Lada Rally

20/02/2020

Lasted for approximately 1km.......
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20/02/2020

Good to get in those last minute fixes ahead of the 4000km drive from Tallinn to Thessaloniki 🔧. If you’re up for an adventure this summer come and join us for (29th August - 5th September). Link in bio. .
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08/05/2019

Angus was part of Lada Rally 2018 team - Melon Smashers. During the rally we had a great chat with him about Janagala WiFi and how he was interested in being put in contact with them to see if he could help them out. Shortly after we returned home he met the team and now works with them full-time! Follow the link to find out more.

Meet Angus! Angus is the newest member of the Jangala team. He joined in November with a mission to hone Jangala into a well oiled machine.

His hard work is already helping us plan for a sustainable future and get more done in the meantime.

He heard about Jangala and the Worldwide Tribe while on the Lada Rally, click here to find out more about the rally and how you can be involved - https://www.theladarally.com/ -section

Click here to find out about how you guys can help us - https://www.janga.la/how-to-help

18/04/2019

Join our Lada Rally pub quiz fundraiser next Wednesday (24th April). £5 entry with all profits going to our charity partner Open Cultural Centre.

Join us on Wednesday 24th April at The Angel Pub (nr Old Street) for our pub quiz fundraiser! The quiz starts at 7pm sharp so be sure to arrive in plenty of time to get your team a table, grab a drink and get in some last minute revision for the impending questions. We ask for a £5 donation per per...

06/03/2019

Registration for Lada Rally 2019 is open! Head over to theladarally.com/registration and sign up for the best/worst week of your life this summer. Lada. Is. Life.

02/09/2018

And with that concludes the second iteration of the Lada Rally.

Our teams have travelled over 1000 km on this once in a life time European road race, raising money for our partnered charities and donating their vehicles to those working on the frontline in Greece to tackle the refugee crisis.

For the second in a row, the kiwi contingent have taken home the Golden Lada; Congratulations to Boohai Once, Boohai Twice.

The spirit of Lada (and a special mention) goes to team Fitzcarraldo, who undeterred by their Mercedes E Class being impounded at the Ukrainian border continued with the rally by bus and train, still taking part in our challenges with many piercings and tattoos to show for it.

We salute you.

μέχρι τον επόμενο χρόνο

Lada is adventure.

02/09/2018

Best six second video.

📷 Turkish melon smashers

01/09/2018

First across the line.

31/08/2018

The tale of two founders.

As our teams have meandered south as far Albania and Bulgaria, it has been a tale of two paths for our founders.

Redemption - Megan the Megané

The Social Magnets, drove the most westwardly of all the rallyers only to come unstuck in a Slovenian forest with nothing to their names but a lonely planet book and all of their belongings. Four hours after locating the village’s only mechanic they rejoined the race, hours behind and not a Lada stop in sight.

Now whilst they have not marked or bored themselves in the name of Lada, the social magnets are lada purists in other ways; they came for the road and stayed for the road.

As they drive through Prenj mountains Meg, I quote ‘has taken to the Bosnian hills like Valentino Rossi’s Yamaha YZR-M1 on a dry Donington track’.

Let’s hope it continues

Futility - (an ode to the Volvo)

The story of the Volvo was a beautiful one, albeit short lived. The Volvo 460 was purchased by Lada F.C. from a guy trying to do right by his grandfather.

It shared the year of birth as two of the founders, which meant together they shared an affinity for all things 90s. Initially, much like Nickelodeon, the Volvo breezed through the Baltics only to be stopped by the fierce Hungarian terrain. The land north of Danube proved too much for the engine, probably. Two days in a garage and Hungarian Bob (the local ‘mad about cars’ guy) couldn’t get the Volvo running again.

It thus became apparent that the only way to carry on the race was by foot.......to the nearest station.

The team were forced to scrap the Volvo. Unfortunately however, only cars made after 92 were allowed in the local scrapyard, so the Volvo had to be sold for parts.

Now Lada FC makes the journey by foot, bus and train. No doubt the Volvo will remain dear to the team, all 93 euros worth.

rest in peace you beast of a car, rest in peace.

📷 Lada F.C.

31/08/2018

The Balkans

Montenegro
Croatia

📷 up the boohai

30/08/2018

Challenge - get a video with a turkey (an ode to Up the boohai)

📷 livin da vida lada

30/08/2018

Dedications to the challenges have been surprising to say the least.

A few of our personal favourites below.

Lada is life takes a new meaning.

- take a photo with a communist star
- purchase an egg with legal tender from anywhere but a store
- two wheels are better than four

29/08/2018

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29/08/2018

Day 5 - a story of perseverance.

The Social Magnets awoke in Ljubliana with plans of driving Megan to Mostar, via the Lada Stop - the Skocjan Caves (Slovenia). Coming down the dirt track through a forest towards the cave the car lost power and decided she didn’t want to go any further, leaving the girls broken down in the middle of the forest. After several attempts to ring mechanics but having the phone put down on them due to their serious lack of Slovenian language skills they decided to start trekking back up the dirt track towards civilisation. Fortunately, as they set off a car came down the track with a Spanish couple in it (also searching for the caves) who offered to take two of the team up to the village. So Amy and Hannah jumped in the back of the car whilst Charlotte and Ru waited with their dear Megan.

