Clocking Off: TSL's 'Turbo'

TSL’S ‘TURBO’ EMBARKS ON EPIC MONGOL RALLY FOR BACKUP

TSL Lighting Design Director, Anthony ‘Turbo’ Hall, has set off on a mammoth 22,000-mile return road trip from Kent to Ulan Ude in Russia to raise money for the technical entertainment charity, Backup.

TSL’s Anthony ‘Turbo’ Hall set off on Friday 19 July in ‘Poppy’ – a wholly unsuitable 1000cc Perodua Kenari – with his teammate Abby ‘Henri’ Cooper. Over the next 12 or so weeks, they will drive through no fewer than 22 countries.

The car joins a fleet of vehicles as part of the world-famous Mongol Rally. Turbo and Henri havenamed their intrepid team the Nomadic Numpties, which is certain to be eye-catching as they race through eastern Europe and into lesser-travelled terrains towards deepest Russia. “I’ve known about the Mongol Rally for many years and it’s always something I’ve dreamed of doing,” said Turbo. “When the chance to enter arose, we jumped at it. It’s an unsupported drive, which means we’ve had to take care of all our own travel arrangements, accommodation, visas and other elements, so getting everything sorted has been quite a process. We’re excited about this adventure and proud to be raising money for such a good cause.”

The team has already smashed its initial fundraising target, raising almost £4,000 for Backupso far. TSL HQ will be tracking the Nomadic Numpties’ progress over the next few months via their Instagram page. They are inviting the industry to make a donation to Backup, the benevolent fund set up to provide financial support to technical professionals in their time of need, via the TSL Lighting website.

www.tsllighting.com/turbo