NGK Spark Plugs (UK) Ltd is sponsoring one of its distributors’ efforts to raise cash for charity by taking part in a car rally that will travel through nine countries in just four days.

The leading supplier of original equipment (OE) spark plugs, glow plugs and NTK Lambda sensors is sponsoring a team put together by Randstad Ltd that’s taking part in The Two Ball Banger Rally to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support.

The team will be competing in the 1200-mile rally in a retired London TX1 taxi which is being customised by expert TV mechanic Edd China.

Phil Dowd, Sales Director of Randstad Ltd, who is taking part in the 38-team rally, said: “What started off as a chat in the pub has now snowballed into us taking part in the rally for charity.

“Myself and Randstad engineer Chris Fimblet plus four of our local garage customers are looking to raise around £5000 for Macmillan Cancer Support and Edd China, who I have known for a number of years, is helping work on the car, which will have a ‘Best of British’ theme.

“Being from the North East, we will actually be driving around 1500 miles, so it should be a memorable experience.”

The Two Ball Rally will see the teams leaving from Saint-Omer in France and travelling though Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy and Monaco before finishing back in France at Nice.

The rally – which is being held on August 14-18 – will see the Team Terraclean taxi fitted with a smoke machine and a horn which will play the British national anthem. In addition, team members will be wearing fancy dress along the route.

Phil is grateful for the support given by NGK Spark Plugs (UK) Ltd. He said: “It is great that NGK has chosen to sponsor us. We are a distributor of all their components and they are a fantastic company to deal with who have excellent products. I always hold them up as an example of how suppliers should conduct business.”

Tim Ward, Deputy General Manager – Sales & Marketing, NGK Spark Plugs (UK) Ltd, said: “We are delighted to sponsor the team in the Two Ball Rally. The event sounds great fun but more importantly it will raise funds for what is such a worthwhile charity.”

If anyone would like to sponsor the team and follow its route they can do so by logging on to https://www.facebook.com/TerraCleanOnTour

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