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About the Adventure
Unleash the dragon, we've bagged a spot on the Mongol Rally 2008!!!
According to the rally organisers, this summer will be the stuff of legend..
deserts, mountain ranges, bad roads, no roads and getting stuck in the arse
end of nowhere with nothing but a crap car and some increasingly brown pants
awaits us.. Can't beat it!
On Saturday 19th July, we'll be setting off from Hyde Park in London on a
10,000 mile road trip, a third of the way around the globe to Ulaanbaatar in
Mongolia. All things going to plan (what are the chances?!?!), this should
take us through a fair chunk of Europe, Central Asia and
the Far East. It's all for a good cause, we'll be raising awareness (and
hopefully sacks of coin) for Mercy Corps and the work they are doing in
Mongolia to support rural communities and herding families through economic,
educational and agricultural programmes. Plus of course, it gives us a
fantastic opportunity to get out there and explore the far corners of the
planet, experiencing one of the toughest rallies in the world from the
steaming front seat of a tiny, clapped out, 1L crapmobile!
There's still loads to do before we're ready to set off, so watch this space
for updates as we find a car, plot a course through the stans and plan a few
events to raise some cash. Surely a lamington drive and a quick flick
though 'Mechanics for Dummies' will do the trick???
scott & dan
unleash the dragon
More information: http://www.mongolrally.com/unleashthedragon
Aneesh Sehmbi 2008-09-12 £129.49 (£101 + £28.49 giftaid) Well played Sir. From your photos, you didn't look out of place in Mongolia... |
Juanita Blanch 2008-07-18 £64.1 (£50 + £14.1 giftaid) Be good to Balki, and yourselves of course! Have a blast and I look forward to living vicariously via your blog! Take care (did that need to be said). JB. |
roland reinardy 2008-07-18 £61.54 (£48 + £13.54 giftaid) was going to sponsor £1 for every degree longitude, then again figured latitude was better (i'm a scotsman after all) |
Anisa Farabi 2008-07-18 £12.82 (£10 + £2.82 giftaid) Go Scotty!!
Have an amazing time!
looking forward to the Blog updates ;)
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Ervina Lee 2008-07-17 £12.82 (£10 + £2.82 giftaid) Good Luck Dan!! Can't wait to hear the stories of your adventure! |
charles Liddington 2008-07-16 £38.46 (£30 + £8.46 giftaid) Go for it boys, very jealous! I wish you all the best and at every opportune moment.....get on the barstard!!
Have fun and I sincerely hope you make it to the end. The Race is on!
Charlie |
Carene Lee 2008-07-06 £14.37 Sorry about the little donation but the aussie peso just doesn't cut it these days. I can't believe you're doing this and can't wait to hear all the stories and see all the crazy photos!! good luck! |
David Osborn 2008-07-02 £28.21 (£22 + £6.21 giftaid) Hopefully some Weller blaring out of your "car" will scare off the bandits! You are mad. |
Chris Vagg 2008-06-16 £47.89 You are a bunch of muppets but I wish you the best of luck - those Central Asian countries wont know what hit them! |
The Mongol Rally 2008 starts on July 19th 2008 from London, Madrid and Milan and ends up in Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia.
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Chris Vagg
Barbara Ivey
Emma Loriggio
Good Luck Guys!
Annette Hartwell
Good luck!! (Assume you'll be travelling via Slough, Dan...?)
Aneen Blackmore
wow - good luck!
Denise Norman
Good luck guys. A sponsored drive seems a bit easy though - surely you should be running, cycling or something much more energetic??
Amanda Mason
Goodluck!
Chris Chainey
Good luck lads, try not to get lost Dan!!!
Rachel and Jake Howa
You guys are mad, but Jake is secretly wildly jealous you're getting to do the Rally.