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Lima To Cape Horn

22 October - 20 November 2022

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Lima to Cape Horn 2022

22 October – 20 November

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Starting at sea level in Lima, Peru, only six days later we will sleep at over 3,600 metres in La Paz, the Bolivian capital. The salt flats of Bolivia and north western Argentina will give way to the green vineyards of Mendoza. Following the Andes south, we enter the breath-taking lake district around Bariloche before making our way into Chile, where the days will get decidedly cooler as the scenery becomes ever more dramatic. Glaciers and deep blue lakes surrounded by snow peaked mountains will abound before we finally enter magical Patagonia where our destination is the city at the end of the earth, Ushuaia.

Our route designers have searched for the finest roads this continent can supply, while the entire ERA team will provide the mechanical, medical and logistical support for which the organisation is world-famous. Join us on this fantastic and challenging adventure… rally with us to the end of the world!

Who can participate?

The event is open for vintageant cars built before 1948 and for Classic cars of a type built before 1975. Cars of a later date but unchanged mechanical specification will be considered at the Organisers’ discretion. Classes based on engine size will subdivide these categories.

The event is suitable for both novice and more experienced crews. Many roads are good tarmac and gravel, with competition on more remote roads, private land or race circuits. An easy to follow tulip route book will be supplied. Our experienced team of officials will be at your disposal at all times to support you and we will provide hints and tips on navigation.

This event is open to HERO-ERA club & premier members – join now or login to register for this event

View ERA Technical Regulations Here

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Tell Me More

The Event Guide is packed with essential, but inevitably brief information, to provide an understanding of what lies ahead for prospective entrants and should be essential reading, especially for any applicants who have not previously taken part in an ERA event.

Contact the Rally Office for more information

Phone: +44 (0)1869 254979

Email:   [email protected]

Current Entry List

Entry List as of 20.10.22

LCH Entry List - 20/10/22


If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to call Annette, Eleonora or any of the Rally Office team. You can also email us on the address below. We’ll be happy to answer your questions and offer any guidance you may need.

Phone: +44 (0)1869 254979

Email:   [email protected]

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Lima to Cape Horn 2022

Route Outline

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Syd Stelvio Rally Reports

Read the Final Rally Report Here

Syd Stelvio Day 29 – Punta Arenas to Rio Grande

This is it, the last hurrah. After 29 days there is just a couple of hundred kilometres to go on the final day, which, after some of the stints we’ve put in on this trip is more like a drive to the shops than a day rallying. Then, before we know it the adventure will be over.

The past couple of days as we have driven through the rest of Chile and back into Argentina have had an end of the road kind of feel about them, in fact so sparse has the landscape been at points they’ve almost had an end of the road feel! The last of the mountains disappeared from view during the morning of day 28, and since then it has been like driving through one of Sergio Leone’s sets. Don’t get me wrong, the wilderness in this part of the world is still pretty spectacular, and there is still wildlife in droves, but it is spartan in comparison to some of the landscapes we have driven through, but that just show’s how special those scenes have been.

One characteristic of this part of the world that I could do without is the incessant and persistent wind that howls across the land at a hell of a rate of knots, a vicious constant that is also prone to even more severe gusts making driving quite the challenge at times. This might explain why Mark Oates + Catherine Fielding managed to beach their Chevrolet Fangio on the first regularity today, I can’t think why else they would possibly have driven into the large hillock of sand serving as a central reservation, they certainly can’t blame their steering, as they fixed that yesterday evening!

It was actually turning round in haste after not quite getting a classic ‘long way around a triangle’ right towards the end of the regularity that did for them, they weren’t the only ones to get this wrong mind you, with a few tasty manoeuvres to rescue the missed turn on the gravel.

Still, it wasn’t’ speed tables flummoxing them, these tricky little changes in speed had caught out a few on a long regularity the previous day, including Bertie + Charlotte van Houtte (GB), who have been challenging for top honours in the Classic Category since the start in their ’65 Porsche 911. The time lost has pushed them down almost into the clutches of the third placed Datsun of Roy Stephenson + Peter Robinson and given Filip Engelen + Ann Gillis some breathing space at the top of the tree – for now at least.

You see whilst there aren’t many kilometres to go tomorrow, there is a lot of competition still to contest, with two tests and three regularities all to be conquered on the final morning and between those three at the top of the classic category it is still incredibly close, especially considering just how many miles have been covered. All is still to play for.

For most though arriving at the finish tomorrow will be about personal achievement, although there will be plenty of category triumphs of course. But to think of this rally as purely competition is somewhat missing the point, it is far more than that and if you asked most people I daresay the competitive element wouldn’t be top of their list for coming.

This has first and foremost been an adventure, and it has certainly been that. Adventure is defined as an unusual and exciting or daring experience, or to engage in daring or risky activity, and those boxes have most definitely been ticked. From being caught up in protests in Peru, to ascending mountain ranges and traversing tricky roads, as well as experiencing new cultures and environments that have pushed us out of our comfort zones, the adventure requirement has certainly been there.

