The world is just a little bit too safe.
This is how the Mongol Rally opens its description. It then goes on to pose the following to prospective participants: What if you want things to go wrong?
And indeed, this is the nature of the Mongol Rally, a race across the desert that is really more of a personal adventure than anything.
Only about half of the teams enrolled make it through the 10,000 miles and across the finish line, but every team contributes to raising funds for charities as the race goes on. In 2007, the event raised over £200,000 and they’re looking to smash that the next time around.
What you probably don’t know is that we had a Canadian team in this race. James, Anna, and Colin drove from England to Mongolia and were taping footage as they went. They’ve teamed up with the Public Library to bring this footage to Calgarians, and will be presenting “Drive by Shooting: A Video Adventure” at the Central Library in the John Dutton Theatre today, March 5th, from 6:30-9:00 p.m. It’s a great opportunity to see parts of the world you haven’t experienced, and simply to support fellow Canadians.