Reece Finney from St Lawrence, along with two chums from University, will be taking on the Mongol Rally in less than three weeks time.
This entails driving from Goodwood motor circuit near Chichester all the way to Ulaan Baatar in Mongolia in order to raise money for charity.
The Chemical Brummers
Having just completed a chemical engineering degree at the University of Birmingham, Reece along with Tom Jervis (from Warrington near Manchester) and George Morton (from Bramhall near Manchester) will be entering the challenge as “The Chemical Brummers”.
Reece says,
“None of us have any significant prior knowledge regarding how to fix cars or drive especially long distances, so we’re expecting a bit of a baptism of fire. However, we have a certain degree of confidence in our ability to botch our way through any mechanical obstacles.”
Their car, which they’re hoping will carry them across two continents, is a 13 year old, 1.0L Nissan Micra bought for £600.
Three great charities
Reece says,
“Our purpose for doing this rather foolhardy trip is to raise money for three fantastic charities.
“These are Parkinson’s UK, Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund (JDRF) and Cool Earth.”
You can support the team by donating here.
To find out more information about their trip you can visit their facebook page
The rules
The rules of the rally are simple:
- Car should be small, old and inappropriate (engine size no greater than 1.0L, cost less than £1,000)
- Event is completely unsupported i.e. it is up to us to make our way to Mongolia (by any route we choose)
- Rally is not a race.
- Teams must raise a minimum of £1,000 for charity.
The stats
Some stats about the journey:
- 10,000 miles
- 4-5 weeks driving (depending on how often we break down!)
- A third of the way around the globe
- Pass through 18 countries (including some less well-known tourist spots such as Georgia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Mongolia)
- Travel across nine time zones
