It’s Monte Carlo or bust for dad and daughter

It’s not often that you hear of someone who is willing to drive a £300 banger from St Quentin, France, to Monte Carlo.

Even more amazing is they’ll start off somewhere much more exotic . . . Ammanford.

That is the journey that Bubbles Launderette owner Kevin Thomas and his daughter Elin will take on next month in the Monte Carlo or Bust Rally, all in aid of a charity supporting people with Dyspraxia.

Dyspraxia is a developmental disorder of the brain in childhood causing difficulty in activities requiring coordination and movement.

Kevin and Elin will be raising awareness of this disorder, as well as vital funds.

The original and now legendary banger rally adventure has sold out every year since it began in 2013. It begins in St Quentin, France, and finishes in Monte Carlo, via Switzerland and Italy.

Driving their faithful old Daihatsu Cuore which has been used to deliver laundry for the business and been the faithful mode of transport for three of Kevin’s children to learn to drive.

I have heard on the grapevine that, as a precaution, they have packed fold-up bikes in the boot, just in case.

Hopefully, the car will last out until the end of their exciting and worthwhile adventure.

But, if not, we may see the start of a whole new event, the Monte Carlo to Ammanford Fold-Up Cycle Challenge. And that would definitely end in tears. Mark my words.