What is driving a 37-year-old BMW to South Africa like? — featuring e34xpeditions

0:00 Oh, damn it. I won't believe it. >> [laughter] >> We're driving on a racetrack. >> [music] >> Thank you guys.

0:27 I drove my 37-year-old [music] BMW all the way from Germany to the Chinese border and now I'm driving down the African continent towards South Africa. [music] Join me on the wild ride and one more episode of E34 Expeditions. After having crossed almost the entire length of the African continent in a

0:45 37-year-old rear-wheel drive BMW E34, this happened. Yeah, and there we go. This road will take us, I think, about 200 km south towards the South African border. And I have to say, this is exciting. I mean, I'm driving now again through the middle of nowhere, and South Africa's next,

1:03 basically. I might still cross [music] today, but first, amazing landscapes ahead. Adventure is again fully on. >> [music] >> We officially made it to the end of the world. [music] I just talked to a local guy who told me it's a mining town and they mine copper, gold, but mainly lead here. And it's

1:23 really, really, really far away from everything. I mean, I drove endless straight roads to get here. And now, well, South Africa's around the corner already. I hardly see any women here, almost only men. I guess they're miners. Like, if you think the Wild West is in the States, I don't think so. I think

1:38 the real Wild West is here in Namibia, to be honest. Rosh Pinah is a mining town, and here you can see the mine straight ahead. I think I'll still make a small detour to have a look at that, at least from the car. Normally, mines are not very welcoming. I also don't like filming too much.

1:54 Yeah, it's a mine, right at the foot of the mountain. And you can see that Namibia is a rich country, huh? They have a lot of minerals, diamonds, metals. I guess I shouldn't drive much further than this because I don't want to get into trouble, especially since I'm filming here and this is clearly

2:09 mine property. Not necessarily a place where tourists are exactly welcome. Time to head to South Africa. Let's go. It also at the exit of the town some old mines and this is the road heading towards Oranjemund and Oranje is the river that is separating Namibia from South Africa and Oranjemund is like

2:27 where it goes into the sea. It's only about 75 km to the South African border. Well, actually South Africa is just on the left-hand side. I guess the mountains are South Africa already, but the border post is a bit further away and the landscape here is just crazy. It's a bit like a moon landscape,

2:44 absolutely beautiful, empty and dry and we just entered the Sperrgebiet, which is funny because Sperrgebiet as German-speaking people know means like closed-off zone in German and that's because all this is mining territory and you could theoretically find diamonds or whatever here. And since the government

3:00 doesn't want some diamond rush happening and they don't want that many people come here digging and creating a big mess. Um, they closed off the zone and it's illegal to enter. Probably for some companies that have a license to mine them, yes, but not for the public. But apparently this road, I hope so at

3:17 least, is okay to drive without a permission. Yeah, heading to South Africa. Especially in this direction, I quite a few mines and if you look at this barren ground, it's a interesting contrast to think that this yeah, dusty, unfruitful earth is full of gold, diamonds, copper, lead.

3:37 It's quite a contrast, isn't it? Guys, this is a special moment. Here's the road. Next to road is the Oranje River. And on the other side of the river is South Africa. I basically [music] made it. Well, not me, Theodor basically made it. It's the last country on the continental crossing [music] of the African

3:59 continent. >> And what a journey it has been. After having crossed almost the entire length of the African continent, South Africa is in sight. This might mark the end of this season of E34 Expeditions, but rest assured, it

4:25 is not the end of the adventure. Make sure to tag along in order to see where Theodor and I will drive next. >> So, we made it to the border crossing towards South Africa. You can see the bridge going over the Orange River, but I decided not to cross it today, but tomorrow. And today I'll spend one night in

4:49 Namibia. Let's see if we [music] find a nice camping spot close to the border. And then I hope that uh Ooh, we have to stop here. Let's see what this is about. Um that tomorrow the border crossing will work without any problems. Let's go. Okay, we're supposed to stop here. I don't see anybody.