Amy and Hannah headed in to a supermarket in search of an English speaking person that could translate in to Slovenian for them. It just so happened that an English speaking man in the midst of buying his breakfast was there and willing to help! So the supermarket hero drove them to the mechanics but the mechanic was out and wouldn’t be back for a couple of hours. But, his son (a tree surgeon) was willing to come down and see the car so he could tell his dad a) where it was parked and b) to see if he could make any initial predictions about what was wrong. So back they drove to Megan where they confirmed that yes she had broken down.
So now all 4 of the team piled in to the back of the car and were taken back to the mechanics to wait for the main man to arrive!

Making the best of the situation they picked up some supplies and sat on the grass and had a very pleasant picnic.

The mechanic arrived, enlisted the help of his friend and went down to Megan to tow her back and in to the garage she went! A couple of hours later following the assistance of google translate, a couple of swear words from the mechanic (that the girls did understand) and 40 euros Megan was sent on her merry way. The girls, now slightly delayed, are en route to Mostar and enjoying the beautiful route along the Croatian coast line.

29/08/2018

Lada stop : Underwater prison

📷 turkish melon smashers

28/08/2018

In many European countries, nations and territories Lada is synomous with adventure.

Meet the adventurers.

27/08/2018

Team : the social magnets

Challenge : dance with a busker

Location : somewhere in central europe

Live.Love.Lada

27/08/2018

Lada rally - Day 2 (an exposé on the baltic states)

Many moons ago, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia celebrated the birth of their nation states and 2018 is the centenary year of Baltic independence.

Here at Lada we honour you.

hea indekseerimine

In other news, all of our cars have passed through the Baltic states, something the great Napoleon failed to do and have moved further south.

A tactical battle has ensued, teams seem to value the Central European lada stops over those of the north. Nonetheless, it doesn’t make places like the big Christopher monument and trakai island castle any less unspectacularly lada.

Take a look.

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Challenges completed

- call me by name
- get a Mohawk
- go wild camping
- squad photo with the police

25/08/2018

Another year, still no Lada.

The team at Lada HQ are proud to announce the second iteration of the Lada rally.

The rules remain the same; the fastest team to Greece wins, with hours knocked off for each challenge ticked, each border crossed and each Lada stop located.

As with last year, there is a strict video or it didn’t happen policy, so teams will need to ‘provide those receipts’ or in other words validate their claims with photographic and/or video evidence. We will be happy to share this with everyone so you can enjoy the Lada adventure vicariously.

This year we have our returning champions Up the Boohai, but some eager and fresh contestants waiting to knock the kiwi contingent off their pedestal. And thus it begins....

Finally whilst you’re still reading we would like to shout out two of our great partners; the guys at My Swft who will be providing our rallyers with all their accommodation needs and tech whizzes Esplorio who will help us track the cars as they traverse the European landscape in true lada rally fashion.

If you want to see a live update of who’s contending for first place, take a look at the website or visit the esplorio page - https://esplor.io/rally/lada-2018

Stay tuned for updates.

Live.love.Lada

22/02/2018

Team Lada

A few weeks ago, we had our first fundraiser of the year and our official launch; A pub quiz written and orchestrated by two members of the Lada team.

We didn't have much in terms of teams posting high scores, but nothing in life is ever easy.

Thanks to everyone who attended the pub quiz, and to the winners of the year supply of Ben and Jerry's, it takes a special set of skills to navigate the most general of general knowledge rounds amongst others, so big up yourselves.

A pat on the back for everyone else who participated.

Keep an eye out for our next fundraiser people, check out the website and sign up for the mailing list.

LadaIsLife.

09/02/2018

Friends, Ralliers and Supporters!

The team at Lada have been hard at work over the last 6 months, some might say we been maxing out, cooling out and reminiscing about our 2017 adventure.

However Lada does not dwell on the past, so we have started to put the plan in action for Lada 2018. We have revamped the website, revamped the route and well that's all we've revamped, it's still as rogue as ever.

So if you're ready for a seven-day car race across Eastern Europe, with the aim of visiting countries you've never been to before, creating tales that you can't tell at family gatherings, and raising a load of money for exceptional refugee charities, register your team now!!!!

https://www.theladarally.com/ -section

Whilst you're here, check out the promo below.. more to come.

LiveLoveLada

On 26 August 2017, thirty inteprid explorers crossed Eastern Europe with the aim of raising money for refugee charity The Worldwide Tribe. Registration for 2...

13/09/2017

Lada is Life

06/09/2017

And with that concludes the Lada Rally; 15 countries have been tackled, Chernobyl avoided, beachfronts visited, and a constant rationalisation of a Lada Rally with no Lada cars.

Congratulations to 'Up The Boohai' on taking home our inaugural trophy; a tactical dash to Asia worked in their favour. It's a real shame their car required scrapping, we had to trade in their Puegeot 206 for a pack of fresh Serbian raspberries (and some scrap money which is going to charity).

Thank you to all the participants, our partners, our organisers, and the volunteers who helped us drive down to Greece. We have raised a huge amount of money and were able to donate really solid motors to charities working on the refugee crisis.

We saw our Passat put to use in minutes, helping a little girl get across the city to A&E and we hope it serves them well!

Until 2k18 - LiveLoveLada

01/09/2017

As the teams drove down they bore right on the way to Croatia, one team have gone as rogue as Jon Snow and Daenerys and ended up in Asia (not literally, obviously).

The race is on, will they make it back from turkey?

With another country ticked off, let's look back at the few beauts that the rally has encountered.

OD - boy it would suck to be in work right now.

LadaIsLiving.