51'19N 0'33W (somewhere south of London)
25th February 2008
In four months teams will depart Hyde Park to drive around 10,000 miles to Ulan Bator, Mongolia on the Mongol Rally. Leaving with them will be three friends in their entry - a 1978 former St John Ambulance dubbed the Gobi Ambulance all to raise money for charity.
Think of the rally as a cross between the Cannon Ball and Scrap Heap Challenge, perhaps it could be more comparable to Wacky Races. The idea is that teams use their wit, cunning, guile and tenacity to traverse Western and Eastern Europe, the steppes of central Asia, through countries most people have never heard of. Across seven mountain ranges before reaching Ulan Bator, capital of one of the most untouched and remote countries in the world; Mongolia.
The rules stipulate vehicles engine sizes must not exceed 1000cc. There is an exception though, and that is if a vehicle is deemed by the rally committee to have ...comedy value, this is where the Gobi Ambulance has been classified. Teams will not be allowed outside support either, once have departed London they will be on their own. This combined with traversing countries with very little in the way of road infrastructure and maps make this a truly epic journey.
Each vehicle must raise at least £1000 for the Mongol Rally charities, but the team have selected a number of other good causes and plan to smash the £1000 target.
The route is open to interpretation, London to Mongolia via anywhere! The team have chosen a tough route though much of central Asia. From Turkey the team heads south into Iran. Onto Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan before entering Borats home territory of Kazakhstan. Then into Russia before crossing into Mongolia via its Western borders around a month after leaving London.
Three friends have signed up for this mad cap adventure, Mathew Booth, Russell Nunn and Stuart Garnham. Together they have the necessary skills to see them make it all the way to Mongolia in their Ambulance!
All efforts are being made to raise the profile of the Gobi Ambulance team in an effort to maximise returns for our nominated charities.
25th February 2008
In four months teams will depart Hyde Park to drive around 10,000 miles to Ulan Bator, Mongolia on the Mongol Rally. Leaving with them will be three friends in their entry - a 1978 former St John Ambulance dubbed the Gobi Ambulance all to raise money for charity.
Think of the rally as a cross between the Cannon Ball and Scrap Heap Challenge, perhaps it could be more comparable to Wacky Races. The idea is that teams use their wit, cunning, guile and tenacity to traverse Western and Eastern Europe, the steppes of central Asia, through countries most people have never heard of. Across seven mountain ranges before reaching Ulan Bator, capital of one of the most untouched and remote countries in the world; Mongolia.
The rules stipulate vehicles engine sizes must not exceed 1000cc. There is an exception though, and that is if a vehicle is deemed by the rally committee to have ...comedy value, this is where the Gobi Ambulance has been classified. Teams will not be allowed outside support either, once have departed London they will be on their own. This combined with traversing countries with very little in the way of road infrastructure and maps make this a truly epic journey.
Each vehicle must raise at least £1000 for the Mongol Rally charities, but the team have selected a number of other good causes and plan to smash the £1000 target.
The route is open to interpretation, London to Mongolia via anywhere! The team have chosen a tough route though much of central Asia. From Turkey the team heads south into Iran. Onto Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan before entering Borats home territory of Kazakhstan. Then into Russia before crossing into Mongolia via its Western borders around a month after leaving London.
Three friends have signed up for this mad cap adventure, Mathew Booth, Russell Nunn and Stuart Garnham. Together they have the necessary skills to see them make it all the way to Mongolia in their Ambulance!
All efforts are being made to raise the profile of the Gobi Ambulance team in an effort to maximise returns for our nominated charities.
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