5:10 So, I think I'll just continue driving slowly slowly. And I won't get into trouble. That is uh thing I wrong here. >> Apparently by accident, I was exiting Namibia illegally at this moment without having my passport stamped in the house that I passed before without stopping. Oops. Well,

5:33 >> I don't want to go there. I don't want to cross the bridge yet. Huh. Time to quickly turn back and see what the border officers say. Let's ask those guys. Hello guys. >> Yes, sir. >> I'm trying to drive to Oranjemund. It's this way somewhere. How do I get there? >> You going to Oranjemund?

5:57 >> Yeah. >> You just go like this and you get >> Ah, okay. Okay. When the borders open 24/7? >> No, uh it's closing at 10:00. >> At 10:00, but tomorrow morning it's open, right? >> Yeah. >> Perfect. See you tomorrow then. >> Okay. >> Thank you. Have a nice evening. >> Thank you, sir.

6:12 >> Okay, I almost left Namibia by accident. But I think it's okay. That was a almost illegal exit of the country without passport and anything. And tomorrow we'll give that another try. Yeah, this is the end of the world basically. My God. Well, this is the real We're in the middle of the desert

6:31 basically and I guess they put a lot of effort into watering this road. And that's us entering Oranjemund, which is the last town at the very tip of Southwest Namibia where the Orange River meets the ocean. So, let's look at the town before looking for a camping spot. Yeah, it's quite a ghost town. Yeah, the post

6:49 office straight ahead. Then here Spar that almost looks abandoned. Yeah, very short look at Oranjemund. Yeah, and I'm driving straight to a camping spot. It's 15 minutes from here. Found it on iOverlander once again. Let's see what it is. So, we're really close to the border between Namibia and South Africa.

7:05 Last meters to the camping spot for tonight. Sun goes down in about half an hour. Perfect timing. And the the landscape here is rough and beautiful. It's like there's a restaurant here. I'm not quite sure, but I still have to drive a bit past it. Also looks not pretty closed. Very, very

7:20 empty here. Not really great. >> [music] >> I drive further, might get stuck. But damn, this is brutal and beautiful. Oof, what a place we at. My God. Pretty cold here. Damn, look at it. How did this BMW get here? Unbelievable.

7:46 Unbelievable. Let me know what you want to see more of more off-road, more encounters with police, more wild camping spots, more technical stuff about the car. Please let me know in the comments. I'll try to give you what you want to see. Okay, let's check out here. This looks too bad, actually. Maybe I'll

8:04 just sleep here, to be honest. Right at the beach. Not exactly official, also not hidden, but not too bad. I think I'll have a look around. Safety first. [music] Safety shoes are important. So, I won't drive here. This is way too sandy. Pooh, it's really quite cold, as well. >> [snorts]

8:22 >> But right now I'm standing here, [music] and it's right next to the road, so it's not exactly uh secluded, let's put it this way. Let's make a few steps [music] and see if there's a place that's a bit more secluded. For example, closer to these huts. But the way they look pretty sandy, so

8:35 [music] maybe I can get there with some speed. The question is, is it also sandy where we'll be [music] standing? Because if it's like here, then I have rear-wheel drive, you know. As promised, and yes, it's one of the very, very common questions. My car is not four-wheel [music] drive. It did exist,

8:50 the 34 with four-wheel drive. It was a 525ix, [music] but I don't have it. I have a good old rear-wheel drive without a limited slip differential. But that space actually looks pretty nice. I think I'll try to get [music] to this spot. Let's see how sandy it is to get there. So, if I drive up with a bit of

9:06 speed and power, as good old Jeremy Clarkson would say, I can uh get back out [music] here. Yeah, I mean, it's not idyllic, but it has atmosphere, let's put it this way. Um and yeah, I can cross that. I just have to come with a bit of speed, because here the ground is firm. >> [music]

