The Routemaster Rampage is a motor rally from London to Capetown along a route that will be decided on this site. The main vehicle to be used on the rally is a red double decker London bus - the Routemaster. Feel free to get involved on this site and mould the shape of the Rampage. In particular, if you have undertaken this type of journey before, we’d love to hear from you.
The number of Routemasters being driven will depend on interest in the rally. If the Rampage does become an endurance event or race, then a number of Routemasters could be seen rampaging across the European and African continents.
Rampage Route
The route at present is set to rampage past at least the top ten sights in Africa. These include: Marrakech, Morocco; Pyramids of Giza, Egypt; Omo River Region, Ethiopia; Virunga Mountains (Tracking Gorillas), Uganda, Rwanda, DRC; Masai Mara, Kenya; Serengeti, Mount Kilimanjaro and Zanzibar, Tanzania; Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe/Zambia; Timbuktu, Mali; and ending up in Cape Town, South Africa. The Rampage route will change over time - please share with us your experiences of Africa so we can create the ultimate route-map together.
Pimp My Routemaster
The Routemaster buses need to be customised for the rally to ensure a enjoyable journey between destinations. We’re shopping around for ideas on what to do to the Routemaster - feel free to include your ideas on the blog.
Who is organising it?
Dave Griffiths
The Routemaster
Background Information
2876 Routemasters were constructed between 1954 and 1968, with at least 7 main types plus an almost limitless number of variations to the basic specifications. Some of these variations were there when the vehicles were constructed, but a far greater number were the result of modification and improvement through a service life now stretching for more than 45 years.
