Team Trekking in Tweed

Eric Radford
Of Trekking in Tweed
On the The Mongol Rally 2012

It continues

Well the Fundraising has started successfully over 2 continents, and we have pretty much decided on the vehicle we are going to drive and are just waiting on approval via the Mongol Rally 2012 Handbook. 

The Facebook page continues full steam and hopefully we should have a "proper" web address by the end of next week.Now to turn our attention to sponsorship.....

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James Lawless

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Michael Newman

Born with a love of prune juice and cheese, Michael was always destined for a life of outdoor pursuits. When he stumbled across the sensual texture of tweed, however, he knew something had to give. Or did it? Eric Radford entered the arena dangling promises of both and Michael jumped at the opportunity to trek in style. This citizen of the world currently resides in Singapore.

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Pippi Hendl

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<p><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt">Welcome to our Adventurist Webpage, to see our official team page, head over to&nbsp;</span><a href="http://www.trekkingintweed.com"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4">www.TrekkingInTweed.com</font></a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt">We are team of young antipodean thrusters who have an unhealthy fascination with all things related to tweed, tea and adventure (essentially we aspire to be more British than the Indians).</span></p><p><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt"></span><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt">We are competing in the Mongol Rally 2012, a motor-vehicle rally organised by a group of eccentric young Britons who call themselves &ldquo;The Adventurists&rdquo; [ <a href="http://www.adventurists.co.uk/">www.adventurists.co.uk</a>]. </span></p><p><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt">The premise of this rally is to drive a highly unsuitable car, in the name of charity, from London, UK, to Ulan Bator, Mongolia (approximately 10,000 Miles, dependant on the particular route taken). And by &ldquo;highly unsuitable car&rdquo;, we mean something with an engine capacity of less of than 1.2 Litres (think Nissan Micra or Toyota Yaris).</span></p><p><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt"></span><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt">Our Charity of Choice is Legacy [ <a href="http://www.legacy.com.au/">www.legacy.com.au</a>] and we are aiming to raise at least $15&rsquo;000AUD.</span></p><p><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt"></span><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt">Follow our exploits here, as we cram four rather large chaps, in a highly unsuitable car and ferry ourselves from London to Ulaanbaatar and if you would like to donate, please do here: <a href="http://www.everydayhero.com.au/trekking_in_tweed"><font color="#800080">www.everydayhero.com.au/trekking_in_tweed</font></a></span></p><p><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt"><a href="http://www.everydayhero.com.au/trekking_in_tweed"><font color="#800080"></font></a></span><img src="images/gallery09/7345/65154/400x400.jpeg" /><img src="images/gallery09/7345/65175/400x400.jpeg" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p>