NSW Variety Bash, cheating encouraged

The NSW Variety Bash, covering 4,202 kms, is set to make its departure from Balmain in Sydney on 19 August, 2012 on route to Bamaga, a town near the northern tip of Cape York.
Since the first Bash in 1985, the event has raised in excess of $115 million for kids in need.
The event is not a race or a rally but rather a drive in the outback with like-minded fund raisers, 'driving the miles for the smiles', enjoying travelling to parts of Australia that they may not otherwise see, at the same time as raising money to support kids in need.
While there are few rules, blatant cheating and bribery are not only allowed but encouraged and Bashers drive a pre-1974 vehicle, decorated as weirdly and wonderfully as possible.
To take part in the Bash costs a tax deductible donation of $8,500 to Variety, the children’s charity. Any amount raised above this may be used for the purpose of bribing and corrupting officials during the event.
Last year, more than 134 vehicles took part in the Variety Bash and raised $1.82 million .