Where are we?
Day 29 Saturday, 18 August 2007
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 Ulaanbaatar - Mongolia at 08:52 on Yak Racing said we bloody made it! x |
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Day 28 Friday, 17 August 2007
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 Semipalatinsk - Kazakhstan at 23:58 on Yak Racing said hey everyone, we've made it, we're here! arrived yesterday. There was about 30 cars a head of us. The little panda barely moves x x x |
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 Semipalatinsk - Kazakhstan at 23:57 on Yak Racing said hey everyone, we've made it, we're here! arrived yesterday. There was about 30 bass a head of us. The little panda barely moves x x x |
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Day 23 Sunday, 12 August 2007
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 at 04:51 on Yak Racing said hey everyone, we're 300k from mongolian border. car went in to mechanics yesterday and is all fixed up now! in convoy of 8 cars x x x |
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Day 17 Monday, 6 August 2007
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 Biskek - Kyrgyzstan at 12:58 on Yak Racing said hey everyone, we're in kyrgstan. Its absolutely amazing in the mountains. Car falling apart so we went jerry can sledging in the snow! x |
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Day 12 Wednesday, 1 August 2007
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 Bukhara - Uzbekistan at 15:26 on Yak Racing said hey everyone. We're in uzbek now. We've had the toughest day so far, both the and us have taken a hammering. Reads we're awful though kazahstan! x |
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Day 10 Monday, 30 July 2007
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 Atyrau - Kazakhstan at 05:55 on Yak Racing said been told they are going to get alot worse! x |
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 Atyrau - Kazakhstan at 05:53 on Yak Racing said we've arrived in kazahstan! Got across the border ok, bribed them with t-shirts! We've just driven past our first camel's. Roads aren't too great and we've been told they are going to get alot worse! x |
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Day 8 Saturday, 28 July 2007
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 Rostov on Don - Russia at 04:30 on Yak Racing said we've made it to russia after an 8 and a half hour wait at the border! should take us 2 or 3 days to get through. Car is running really well x |
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Day 7 Friday, 27 July 2007
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 Trabzon - Turkey at 08:52 on Yak Racing said ukraine if we get a chance. Yen't swimming and on jet ski's in the black sea yesterday. Mad a nice change from driving! x |
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 Mykolaiv - Ukraine at 08:49 on Yak Racing said doing good, although borders have been a nightmare. Had to pay bribes to get through. Front suspension on one side has gone. We're going to repair @)f we get a chance. Went swimming and on jet ski's in black sea. Makes a nice change from driving! x@ |
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Day 4 Tuesday, 24 July 2007
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 Debrecen - Hungary at 16:42 on Yak Racing said we're just on our way to the romaniam border. Had our first car problem already. We thought we had a serious oil leak but it seems ok now! |
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Day 3 Monday, 23 July 2007
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 Budapest - Hungary at 19:47 on Yak Racing said hungry having a beer. Staying in camp site. Set the trampoline up as our bed. Its amazing! Tell everyone to register on this number so they get texts t@/o. Got the tv people in the car with us! x@ |
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Day 2 Sunday, 22 July 2007
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 Nuremberg - Germany at 07:01 on Yak Racing said prague we've just arrived. Seems we're the first ones here. We drove all night so pretty tired. A nice beer will sort it out! x |
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Day 1 Saturday, 21 July 2007
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 London Hyde Park - United Kingdom at 16:15 on Yak Racing said channel tunnel we've made it to the tunnel. Next stop france! See you later england x x x |
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4 days before launch Tuesday, 17 July 2007
8 days before launch Friday, 13 July 2007
17 days before launch Wednesday, 4 July 2007
69 days before launch Sunday, 13 May 2007
111 days before launch Sunday, 1 April 2007
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1st April 2007 - The brains of the operation has decided to join the team as they can not be trusted to get there without me. Ive been a mechanic in the army for 8 years, im fluent in 6 languages and i can kill a man with a christmas card. ... Read more ... |
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116 days before launch Tuesday, 27 March 2007
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27th March 2007
We received our first essential items for the Mongol Rally today, beaded seat covers and a Mr Potato Head. Hopefully our Jesus on a spring will arrive soon.
Red Squirel signing out. ... Read more ... |
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