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Vancouver Group Drives Six Older Cars to Tuktoyaktuk and Back
The three-week trip tested mechanical skills as the group battled breakdowns, flooded crossings and a dead clutch on the 8,000-kilometre route.
- Jaden Konishi and Adam Riddell returned to Vancouver after a three-week journey to Tuktoyaktuk, swimming in the Arctic Ocean and navigating six older vehicles along the unpaved 740-kilometre Dempster Highway.
- Inspired by Top Gear, the group of "car guys" wanted to tackle the Dempster Highway, which Riddell described as "this looming monster" stretching from Dawson City, Yukon, to the Arctic Ocean.
- Konishi's Porsche clutch died about 3,000 kilometres early in Yukon's Tombstone Territorial Park, forcing him to use the starter motor and "floating" gears to continue driving home.
- Konishi and Riddell said arriving in Tuktoyaktuk was "surreal," noting the journey felt like a backpacking trip where they shared stories with others they met on the remote highway.
- The group documented their mechanical struggles and plans to release a film of the epic journey on YouTube next month, showcasing how six older vehicles successfully navigated the northern route.
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