, Ulan Bator train station, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
finish line
, Ulan Bator train station, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
finish line
Gorno-Altaysk, Russian Federation
after a bout of Russian Runs that would even have toppled Jeff B, we're back on track, 100m fm M border
Province of Kurgan, Russian Federation
Proton Power, handling by Lotus. Eats Ladas 4 breakfast. Desolate but beautiful
Republic of Bashkortostan, Russian Federation
007esque encounter w undercover cop
Samara, Russian Federation
47 degrees, air con would be good!
Province of Volgograd, Russian Federation
thru Stalingrad.Exhausted fm heat & road
Kharkiv, Ukraine
what do belgium & ukraine have in common?
Kyiv, Ukraine
not much english here. Except police who have an excellent grasp of currency exchange rates and vocab.
Lublin, Poland
cam belt tension spring sliced pulley & belt in half, v lucky 2 catch & repair in time
Greater Poland, Poland
builders appear to have been replaced by red plastic gnomes
<p style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; font-size: 9pt"><font size="4">Mongol Rally - The Adventures of Alex, Mike and Paji (the Pajero) .</font></span></p><p style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; font-size: 9pt"><font size="2">Welcome to the home of team Ewland BaaCar - a place of courage, determination and driving prowess. This July, these masters of the road - often compared to the great conquerers of Greece and Rome - will place their feet, wrapped in explorers' socks and adventurers' sandals, at the foot of the Mongol hills. But only can this be done with your help.</font></span></p><p style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; font-size: 9pt"><font size="2"><strong>What <em>is</em> the Mongol Rally?</strong></font></span></p><p style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; font-size: 9pt">Well, it's a rally. To Mongolia. 500 bangers racing across deserts, plains, mountains, rivers, along Marco Polo’s Silk Route to the heart of Genghis Khan’s empire. 8000 miles in a car bought off Ebay for £1200. All 1100cc of it. But… as the car was so ridiculously expensive, we decided to make the trip slightly more challenging – and drive it back as well! 16000 miles, two thirds of the way around the world – aiming to do it in just 8 weeks.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; font-size: 9pt">Driving night and day, through sandstorms and probably in circles, across Europe, Ukraine, Russia,<span> </span>across the gargantuan Kazakhstan desert (Borat country, with lots of slightly angry looking men with guns), into Siberia, then across the wild west mountains of Mongolia, before tackling the epic Gobi. No back up crews, support or event checkpoints. Or hotels either, dammit. The car slowly being shredded by dirt tracks the map says is a motorway. Just the two of us, our wits, our increasingly smelly clothes and rubbish music.</span></p><h2 style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; font-size: 16pt">The Charities</span></h2><p style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; font-size: 9pt">Our team <strong><em>Ewe-Land-Baa-Car</em></strong> has to raise a minimum of £1000 for our chosen Rally charities. The <strong><u>Christina Noble Foundation</u></strong>, (</span><u><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt">www.justgiving.com/Michael-Thornton0</span></u><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; font-size: 9pt">)which helps desperately poor Mongolian street kids to a better life, through healthcare, social assistance and education.. We have also decided to raise money for <strong><u>the Lake District Search and Mountain Rescue Association</u></strong>, <u>(www.justgiving.com/Michael-Thornton)</u><span> </span>where over 30 people die every year in the mountains and many more would without help from volunteers. <u>100% of all charity donations goes to these charities. None of the costs of participating in the event are taken from donations.</u></span></p><h2 style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; font-size: 16pt">Sponsorship Opportunities</span></h2><h2 style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal">All sponsors get mammoth advertising opportunities to corners of the world you could not otherwise reach. How else would you advertise to Mongolian nomads, Kazakh herdsmen, or the Russian police? </span></h2><h2 style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal"> <strong>Corporate:</strong></span></h2><h2 style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt; margin-left: 36pt"><span style="font-family: Wingdings; color: black; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: normal"><span>q<span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal">All sponsors over £100 get a unique digital photo diary showing their logo on the car in some of the most amazing locations in the world, for your own promotional uses or interest.. </span></h2><h2 style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt; margin-left: 36pt"><span style="font-family: Wingdings; color: black; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: normal"><span>q<span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal">Each sponsor over £250 gets a unique souvenir from the en-route country of their choice after the event and prominent logo space on the car; </span></h2><h2 style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt; margin-left: 36pt"><span style="font-family: Wingdings; color: black; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: normal"><span>q<span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal">Each sponsor over £100 gets good but smaller logo space on the car and a trinket from the en-route country of their choice . </span></h2><h2 style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt; margin-left: 36pt"><span style="font-family: Wingdings; color: black; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: normal"><span>q<span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal">Media Coverage: Newspaper and magazine coverage will be targeted at the UK and the USA. The event has also been widely covered on Sky TV.</span></h2><h2 style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt; margin-left: 36pt"><span style="font-family: Wingdings; color: black; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: normal"><span>q<span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal">Your sponsorship is in good hands. We have completed events such as London to Dakar and Argentina to Ecuador, although this is our biggest challenge yet!</span></h2><h2 style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt; margin-left: 36pt"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal"></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal"><strong>Individual</strong>:</span></h2><h2 style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt; margin-left: 36pt"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal"></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal"><font size="2"><span style="font-family: Symbol"><span>·<span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><font face="Calibri">£10 or more gets your name (or a message) on the car</font></span></font></span></h2><h2 style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt; margin-left: 36pt"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal"><font size="2"><span lang="EN-GB"></span></font><font size="2"><span style="font-family: Symbol"><span>·<span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><font face="Calibri">£20 or more gets an entry into a prize draw to win some amazing prizes including a week’s accommodation at a choice of resorts around the world and other incredible, yet to be confirmed things. Watch this space!</font></span></font></span></h2>