9:21 >> I can turn here easily. So, what I'll do now, I'll walk back through this small sandy pitch. There's no problem. What a place. We're really [music] at the end of the world here. My goodness. Ah, he's tired. Perfect. Waiting to move to [music] the new spot. He always looks ready for adventure,

9:40 doesn't he? I think it's a pretty good height [music] I got here. I got uh enforced springs and the bad road package from BMW in the back. So, the bad road package is original. [music] The springs are not. And in the front I'm using suspension from the 520 facelift model with the M50

9:56 engine, which was heavier than my M20 engine. That also gets me a bit higher in front. Okay, here comes the sandy pitch where I don't want to get stuck. So, let's make sure to keep speed. Easy. And here we go. Here we go. Camping spot for tonight. Think I'll start with cleaning up a bit because I

10:19 don't like how it looks with all the trash. But somebody has to put it away, right? And then I'll pitch the tent, get something to eat. It's also cold. I'll have to wear some more clothes. It is fresh out here. My god. By the way, people here love barbecues. So, there's a barbecue station here. Not

10:32 too bad. Back in mission control, the wood picked up this morning, so I got up pretty early. And uh yeah, still enjoyed the sunrise before preparing a coffee. Yeah, sunrise. And now back on tarmac as well. And we're heading straight to the South African border, which is I think only about 5-6 km away from here.

10:52 Okay, got my passport stamped and the carnet de passage. And now it's time to leave Namibia. Namibia was a long experience, especially because of the engine rebuild, quite challenging, but all in all a very beautiful country. Amazing landscape. I didn't see quite as much [music] as I planned to do because

11:08 I spent a lot of time in the workshop, but I have to say a big thank you to all the amazing people I met, especially Catherine who hosted me in Windhoek, to Uwe who repaired the car. And now we're leaving the country. Our narrow narrow bridge. Goodbye, Namibia. >> [music] >> Yeah, the Orange River is marking the

11:28 border between Namibia and South Africa. The South African border is [music] right in front of us. I guess once again it's time for me to turn off the camera or not to get into trouble and see you on the other side. Made it to South Africa more or less successfully. Nice border, nice guys. No

11:44 corruption, no stress. Of course, that has gone since uh Namibia. But I couldn't [music] stamp the carnet de passage apparently. Interestingly on Ivalenda that wasn't mentioned. I wrote it down now for the next people to know. So what I'd have to do now, they let me enter the country

11:57 without [music] an entry stamp which is interesting since South Africa is one of the strictest countries in terms of import of vehicles here and for South Africa [music] you need the most expensive carnet de passage and now I entered without using it. But I had to promise to drive to the next border

12:10 which is not that far because most of the route is the same route I planned to drive and then it's the 40 minutes detour in the wrong direction and there I'll get it stamped. And I'll do that [music] because if I don't I might get some questions about exiting the country so I don't want to risk that. Yeah, we

12:23 made it to South Africa. My goodness, this is a feeling. Yeah, wow. Time to find a SIM card, orientate myself. But it's a early, only 9:00 in the morning. So yeah, let's go. Okay, made it to the first town here. It's called Port Nolloth and it used to be a port but I just talked to a guy when I bought a SIM

12:42 card and apparently the port is closed for years already. And the only business left is diamonds here which is quite a thing in the region. And they're suffering right now because diamond prices are down currently so they might still find them but you uh yeah, have to find more diamonds to get

12:55 the same amount of money than you used to so not so easy. That's the former port in front of us. It's making a small small round here if we're heading land inwards to get my carnet stamped at the next border. Yeah, it's a small port town without port, quite empty but very quiet and I also

13:10 heard very safe. And this will not stay the same in South Africa. It also get pretty dangerous later on so stay tuned for some real sketchy adventure content coming up. Tio and I driving through absolutely beautiful open big landscapes. While at the seaside it was very arid and dry, now it's slowly getting a bit

13:28 more green because we are also gaining altitude while driving land inward into South Africa away from the coast. Currently, we made it to 530 m above sea level and we started at zero not too long ago. Arriving at the second water post in Wolseley Drift, where I hope I'll get my carnet stamped finally. Let's see

13:51 what the officers have to say. I'll tell you once it worked, hopefully. Okay. I got it stamped and I'm good to go. Nice guys, very easy, took about 3 minutes. No problem at all. Perfect, back on the road heading south for good. And now this is the last part of the crazy crossing of the African continent.

