DJ - We say good day to you from Paris. We're at the outskirts of Paris at this moment and we're 10 miles from the Place de la Concorde, the center of the city of Paris. It's midday on October the 18th and as we planned it a year ago, we are in the place at the time that we expected to be in Paris. So God has been good to us. With luck, hard work, skill, a lot of combination of things, we have arrived in Paris. We come to you from 10 kilometers outside the center of the city, about to enter the city and we have with us as a guest, one of the co-competitors, John Matheson from Australia. We'll ask Dr. Matheson to share with us his feelings on this occasion.

Dr. John Matheson - Well, it's been quite an exciting event. It's a long, long trip that's over. In some ways, we're all bored with it now and wish it was completed, but nevertheless, it will be quite good going into the Concorde of Paris and parading up and down in Paris.

DJ - Doctor, you're an observer of human behavior, what's been your judgement of the people that you've seen make this journey.

Dr. John Matheson - They've been a wonderful resourceful bunch of people. Amazing that some of the cars have succeeded in going with the disadvantages and the break downs they've had, but the resources have been huge and everybody's been friendly and there hasn't been a sour face in the trip.

DJ - And lastly, before you leave for the center of Paris, what about the people that we've seen along the way, several millions of people. What is your reflection about the people?

Dr. John Matheson - Mostly friendly and mostly grateful to see us with the exception of the people in Iran and to a certain extent India, who were very aggressive, did a lot of sand throwing, otherwise the trip was terrific.

DJ - Well good luck to you and it's been a joy to be with you on this journey.

Dr. John Matheson - Thank you.

DJ - We're joined here by our co-driver who is excited and nervous at the prospect of entering Paris and here's Carl.

CS - We're here! We're in Paris! 45 days, 14,000 miles, 15,000 miles, we're here, Paris! To all friends and relatives, we're here! We made it! We're in Paris! I'm shaking hands with my co-pilot. We're watching the cars go off and maybe we might have a little champagne when we get to the Place de la Concorde. Here's Don.

DJ - It's a beautiful morning in Paris. Clear skies, cool temperatures, we're about to put the top down for the first time on the Packard and enter the city. Everybody is very excited and upbeat. We don't know what to expect as we go into the city of Paris. It's just going to be very exciting. So we're 10 minutes away from departing, an hour from the center of Paris, we are enjoying share this experience with you. All is well and we're proceeding and we'll give you a further account as we eventually arrive in the center of Paris. On behalf of Carl and all of the participants in the Peking to Paris Motor Challenge, this is Don saying so long until our next update which will be within a matter of hours from the city of Paris, France. Good bye for now.