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By Don't Panic
"Ed and a couple of friends have entered this summer's Mongol Rally under the team name Don't Panic; I sense from their team name that the enormity of the adventure is beginning to dawn on them. Imagine driving (perhaps pushing) a (1.2 litre) Fiat from London to Ulaanbaatar, capital of Mongolia.
They are desperately looking for sponsors of any type - equipment, car parts, finance or even good advice, so if you can offer any of the above, helping them to raise shed loads of money for charity, contact them through the link above or through the justgiving pages below.
They are raising money for both Mercy Corps, Mongolia who work hard to connect isolated herding families and nomadic populations to economic and educational opportunities and the Christina Noble Children's Foundation, who help alleviate the complex street children problem, with the poorest children organised into gangs and surviving on petty crime, as well as dropping out of school throughout the country.
The organizers don't believe in telling teams what to do or where to go, figuring that this is supposed to be an adventure not a cosy guided driving tour. However, last year the rally attracted 251 entrants, of which an incredible 198 made it to the finish line. Some teams starting from Madrid and Milan. This year's London start is from Goodwood Race Track, Sussex, on 18th July 2009, so with any luck they'll be able to thrash the car round the last bit of tarmac they will see for a long time...
www.justgiving.com/dontpanicinmongolia
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