14:09 Probably, just as a reminder, the most spontaneous one ever made because I actually only planned to drive to Dakar and then I continued driving. And here I am in South Africa on the last meters to Cape Town. I've already drove today 470 km. Tomorrow there's a car meeting planned that will be absolutely epic,

14:26 also location. Stay tuned for that. Question is if I can make it because it's still 5 hours ride, but it's 3 in the afternoon and it's still 460 km. Let's see if I can do it in time. But, if yes, again, I'll drive at night on the first day upon entering the country. So, it's also

14:44 kind of a tradition, right? Yeah, it's beautiful evening light coming up. And it's going pretty well. It's still about 2 and 1/2 hours ride until the designated camping spot for tonight. And I have to say Toto drives pretty good, but I'm a bit worried because he's using way too much fuel. The engine

14:59 turned off after driving 617 km on one tank, which is 80 L. Normally, with 80 L I can do about 850 to 900 km without any big problems. So, I have to do some checks in South Africa. So, that's another small construction site going on here, but of course I'll keep you up to date. But, for now, I'm

15:16 just enjoying the beautiful evening views. If you think about it, it's absolutely crazy how the vegetation changed since this morning. I mean, I was driving through some Mars-like desert landscape. Could have been on the moon or whatever. No grass, no plants, nothing. Gray, but beautiful. Then I crossed big open

15:36 plains with a little bit of shrubbery, a bit of grass. And now suddenly it's pretty green and absolutely beautiful. You also notice directly there's a bit more traffic because suddenly it's a countryside where people actually have Yeah, something that can support their lives. Which you didn't have before on

15:51 Mars. Yeah, the roads are perfect tarmac. Happy to drive on these good roads at night. I mean, if you compare that to what I was driving on in DRC or Nigeria or wherever, these roads are very, very good. If you want to see some bad roads, make sure to check out the previous episodes of this uh series because yeah,

16:10 I had many crazy roads and adventures before coming to the relatively developed South Africa. Trucks and construction sites. You can't really overtake and overtaking is a bit of a problem because you know, I'm sitting on the left-hand side of my car, but most people sit on the right side and I drive

16:27 on the left side of the road. Like I cannot really see well. If I want to overtake, it's a bit risky to, you know, get a good view what's behind the truck in front of me without me going completely on the opposite line. I mean, look, that's my view, the driver POV. It's impossible to

16:42 see what comes from the front. Like I would have to drive really far on the opposite line to see anything. What I'm doing now is I see sometimes underneath the truck in front of me some slight reflections. That means that there might be a car coming whose headlights are reflecting on the tarmac.

16:56 Yeah. Tricky, tricky. Okay, this is my chance. I hope that's not a mistake. There we go. Perfect. Nice. Yeah, that's the last minutes for the campground. It's also nice not to drive on a highway for a change. It was a bit boring at some point. Okay, we have a very sad passenger sitting next to me, it's Sophie.

17:16 Because we're leaving her car behind. And she's flying home today. >> Exciting? >> Exciting or sad? >> Sad. Mainly sad. >> Yeah. >> That's life. >> You might be surprised to see her again. I just caught her yesterday. I still drove 900 km because I was too lazy to look for a camping spot and when I

17:34 already And it was a good opportunity to say goodbye. And now she's joining to a small BMW car meet. Okay, we are truly making our two Cape Town. You can see the Table Mountain up front. But before entering the city, there's still surprise at the racetrack. Enough said, let's go there.

