The Rally has certainly had much wider publicity because of Kirk.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...lew-there.html
It is worth pointing out that he did not ship his Cub to Crete but started the journey to Cape Town from a farmers field in the West Country just a few weeks ago.
How many 71 year old UK pilots could achieve that alone and without support?
He has flown some amazing adventures over the years but sadly does not fit in to the gin and tonic aviation community.