Saturday 16th July
This was it, the culmination of 10 months of excitement and little to no planning, we were off in Marigold the Micra to Goodwood Racing Circuit for the official launch party of the Mongol Rally 2016. Spirits were high, suspension was low and optimism was off the chart. After a fair few funny looks and liberal blasting of the la cucaracha horn, we made it to the circuit and were greeted by a sea of the most ridiculous set of vehicles we’ve ever seen. Never has there been such a collection of edgy petrol-heads in one place.
Paint jobs were first to catch the eye, ranging from bright pink, to a green Thunderbird 2 to a dalmatian dog. By the looks of things some teams had literally strapped a can of the cheapest Halfords spray paint to a firework and aimed it at their car. But as we were constantly reminded, the “f*ck it, that’ll do” approach epitomises what the Rally is all about. There were teams who had attached boats, giraffes, mobility scooters, sand pits and even full living rooms to the roof of their cars.
This was it, the culmination of 10 months of excitement and little to no planning, we were off in Marigold the Micra to Goodwood Racing Circuit for the official launch party of the Mongol Rally 2016. Spirits were high, suspension was low and optimism was off the chart. After a fair few funny looks and liberal blasting of the la cucaracha horn, we made it to the circuit and were greeted by a sea of the most ridiculous set of vehicles we’ve ever seen. Never has there been such a collection of edgy petrol-heads in one place.
Paint jobs were first to catch the eye, ranging from bright pink, to a green Thunderbird 2 to a dalmatian dog. By the looks of things some teams had literally strapped a can of the cheapest Halfords spray paint to a firework and aimed it at their car. But as we were constantly reminded, the “f*ck it, that’ll do” approach epitomises what the Rally is all about. There were teams who had attached boats, giraffes, mobility scooters, sand pits and even full living rooms to the roof of their cars.
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| Marigold and some of her fellow ralliers |
Posted by: Rich