17:53 Arriving at the destination, the Table Mountain in the background. And there's a spotter. As I mentioned before, we go to the racetrack because Sophie is a racing driver now. >> Yeah. >> Okay, she's not. She'll be airplane pilot later. >> Yeah. >> Also not. Anyway, uh Let's see what the weather is here.

18:10 Pretty excited. Let's go. >> [music] [music] [music] [singing] >> How do you like my racing car? >> Yeah, we enjoy it. >> [laughter] >> As long as you don't pick up cam somewhere on the

18:37 >> Perfect. Okay, we are a bit lost. We're looking for Ridwaan. You know him? >> I think he at the bowman on the other side. Yes. >> Okay. >> [music] >> Then you have to go back out underneath the track. You have to go all around the back way. >> Okay. >> So basically where those containers are

18:51 standing on that side. >> Oh, yeah. >> It's against that side. >> Okay. >> Can you just check here with him first by the BMWs? >> Yeah, I'll check. If not, I'll call him. Thanks, bro. Thank you. >> Some proper racing. >> Yeah. Okay, we're in the pits and [music] I think we are not supposed to be here.

19:06 So, let's go and off before we get kicked out of here. How do you get out of pit space. >> [music] [music] [music] [music]

19:31 >> Okay, we're making it after getting almost lost on the racetrack. The 550i in front of us, that's kind of rare. Nice. [music] That's not any BMW. We made it. Hello. >> How are you? >> Good. How are you? >> Welcome. >> Thank you. >> And yes, well done. >> Yeah, made it. Yeah. >> cars are you just one alone?

19:52 >> No, actually I'm one car, but Sophie we drove a while together. She's shipping her car back. She's flying to Germany today and she decided to join. >> How are you? >> It's good. >> You did well. >> So now you did properly now. >> Yes. Unfuckingbelievable what you're doing. >> Yeah, made it here. Yeah.

20:10 Nice. >> Welcome to Cape Town. >> Thank you. Thank you. I almost ended up on the racetrack by accident. Hey. >> How much kilometers or how many miles? [laughter] >> Uh 57,000 58,000 I'm not quite sure. Yeah. But I made a small detour to Central Asia before coming here, you know, and

20:24 then somehow I ended up here. Yeah. Okay, we're at the racetrack and it's absolutely great. Actually quite a few cars that showed up. Um yeah, nice ones. For M5s, M6s. Another M5 and 550i. Here are all the first in middle. Nice guys. >> Okay, ready ready to leave. >> Quite a nice lineup here.

20:45 And I'm surrounded by a bunch of BMWs and it just makes so much good mood. Look at those guys. In front of me. With nice sound and then also of course nice guys. Behind Theodore. Let's go for a small ride to Cape Town. I have to admit it is a special feeling to drive to Cape Town which is the goal

21:03 of this season [music] of this adventure basically. I'm surrounded by so many BMWs that came here extra to give support to Teodora and the adventure. >> [music]

21:33 >> This ride is absolutely premium. But the view and the view on wheels >> [laughter] >> the view behind us It's full of views everywhere. All these views.

22:16 Okay, the BMW crew made it to a quite famous place. It's called Fish on the Rocks and it's one of the places to go to in Cape Town apparently. Okay, driving to the airport because Sophie's flying back to Germany and Sarah's already getting prepared for container to also come home safely.

22:35 You can be less words Sophie. >> It was a pleasure. >> Should I drop the mic now? I won't find it. >> Never mind. >> fast here. Anything else or >> No, I think I'm good. >> I think she won't run as president anytime soon, but that's okay. That's okay.

23:01 >> [music] >> Bye Sophie.

23:27 I got invited to a special place, to the BMW dealership. And I want to have a thorough look at Teodora. I'll drive there right now. For Cape Town. Entire crew is ready for Teodora when I arrive. So I think I'll be quite a grand welcome. Join me for that highlight in Cape Town after crossing

23:43 the entire continent. Finally, finally I got invited by BMW. Never happened before on this trip. It's the first time. So big shout out to those guys. Let's go. I have to admit I am rather excited. I mean, guys, it's the first time since I own Teodora that he's going to BMW for a service. Sorry Teodora that

24:03 I didn't do that luxury treatment for you, but well, I was taking care of you with all my love and time. But now he's going home basically to BMW. But not in Germany, not in Munich, but in South Africa. If you think about it, it's rather crazy. Thank you guys. [music] Thank you.

