{"id":11203,"date":"2017-02-23T19:07:28","date_gmt":"2017-02-23T19:07:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theroadtripguy.com\/?p=11203"},"modified":"2020-03-09T20:06:01","modified_gmt":"2020-03-09T20:06:01","slug":"mongol-rally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theroadtripguy.com\/mongol-rally\/","title":{"rendered":"Ready? Set? Go! The Mongol Rally"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Mongol Rally is one of the most famous rallies in Europe. It&#8217;s over 10,000 miles across a large variety of landscapes in Europe and Asia and has gained a huge popularity under youngsters. There is zero back up, no support teams and also no route.. long story short.. you are on your own! Of course you have your fellow travelers and a old old car that you won&#8217;t be able to give away for free!<\/p>\n<p>The idea is to raise money for you favorite charity, but all whilst driving the cheapest of the cheapest car available. You are allowed to pimp it up but it can&#8217;t cost more then a\u00a0\u00a31100 all together.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mongol Rally 10th Anniversary: OFFICIAL VIDEO\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/x52XV7mHnY4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>According to the organization the Mongol Rally is all about getting lost, using your long neglected wits, raising shedloads of cash for charity and scraping into the finish line with your vehicle in tatters and a wild grin smeared across your grubby face.<\/p>\n<p>The motto of the rally: <em>Neither your car, nor your life, will ever be the same again!<\/em><\/p>\n<h6><strong>The rules of the Rally are gloriously simple\u2026<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p>1. You can only take a farcically small vehicle<br \/>\n2. You\u2019re completely on your own<br \/>\n3. You&#8217;ve got to raise \u00a31000 for charity<\/p>\n<p>Entry Fee &#8211; Cars<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a3650 per car<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Entry Fee &#8211; Motorbikes<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a3225 per bike<\/strong><\/p>\n<h6><strong>What this gets you?<\/strong><\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li>Entry to the greatest Rally on earth.<\/li>\n<li>A heap of expert knowledge and organisation in the months leading up to the launch<\/li>\n<li>A new improved tracking and blogging system<\/li>\n<li>A spectacular launch party<\/li>\n<li>A sprinkling\u00a0of\u00a0parties &amp; pit stops through Europe<\/li>\n<li>An awesome finish party<\/li>\n<li>&#8216;Route beers&#8217; meet ups in the run up to the Rally<\/li>\n<li>Stories so fucking excellent your friends will be in awe of you for decades to come<\/li>\n<li>The ubiquitous Mongol Rally T-shirt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11217\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11217\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11217 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/theroadtripguy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/YTU6pvAm.jpg\" alt=\"Mongol Rally\" width=\"620\" height=\"335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theroadtripguy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/YTU6pvAm.jpg 620w, https:\/\/theroadtripguy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/YTU6pvAm-300x162.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11217\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Possible routes! (<em>source: <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pistonheads.com\">www.pistonheads.com<\/a><\/span><\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For more information please check <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theadventurists.com\/mongol-rally\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the official website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Mongol Rally is one of the most famous rallies in Europe. 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