Outback diplomacy: Finnish ambassador braves Australia’s ‘loud, rough and dusty’ Shitbox Rally

Arto Haapea hopes to raise $30,000 for cancer research as he navigates the rugged terrain from Perth to Darwin in a 2005 blue Toyota Camry

You may have driven a lemon when you first scored your P plates – but would you trust that car to take you cross-country through the Australian outback?

Finland’s ambassador to Australia, Arto Haapea, is testing the limits to brave the infamous Shitbox Rally this June – a charity event that drives cars worth less than $1,500 for thousands of kilometres.

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