24:31 Oh, this is a welcome here. Thank you. Okay, got a new cap. Um, and yeah, SMG is a very nice place. Teodora is in good hands. Standing on the lift up stairs. I'm getting a thorough check up and some wheel alignment. Very warm welcome here. At BMW. Constancia. Thank you so much. >> And my dealer principal cancelled all

24:55 his meetings to meet you. to meet >> way. That's amazing. >> we got to do this. >> See you here again when I pick up Teodoro. >> Okay, heading back. Um, Teodoro is safe and sound in the workshop getting checked by the BMW guys. And I'm lucky enough to have a nice driver to drive me to a scooter rental.

25:13 Okay guys, I'm in the style exchange a BMW cap to a helmet because they lent one here from the local BMW community. I booked the scooter for me so that while Teodoro is standing at the BMW workshop at the dealership in Cape Town I can run around Cape Town. Oh, this is fun. And it's Teodoro already big but for

25:31 change I don't mind too much. Pretty good. I mean, it's beautiful at the coast here. Look at it. My little electric scooter. Yeah. Some old light poles behind me. Sea Point in Cape Town. Absolutely crazy if you think of it. Where I am right now at the very tip of the African continent.

25:55 Well, I didn't get to you with the scooter at least. But the Teodoro, the scooter might be even more likely than the car I took to get here but feeling is special. Okay guys, I have to say I like Cape Town a lot. I'm staying in this building behind me. It's a service department hotel. It's

26:10 actually pretty cheap. I'm paying like I think 35 euros a day. Um, and it's in a perfect location. I can walk around here. It's super safe which is not always the case in Cape Town but here it's absolutely nice. Yeah, I'm lucky enough to stay at Sea Point neighborhood and it's just a nice

26:24 city. Beautiful with the seaside. Check it out. Yeah, people say Cape Town is South Africa's dangerous and here I am walking with my laptop. I mean, of course there are dangerous areas but definitely not here. Okay, I'm back at BMW and uh, Teodoro is here all cleaned, serviced freshly. So

26:41 at this point, a huge shout out to the entire team standing here behind me for this warm welcome. And yeah, the great service for Teodoro. I'll see them again next week so we're not done here yet. Um, but for now it's time to have a small ride the weekend with Theo again. Okay guys, Cape Town is beautiful. It's

26:55 such a diverse city. I mean, look at my surrounding. With the port, that's the old bell tower behind me. A place and some rhinos as well. Hello rhinos. What's up, guys? Hmm, not bad. Okay, I'm cruising through Cape Town and right now we have an appointment with a workshop that can check my emission

27:14 values. Hopefully, being able to adjust my airflow meter so that my fuel consumption goes back to normal. Okay, if we're lucky we can put Theodore onto a dyno to check how much power he actually still has after 37 years and the engine rebuilt in Namibia. So, this might be actually very exciting.

27:30 I'm standing right in front of the workshop. Let's go. Hey, Theo looks happy. Okay guys, I'm here in South Africa and my 37-year-old car will get a power run. Let's see how much power is left in it.

28:18 >> A bit more ready. >> Theodore pushed 70 kW, which is pretty good considering the fact that the power is measured on the wheel, not on the engine, and the test was done in third gear. Anyway, the main goal here was not to check Theodore's power, but to make sure that the airflow meter was

28:30 adjusted. >> Well, huge shout out for having a thorough look at Theodore's airflow meter. He starts already better than before. I have a better feeling in the low rpm range. I will tell you a bit later after the car's fuel consumption is back to normal. In case you might remember the spot, this is where I got

28:45 received on the first day in Cape Town by the BMW Club. Okay, since we're at the racetrack, we still have to of course visit the the track itself. I won't make any laps with the rooftop tent. Um even here we have to book it. But, we'll just sneak onto the track for a few photos. Um cuz we can. So, yeah. Hey.

