The British crew of David and Jo Roberts claimed their maiden win in the Endurance Rally Association’s Trans-America Challenge.
In their 1968 Triumph TR250, they emerged victorious after 22 days and over 9360km (more than 5800 miles) of competition, which started in Charleston, North Carolina and finished in Seattle, Washington.
And it was a long-time coming. The husband and wife team from Yorkshire have competed in a host of endurance rallies, including the Flying Scotsman, the Classic Safari, the Peking to Paris, the Road to Mandalay and Saigon, and every Trans-America Challenge, and despite finishing every event, they’ve never won before.
Second-placed PV544 (left) and third-placed Cadillac
“Our crews have embraced all weathers and terrains over the past three weeks as we have journeyed through around a dozen states and enjoyed fabulous tests and competition throughout,” said Rally Director Fred Gallagher.
