This memoir recounts the author’s
adventures while competing in the Around the World in 80 Days Motor
Challenge from May to July 2000. Beginning with his search for a sponsor
and his deliberations in choosing a 1959 Mercedes-Benz 220S, it follows
him from his arrival in London through various countries including
Italy, Greece, Former Russian Republics, China, Canada, the United
States, Morocco, Spain and France. Clemens provides an up-close view
of places most westerners never get to see and of the rigors of competition
over varying terrain in an old car. Appendices contain information
such as the daily route and schedule, the rally results, and a list
of the U.S. Mercedes Team sponsors.