The other key element of this rally is endurance, and just the length alone has seen to that, as well as the incredible mileage, 11, 500 km is more than some people manage in their modern daily, never mind in a classic or vintage car, on roads that time forgot. Even the daily mileages have been impressive, many being the equivalent of driving from Oxford to Glasgow, yes, endurance has certainly been at the heart of our day to day.

During the past month everyone has achieved something, everyone has been pushed and pushed as well. Our little travelling band is now a tight little unit and friendships have been formed and bonds made as we have been in this together, once the competition is over tomorrow it will be a time to celebrate, to reflect and to absorb just what an extraordinary journey this has been. For all the good, the bad and the ugly, the Lima to Cape Horn has provided memories and stories to stand the test of time.

Syd Stelvio

View Photos From Lima to Cape Horn 2022 Here

Previous Syd Stelvio Rally Reports:

Lima to Cape Horn 2022 – Day One | Lima to Paracas – 285 Kms

Lima to Cape Horn 2022 – Day Two | Paracas Ayacucho – 386 Kms

Lima to Cape Horn 2022 – Day Three/Four | Escape from Ayacucho

Lima to Cape Horn 2022 – Day Six | Urubamba to Puno

Lima to Vape Horn 2022 – Day Seven | The Bolivian Border

Lima to Cape Horn 2022 – Day Eight | La Paz to Sucre

Lima to Cape Horn 2022 – Day Nine | Sucre to Uyuni

Lima to Cape Horn 2022 – Day Ten | Uyuni to Tarija

Lima to Cape Horn 2022 – Day 11 | Tarija to Salta

Lima to Cape Horn 2022 – Day 13 | Salta to Catamarca

Lima to Cape Horn 2022 – Day 14 | Catamarca to Villa Carlos Paz

Lima to Cape Horn 2022 –  Day 15 | Villa Carlos Paz to San Luis

Lima to Cape Horn 2022 – Day 16/17 | San Luis to San Rafael

Lima to Cape Horn 2022 – Day 18 | San Rafael to Neuquén

Lima to Cape Horn 2022 – Day 19 | Neuquén to Bariloche

Lima to Cape Horn 2022 – Day 21 |Bariloche to Esquel

Lima to Cape Horn 2022 – Day 22 to 24 | Esquel to El Calafate

Lima to Cape Horn 2022 – Day 27 | Calafate to Puerto Natales

Lima to Cape Horn 2022 – Day 29 | Punta Arenas to Rio Grande

Congratulations to everyone who took part in Lima to Cape Horn 2022

RESULTS ARE NOW FINAL

The overall winners of Lima to Cape Horn 2022 are:

1. Herman Wielfaert and Katrien Tremerie – Bentley Speed 8

2. Mark Oates and Catherine Fielding – Chevrolet Fangio Coupe

3. Tim Eades and Jim McLaren – Ford Cabriolet 68 

The winners of the Classic Category are:

1. Filip Engelen and Ann Gillis – Porsche Targa 911

2. Roy Stephenson and Peter Robinson – Datsun 240Z

3. Bertie van Houtte and Charlotte van Houtte – Porsche 911

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Final Overall Positions

Unofficial Overall Positions End of Day 29

Patagonia Cup Positions End of Day 29

Unofficial Time Penalties End of Day 29

Unofficial Overall Positions End of Day 28

Patagonia Cup Positions End of Day 28

Unofficial Time Penalties End of Day 28

Unofficial Overall Positions End of Day 27

Patagonia Cup Positions End of Day 27

Unofficial Time Penalties End of Day 27

Unofficial Overall Positions End of Day 24

Patagonia Cup Positions End of Day 24

Unofficial Time Penalties End of Day 24

Unofficial Overall Positions End of Day 23

Patagonia Cup Positions End of Day 23

Unofficial Time Penalties End of Day 23

Unofficial Overall Positions End of Day 21

Patagonia Cup Positions End of Day 21

Unofficial Time Penalties End of Day 21

Unofficial Overall Positions End of Day 19

Unofficial Time Penalties End of Day 19

Unofficial Overall Positions End of Day 18

Unofficial Time Penalties End of Day 18

Unofficial Overall Positions End of Day 17

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Unofficial Overall Positions End of Day 15

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Unofficial Overall Positions End of Day 14

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Unofficial Overall Positions End of Day 13

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Unofficial Test Penalties End of Day 13

Unofficial Overall Positions End of Day 11

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Unofficial Overall Positions End of Day Ten

Unofficial Time Penalties End of Day Ten

Unofficial Overall Positions End of Day Nine

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Unofficial Overall Positions End of Day Eight

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Unofficial Overall Positions End of Day Six

Unofficial Time Penalties End of Day Six

Unofficial Overall Positions End of Day Two

Unofficial Time Penalties End of Day Two

Unofficial Overall Positions End of Day One