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for me
£650 entrance fee
£700 for car (including spares and work needed to be done on it
£320 for visas (per person)
£600+ hotels and campsite I stayed in a couple of expensive ones(£80+) in Moscow and Astana.
£600+ for fuel
£1000 for flights
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£3870 Total for 2 people you...
Thanks all for your comments, I completed the rally in 24 days and we took the middleish route as well (through Kazakhstan).
I gave myself a 4 week window to complete the rally. and we had days off in between. 1 day in Moscow, 1 day in Voldograd 1 day in Khov'd(Mongolia) and were also held...
As some of you may be aware I will be doing the Mongol Rally and it starts this weekend.
for details see the website
http://mongolrally09.theadventurists.com/genghiskhar
I am still looking for donations and have raised around £500 on the Website and have another £500ish to add but I am...
Thanks all for your Comments,
This is an opportunity of a lifetime and I am glad to be able to do it.
I am happy to slap on a few Cliosport stickers on my car if I get some donations.
Thanks again
I am expecting to get lost in Russia and Kazakhstan to make up that mileage lol.
The capri in the picture is my pride and joy and I won't be taking that to Mongolia it struggles with normal speed bumps.
Thanks I am really looking forward to it. If you have any hints and tips please let me...
here is the full image
This is for the Mongol rally I will be doing in the summer.
I have created a website so you can donate just click on the link below
http://www.justgiving.com/mongol2009
or if you have any ideas on how I could raise money I would love to know
For the team...
cool they are quick
here#s another vid from the Day
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQW9jPEe5HI
ALothough I must warn you it's nearly 8 minutes long but you get to see alot of other cars on track.
very slowly lol
15.71@87 which is my fastest time in the capri If I lose the weight (back seats spare wheel toolkit etc) I reckon I could knock off almost 1/2 a second.
but hopefully will have a new motor V8 fitted soon
In my clio 172 cup I managed a 14.804 on my first day I went to...
I would go for a cup, especially if you do trackdays.
Mine went on this year's Cannonball rally and went really well. mine is totally standard except catback exhaust panel filter and tinted windows (worth thinking about if you are doing alot of summer driving).
Cheers edde and thanks for the advice.
I would use my old wheels but my tyres are bald after my recent track day antics and the spacers were expected to arrive last month and don't think will be here before xmas.
I bought some 15" alloys for my clio cup recently and although they fit on the front they do not fit on the rear.
I purchased some spacers and the only ones that I found to fit over the counter were 10mm. This has left me with a problem. Although now fitted I need to get some longer Wheel...
please see a couple of my videos from the trackday I recently attended.
The is when I chasing 2 litre corsa. watch out the for the off
Clio_versus_corsa
This is when I was following a 3 door cossie with 400 bhp the car is being driven by my co driver from the cannonball as you can see the...
It was.organised by a company called Javelin based in Grimsby.
http://www.javelintrackdays.co.uk
I paid £109 for the day plus a set of old tyres. ;)
cheers that is the first photographic evidence I have seen me on three wheels, The last time was on a trike ;)
Here is link to all the pictures taken by mate at woodbridge as you can there was some amazing cars there.
http://www.turbo-nutters.co.uk/forum/index.php?showtopic=12608
The light blue nova kicks out around 300 bhp when working properly.