Royal Phuket Marina plays host to The Tiger Rally 2008
( 1 April 2008)
Royal Phuket Marina played host to the cars taking part in The Tiger Rally, a classic car drive through South East Asia, on March 2. The rally began in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on 28 February and will complete its one month journey along hundreds of miles of Asia’s exotic landscapes, in Hanoi, Vietnam, on 28 March.
The Tiger Rally, a unique and special adventure through Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia and Laos and Vietnam has 35 classic cars participating including a 1928 Rolls Royce Phantom 1, a 1954 Jaguar XK 120, a 1935 Bentley Sports Special and a 1963.html Rolls Royce Silver Cloud III.
Phuket was the fifth destination for the rally drivers, with the marina a key pit-stop on the island.
Mr Lalvani with Geoff & Ellen Foster-Taylor, owners of Phantom 1
Phantom 1.html parked at Mr Lalvani's Grand Villa with his own vintage car
Mr Lalvani with the participants of this year's rally
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