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How I found myself running in a Mongolian marathon
Story and photos by Scott Brills
The Rotarian -- May 2010
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Brills crosses the finish line, an excellent end to an excellent
adventure. |
L ast summer, a young Rotarian from Michigan, USA,
set out to drive a 2001 Chevy Metro with 140,000 miles on it from
England to Mongolia.
The Mongol Rally -- equal parts charity fundraiser and lunatic
odyssey -- was dreamed up by two bored Englishmen and held for the first
time in 2004 with six cars. In 2009, more than 400 teams took part.
Ralliers can choose their own route to the Mongolian capital of
Ulaanbaatar, but their cars must have an engine no larger than 1.2
liters -- and no GPS. Getting lost is more or less the point, although
those cars that make it to Mongolia are donated to charity.
“You are supposed to be on an adventure, not in a nursery class, so
if the sky does fall on your head, prop it up with a windscreen wiper
and carry on,” the rally website reads. “If you’re worried, stay at
home.”
read story.
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Pat Vitucci - Vitucci and Assoc. Don’t Invest and Forget Seminar |
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