29:03 Let's go. Welcome to the International Killarney racetrack in Cape Town. Oh, yeah. I think we're entering the pit lane. Hey, this is exciting. Uh I like South Africa so much. Okay, looking for the best view onto the course. We're standing in the pit lane right now. Let's go. Oh, yeah.

29:20 Ready to [music] race. Okay, let's do something stupid and have a look at the racetrack. Oh, this [music] is legendary. >> [music] >> Okay, we made it onto the racetrack for a small [music] photo session. You can see.

29:45 Huh? Racetrack [music] action right here. Two nice, beautiful five series standing here. 550i and old 520i. Yeah, E60 and E34. Somewhere in South Africa. It's not good enough. Look at the sunset. Beautiful here. Look at these cars. >> [music] >> Even better. Look at the racetrack.

30:03 That's not what you would have expected when coming to Africa. Okay, I promised [music] the chairman of the BMW Club Cape Town, Ridwan, that I will not race this track, so I will not. I'm not quite sure where my guide is driving, but we're driving very slow because yeah, I mean, it's an

30:18 international racetrack. I mean, it's absolutely crazy that we're driving on it. And uh yeah, normally you have to book it and order it and whatever pay for it, rent it, [music] and we're just goofing around. So, of course we have to behave. I mean, it's good to have fun, but there are limits. [music]

30:33 But, I have to admit this is good fun. Where is he going? I promised not to drive on the track. This is more than only a photo. Oh, well. It's too late now, huh? But now we're driving past the Ay, ay, ay. We're actually doing it. We're driving on the track. Oh, damn it. I won't believe it.

30:52 We're driving on a race track. Not sure we're supposed [music] to be here. >> [music]

31:33 >> Yeah, we're on a race track. Um, definitely race track. Um, definitely not a place where a car with a rooftop tent belongs. Somewhere in South Africa. >> [music] >> That follows up the BMW Club. Hey guys. [music] >> [laughter] >> Ay, ay, ay.

32:01 I'm not sure what we're doing here, but I'm not complaining. >> A guy who is a fluid and thermodynamic [music] scientist. >> Remember this guy? >> clever guy that he helps me a lot with the trips >> [music] >> I mean, what a day. First, Teodoro was on the dyno getting his power checked, and now we're

32:19 driving on a race track. This day is just ridiculously awesome. Big shout out to the team of [music] the, yeah, BMW Club of Cape Town for making this possible. That certainly was quite an honor for Teodoro and I to be on this race track. I mean, yeah, you don't do this every day. So, yeah, thanks a lot.

32:34 Now I'm back to the clubhouse of the BMW Club, and there'll be some barbecue with a with a community and that really makes, you know, this trip all so special that along the road I always meet these amazing people in different continents, different countries, different cultures. And yeah,

32:50 the car, the adventure, and many Theodore unite us. >> [laughter] >> Slightly misbehaving, huh? >> Yeah, he's not a Well, he's the one that

33:16 said we must do it, so he must he must come up with this thing. >> But you started well, huh? >> Well, I've been doing this all my life. >> What about this guy? Does he know what he's doing? >> know. We're going to find out. >> [laughter] >> I hope you'll survive, huh? >> Yeah. >> Let's see.

33:41 Well, I think he knows what he is doing, huh? Not bad. Not bad at all. >> [laughter] >> Good one. Nice. Good for you. >> That's And that's that's going to cost me seven grand in tires now. >> Yeah. >> It was worth it, though. >> [laughter] >> Tune in next Friday to find out where

34:05 the journey will take me after Theodore and I have now successfully managed to cross the African continent by land. Spoiler, the adventure is not over.