Rev it up! IFA to drive in notorious Gumball 3000 rally

Laura Miller
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Karl Hartey, managing director of Applewood Wealth Management, is set to take part in the notorious Gumball 3000 rally across Europe later this month.

The rally will kick off in Copenhagen on 18 May and will make pit stops in Stockholm, Helsinki, St Petersburg, Riga, Warsaw and Vienna, before finishing in Monaco for the Grand Prix weekend. Hartey will be accompanied by his wife Helen for the race. Hartley said: "The race will be an adventure across eastern Europe, covering 12 countries in what will be six days of hard and fast driving. "I have been planning to take a summer sabbatical this year and this seems a great way to kick it off." Entrants for the 15th anniversary race will include celebrity drivers such a female musici...

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