My team-mate James and I are driving 10,000miles from Hyde Park in London, to the Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar (1/3 of the way around the earth!). 200 teams are taking part on the Rally this year, but only around half will make it! (some will not even make it to Dover!)

Sponsor Team - http://www.justgiving.com/themongolmugs

The Rally's aims are to give people a challenge and make lots of money for charity! The only real specifications on entering the rally have been that the car has no more than a 1ltr engine, and is prefferably a hunk of junk.

The Rally organisers offer no support to the teams when they go...so basically if we are chased by bandits, break down in a dessert, or fall off a mountain there is no one to call! That is part of the challenge..you really are on your own!

In theory it should take around 3 weeks hard driving to get to Mongolia, but this is only if you do not encounter any major problems with the car, or get accosted for no reason by the Russian police!

As you are free to chose your route to Mongolia, James and I are taking a middleish kind of approach. After Europe we are travelling through Russia, (twice) Kazakhstan (twice), Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan then finally ending in Mongolia!

www.mongolrally.com