point in them staying as the Solar Challenge had been called off until a later date. At this point, there was only the Lj50 and five other vehicles left. We proceeded to the official start point of the record attempt at Alka- Seltzer Bore and stopped for photographs.
THE OFFICIAL START POINT AT ALKA SELTZA BORE
Then onto the sand dunes of the crossing. We stopped at Purni Bore for a look, there were lots of birds on the pond , fed from the bore. We camped on a plain between the sand dunes and lit a fire (fires are permitted once this point is reached), after having a good meal, Steve got out his guitar and started playing, Anthony had an Egyptian drum and two different wooden flutes, so we had a great night around the camp fire. Young Oscar had a play on the guitar as he is learning and Max played great rythm on the drum.
STEVE AND ANTHONY ENTERTAINING THE CAMP
Day 8. The sunrise was brilliant red with some cloud again, we packed camp in light rain and drove on to the junction of Rig Road and the French line, so called because a French petroleum company did a geophysical study of this area in 1963. From there the dunes became bigger and rougher, the vehicles made fairly easy work of them with low tyre pressures, the bigger vehicles approx 16-20 PSI and the little Suzi, 10 PSI. We stopped at the junction of Coulson Track for photos, then on to make camp, about 70 klms from Popples Corner. Day time temperature was from 20-23 degrees and 8-12 overnight.
SUNRISE
Day 9. More showers of rain but luckily not enough to make the clay pans soft. The dunes got bigger as promised and the holes made like huge corrugations, by big vehicles attempting the crossing with traction control and incorrect tyre pressures, made these dunes very rough in the little Suzuki.
THE LITTLE SUZUKI ATTACKING ONE OF THE 1100 DUNES.
Sometimes it almost fitted into some of the holes, and having a much narrower wheel base, two wheels were driving in the soft sand in the centre of the track and the other two through the holes, but it did it well, the children and the ladies on the trip had turns riding in the little vehicle and loved it. Steve drove one day and Anthony went with him. Michael had a day in it with me, and now wants one. We arrived at Popples Corner late aftrnoon and set up camp near a clay pan called Popple Lake which had very little water in it at the time.
Day 10. We woke to a fine day at last with blue skies and a cool southerly wind. We paused to look at the markers the surveyors had put in place to show the junction of the three states, Queensland, Northern Territory and South Australia. The original survey done in 1880 was 274 meters out to the west, as Popple had used a chain to measure the distance across Australia, and with the heat and wear on the chain, dragging it across the hot sand, it had lengthened 2.5cm. We wondered at the determination and courage of these early surveyors, walking and dragging the survey chain, half way across Australia, in the heat and sand to mark this position. We took photos of the three generations of Raeburns, one in each state.
RAEBURNS IN THREE STATES.
We travelled on from there to the junction of the K1 line, turned left with only 160 klms left to Birdsville, the track travels 18 klms along the edge of a clay pan and is good smooth travelling, we even got up to 80 klms per hour in the Suzi.
POPPEL LAKE.
The next section became the roughest of the crossing and was very slow. Each time we reached the crest of a sand dune, the next plain seemed to be different vegetation, there were sections of Salt Bush, Gidgee Trees, Spinifex and even Gum Trees, making it really interesting. We camped about 60 klms from Big Red, the largest sand dune of the crossing, we lit a fire and as prearranged the evening meal was provided by Happy Camper Gourmet camp meals.We had agreed that as we were eating like kings, we should dress as royalty. There were some great costumes including an Egyptian Pharoh,
kings and queens, and even the Prince of Peace - Anthony, complete with ban the bomb signs. Mark made the comment that if you said you were going to drive from Melbourne to Albury at 16 klms an hour over one of the roughest roads in Australia, everyone would say you were mad but the crossing is different and lots of fun. After another great day, with good fun, great music, wonderful food and good friends, we went to bed thinking of the next days challenge - BIG RED.
THE PRINCE OF PEACE.
Day 11. The drive to Big Red was largley uneventful, other than more dunes to cross, but on the arrival to Big Red we were amazed at the size of it, it was to be a real challenge to the little Suzuki, as they all said, you need momentum and power to get to the top. It has neither! With the tyre pressures lowered to3 PSI in the front and 5 in the back and taking the slightly easier track, it made it to the top, as did all the other members of the group. Steves clutch was slipping but he made it up the easier track.
ON TOP OF BIG RED.
We were really worried that the Nissan might not get us home with the Suzuki on the trailer behind it, but after it cooled down, it drove ok and got us all the way home. We arrived in Birdsville about 3pm, booked a cabin and had a hot shower, before going to the Birdsville Pub for tea. Steve and Anthony did an impromtu concert on the verandah and played the theme from 'Deliverance' (duelling banjos) on the guitar and drum, creating a lot of interest.
THE MUSICIANS AT BIRDSVILLE
Day 12. We packed up and left Birdsville at 5.30 am and drove to Cunumulla to stay at the pub, the first section of the road was corragated dirt for 288 klms before we reached the sealed section which was not much better until we reached Bourke, from there the road was straight and good.
Day 13. Cunumulla to Canberra, 5.30am to 7.30pm.
Day 14. Canberra to Bairnsdale 5.30am to 12.30pm. The trip from Birdsville to Bairnsdale 2680klms making it 5700klms in the 14 days.
Day 15. We spent the day cleaning the red dust out of everything and servicing the vehicles, it was a trip of a lifetime, a real challenge and an epic journey. We all had a great time, met some great people and the little Suzuki amazed everyone! Thanks to Steve and Jack for all their help along the way, and condolences to Mark and Alan with the lack of success with the Solar cars. Alan had bad luck with probably the only cloud out there for months, but we will be back to try again soon. I think we will adopt a saying we heard from a waiter in Canberra "YOU CANNOT FAIL IF YOU NEVER GIVE UP"
Author David Raeburn Photos by David Raeburn.
