Yangtze Delta Rally - Day 6: Huzhou / Anji to Shanghai

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Distance: 217 km

Today was the last day of driving, back to Shanghai. We already knew in advance that it would probably be a less beautiful route as we had to drive back into town. And indeed, after the start at the Hello Kitty theme park, the highway was ours. Not as exciting as the days before, so a good moment to write down the traffic rules in China:

- When you change lane, you have to honk the horn (once or twice).

- Overtaking can be left, right, in the middle, over and under. This is all possible and safe-ish (as long as you use your horn).

- Entering a road is based on accelerating and honking at the same time! Absolutely no need to look out for others or to see if there is other traffic coming.

- Traffic lights are indicators. They show you that there are other cars and/or bikes that might cross. As long as you hit the horn a few times, you can cross the intersection! There is no need to stop.

- Bike lanes are perfect for overtaking, as long as you keep honking!

As you can read, our most important tool this week was the horn! You better make sure it works if you decide to drive your (classic) car in the People's Republic of China.

The car we were using, the stunning 1928 Alvis Front Wheel Drive performed brilliantly. Like the other PreWarCars and PostWarClassics, it didn’t really like the holes and bumps in the road. So we might need to tighten some of the nuts and bolts back home. We enjoyed driving the Alvis FWD very much! The weather was around 30 degrees and when we had to wait for a time control every now and then, it didn’t overheat. We were even awarded for "BEST car in the rally"! This was not only an honour but also meant that the Alvis was one of the 6 cars to show at the art museum.

We can conclude that the Yangtze Delta Rally is a wonderful event for every classic car enthusiast. You experience driving in a country with a lot of diversity. Also, Chinese culture is an important aspect of the event. This made us see many happy faces from the beginning until the end. At the start of the week, we as Europeans really needed to get used to the totally different approach of doing certain things. Our advice: be flexible and just go with the flow! Then it will be fine and doors will literally be opened. The People's Republic of China is normally not open for PreWarCars and PostWarClassics. But in the future, this might change and in a short period of time classic cars will be booming.

For the upcoming years, PWC will proudly be partner of the event. If you have any questions or would like to participate yourself, please contact Laurens Klein at office@prewarcar.com.

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