The Bald and the Beautiful

27/08/2026

It feels so long ago that we signed up to drive Adelaide to Darwin
3,277kms and raise money for Cancer Council.
This was a record breaking Sh*tBox Rally
• 922kms - the most kms driven in one day
• The most amount of kms on unsealed roads
• The most amount of kilometres on dirt
• The most dead cars on any Sh*tBox Rally ever - 35 😢

Buddy Group 32 was an amazing group to be a part of - true team work.
Our Corolla took a pounding but we’re proud that she made the finish line.

We have 1 more week to go for fundraising so if you’ve been thinking about, now is the time!
Every dollar counts $$

Thank you to everyone who supported us.
We are truly grateful and can’t wait to do it again ❤️

22/08/2026

We made the finish line with no hiccups after an amazing week - not a dull moment, it’s been fantastic
We had a team dinner last night after well needed showers!
Sold at auction this morning’s for $400 - all proceeds to Cancer Council
Team Cameron - $1000
Sh*tBox B**r Co - $100
The young fella of the family that won the bid is going to drive it around in the paddock - he loved the horn 😀

22/08/2026

Bidding on The Bald and the Beautiful 👋

21/08/2026

Thursday - Continued after a short stop at Top Springs
A lot of dry dust on this track.
The car is full of it as are we, hair, nose, skin and my hair!
It’s crazy, it’s unsealed and you think you’re the only one here but as we came over a hill the Police were there and they’d pulled over a Ute with lots of people sitting in the tray!
Another few kms and we came across a property with 7 helicopters in the yard
It was Victoria River Downs Station - operates an operates an extensive cattle enterprise spanning thousands of square kilometers, relying heavily on aerial mustering.

4:50pm - We had a stop at Jasper Gorge
Absolutely stunning, the photos do not do it justice.
6:30pm We arrived at Timber Creek, it’s so good to arrive in the light.

Friday - we left at 9:30am
Before we left you could buy your car back for $250
All others go to auction and all the funds go to Cancr Council
In our team we have
2 cars that have died
3 have bought back and
2 are going to auction
That will be Saturday am in Darwin

607km done today, we’ve stopped a few times but we’re all keen to get there and check into our hotels!

21/08/2026

We’re almost there 🙏🤞🏁

20/08/2026

20/08/2026

Thursday - so far!

We left Daly Waters @ 0930
It’s so warm up here and dry - we struggled to get the guys lines of the swag in.
We had drama before leaving camp.
We’re on a camp with a cattle station and so there’s a lot of musters on site.
One was parked next to the toilet block and his dog ran out and bit my leg as I walked to the loo 😔
I’m ok and it’s been dressed along with a graze I got as I fell.
I’m ok, a bit shook up at the time as I was half asleep and had not had my cuppa yet!
I’ll be updating my tetanus shot tomorrow in Katherine
Back to unsealed roads today, which is a Highway - it’s very dusty and smoky from fires in places.
2 hrs in
Katanga snapped his wishbone!
Support just happened to be passing, so they we’re able to ratchet strap the wheel in place and tow onto the trailer
We spent an hr reshuffling baggage and making room for another 2 team and their gear.
Still not enough seats so one of our team jumped in with another team. It’s not just space it’s weight.
Down to 5 cars now

1230 we’re stuck in Bullsand - very soft sand.
After much pushing front and rear and even Harry trying to shunt us with his car we had support come and tow us out
*Video to follow*

We’ve stopped in Top Springs - just to catch our breath!

20/08/2026

We left Alice @ 0800 in the rain - it’s our first rain on the rally. It might wash some mud off!
922km/ 572.9 miles sealed to go today.

We come across a RBT ( Random Breath Test)as we left Alice
None of us got held up - although how this got through we don’t know 🤪
Photo 1 - Colin’s car

Speed is 130 km on the Stuart Highway
We won’t be doing that!
This speed is exclusive to the Northern Territory on 4 of their major outback highways.

Photo 3
The "Anmatjere Man" (or Aileron Big Man) is a 17-meter-tall statue of an Aboriginal hunter standing on a hill with a spear. It is located 135 kilometers north of Alice Springs along the Stuart Highway at the Aileron Roadhouse.

We over took a road train - a truck towing 4 trailers, they are huge!
Ian spent a couple of hrs in triage last night helping one of our team - Sh*tBox B**r
They had a fuel leak due to rocks and stone damage.
Repaired with a bar of soap - it’s a science thing 🤷‍♀️
He’s going ok today but still leaking - I think he’ll be in triage again tonight - he was!

We got into Daly Waters @ 8:15pm - such a big day of driving, it’s a first for Sh*tBox Rally
So much to see here but not enough time - we’ll have to come back.

Signal is patchy, so updating whilst I can!

18/08/2026

Starter motor has died and the alternator is sounding rough
Ian and Harry’s fun bump start 😁

18/08/2026

We’re in Alice!
Dress up day is Pink Barbie - there’s been some great/hilarious costumes.
We left Mt Dare @ 1000 and hit the unsealed road once again, through sand dunes of the Simpson Dessert.
393km of unbelievable and forever changing landscapes.
We saw landscapes that were flat, nothing there and endless skies. Then into the mountain ranges.
Team Cameron Pulsar had a puncture but that didn’t take our skilled team long to sort and then onwards.
We’ve seen wild horses and a dingo today.
We’ve actually got in at a reasonable time of 7pm
We’ve been advised to lock everything up and we’re tagging each other to go for dinner so that someone is at camp at all times - it’s sad but necessary.