The 1988 Camel Trophy was held on the wild Indonesian island of Sulawasi, which offers a route guaranteed to try men and vehicles as never before.
Teams covered thirteen hundred spine-jolitng miles over wild terrain, some of which had never been traversed by vehicle before.
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They were set special tasks designed to test their driving skill and navigation while the ever present mud and dust tested their guts, stamina and staying power - in temperatures often as high as 45ºC.
Of the hundreds of thousands of hopefuls who apply for selection as entrants, only 2 per cent qualify. Britain’s hopefuls Marc Day and Jim Benson were selected fron a 51-strong contingent representing finalists from 12 countries who spent a gruelling three days at a training and assessment course at Eastnor in the UK.
The UK team was up against equally tough opposition. All were driving special Land Rovers - all identically
prepared - so it was down to team skill and effort - not forgetting sheer guts!
