The Fiinish line
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**After 4 weeks on the road the team have just crossed the finish line of the Mongol Rally 2011!!! **
**The car is a real mess but still just going and the lads are all good and in high spirits looking forward to showers and no more driving...**
**Now for a relaxed two weeks trek back on the Siberian express via Moscow and a few drinking stops in Germany.**
**Â JOB DONE...til the next silly idea....**
**A massive thank-you to all those who have donated to our charity and a Special thank-you to the Sponsors, SuperAlloy in Taiwan,Bilstien and Pirelli.**
**A further massive thank you to all the JLR staff in Istanbul Turkey who helped us with car parts and the use of the JLR workshop,remember to get in contact when your in the UK so that we can repay the fantastic hospitality given to the team.**
**JD**
Mongol update 2
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**Well the lads have made it to Altai,they have had an insanely tough days driving but the end is getting near now and they have about 500km to go, all being well they should hit the finish line at Dave's Bar Ullan Battaar on Fri night -Keep those fingers crossed**
Mongolia update
**Next to no phone coverage in Gengis country so was lucky to get this update....
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**Just spoke to the lads they have there feet up in a Mongolian Ger in a town called Khovd. **
**They say its very very tough going as there are no roads in Mongolia...**
**And the self tapper stuck in the blue cars fuel tank placed by our plumber Mr Bannan by accident when in the UK has just fallen out....**
**The lads expect to hit the finish line Fri or Sat -Fantastic!!**
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Almaty, Kazakhstan
250km north of Almaty the lads are going for russian boarder tomorrow
Gümüşhane, Turkey
our little babies just got us over 6000ft mountain passes,its 38c and getting hotter
Ordu, Turkey
ended up here for the night,drove to 4500 ft over a mountain range, through a 4km tunnel and along most of Turkeys black sea coast all in one day!@
Giresun, Turkey
the lads are enjoying their kerbabs at the motorway services,I'm on dry biscuits..
Samsun, Turkey
lost a bit of ground yesterday due to food poisoning but all good now and on our way to Giresun
Safranbolu, Turkey
stayed here the might got woken up at 4am with the ole call to prayer