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Finally after 9907miles of deserts, mountain ranges, blown tyres & broken suspension we've made it! Thanks for all your support & we'll see you soon!
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Finally after 9907miles of deserts, mountain ranges, blown tyres & broken suspension we've made it! Thanks for all your support & we'll see you soon!
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Camped up for hopefully the last time last night. No more repairs since last town so now powering on to UB.
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Took wrong turning yesterday & wasted 4hrs doubling back. Lost another 3 tyres but suspension holding. Hoping to make UB on saturday or sunday.
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Took wrong turning yesterday & wasted 4hrs doubling back. Lost another 3 tyres in 2 days. Will hopefully make UB on saturday or sunday.
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Another day, another mechanic... Blew our 2nd tyre & our sump guard fell off again on way to Khovd. Got it welded again so should be good to go.
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Found some tarmac! Took us to Olgy but not before our exhaust fell off... Changing money & getting petrol then camping up to fix suspension.
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After 6 & a half hr border crossing, finally made it into mongolia. 5mins later our back right spring snapped! Roads are dirt tracks thru fields...
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Camped jst after Barnaul last night with team we met in bulgaria & IGKWC. Stereo broken - Grant & Jonny singing. Suprisingly little cop intervention.
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Made it across the border without any issues. Took just over four hours though. Bumped into another couple of teams. Roads seem ok so far.
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After a detour to find the boys a new windscreen after an incident with a stone on a rough road (new one now gaffer taped onto car!), we've finally made it to Semey & will hopefully cross into russia this afternoon. Bit behind schedule - need to be at mongolian border tmrw night which is tough!
Well, I started off by going to Edinburgh uni and doing some mathematical physics....which was horrendous. So I graduated from that and now I do some economics,..much better! Basically, I go to lectures (sometimes), goto the gym (sometimes),play a spot of football (occasionally), and have the odd drink with my mates (exclusively on days in ending in y). In between all that I usually spend my time round johnnys, pontificating about fit girls, ridiculosuly funny movies, shit music and telling him to stop pestering me to play Auld lang syne with him in the toilet! mucky boy...don't actually see how life could have any more meaning to it...could it?!
I'm originally from Elgin, Scotland (in between Inverness and Aberdeen - no-one ever knows where it is...) and moved down to Edinburgh to go to uni in 2001. I graduated with an MEng in Electronics & Electrical Engineering in 2006 and have been working for Wolfson Microelectronics in Edinburgh ever since. I enjoy weightlifting, badminton, squash, pool/snooker and general banter and socialising. I got a bit fed up of sitting around in front of a computer all day though, so I thought I'd try to see some of the world before I start getting too settled down!
Basically, i am just finishing my degree at edinburgh uni(electrical engineering and nothing to do with motors!)and looking forward to this summers adventure where ever it may lead me. With to malcos as team mates we will do well!! JT
Wolfson Microelectronics is a world class provider of high performance mixed-signal semiconductors, enabling exciting new user experiences via Wolfson technology, which connects the digital world with the human senses. Wolfson's headquarters, where a significant majority of the staff are employed is in Edinburgh, Scotland.