Norwich: Poringland team drive around Europe in Batmobile

Tim Boucher, 45, and Paul Sayles, 44, who are childhood friends from Poringland, completed a four-day Wacky Rally between June 30 and July 3 to show their support for East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (Each).

The duo's monster journey took them to the Swiss Alps, the rolling hills of Italy, the French Riviera and Barcelona.

Childhood friends Tim Boucher, pictured left and Paul Sayles, took part in a four-day Wacky Rally around Europe (Image: Tim Boucher)

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Tim, chairman of Poringland Parish Council, said: "It's the second time we've done it but, once again, it was such an adventure with so many highlights.

"It's definitely something we'll look back on with fondness and I’m so glad we did it.

"It was great fun but hard going at times, with lots of hours behind the wheel.

In total the duo drove roughly 1,800 miles (Image: Tim Boucher)

"Most days we drove for around 11 hours and on the first day alone, we clocked up 550 miles."

In total the pair racked up 1,800 miles in their banger-turned-Batmobile.

Tim added: "We were very pleased with our converted Batmobile.

"We painted it black, put logos on both sides and it looked as close to the real thing as possible.

"We saw some great reactions when people saw us coming.

Tim and Paul decided to take a 19-year-old Audi TT with 176,000 miles on the clock on the rally (Image: Tim Boucher)

"There were a lot of double-takes and it must have been a very odd sight.

"To the general public it might have looked amazing but, from a driving perspective, it was a rusty old heap.

"It was a 19-year-old Audi TT with 176,000 miles on the clock and had been used as a dog bed for the previous four years.

Tim Boucher, pictured left, said It’s definitely something we’ll look back on with fondness (Image: Tim Boucher)

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"Lots of things either didn’t work or went wrong along the way."

In total, £1,520 was raised for Each, with Tim adding: "I've been there several times and have a young family of my own, so it felt like the right charity to support.

"Each makes such an enormous difference to the children, young people and families needing care and support."

Tim and Paul raised a total of £1,520 for East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH) (Image: EACH)