The Team

Lex

Origin: Northern Tijuana
Special Skill: MacGuyver
Secret Weapon: Epoxy

Jeff

Origin: The Swamplands
Special Skill: Insomnia
Secret Weapon: Tequila

John-Mark

Origin: Hazard County
Special Skill: Cousin avoidance
Secret Weapon: Javascript & Maker's

Bryan

Origin: WKRP
Special Skill: Astronavigation
Secret Weapon: Semiautomatic Ladykiller

We've made it!!
Total Travel Time: 51 Days
Total Distance shown by Odometer: 9642 miles

The Mongol Rally is a UK-to-Mongolia, no back-up, no support, no set route adventure for charity - involving 15 countries and 10,000 miles' worth of mountains, deserts, bad roads, no roads, bandits, and various other pickles in comically unsuitable 1-litre cars.

Freedom costs a buck-oh-five. But we've heard that in Mongolia $1.05 also gets you a 3-story yurt mansion on the shores of Ögii Lake.

So off we go in our Fiat Panda. And since terrorism is officially over, Team America is now all about charity and liberation! Viva la Facebook!

Facts about Mongolia

19th largest and the most sparsely populated independent country in the world
2.9 million people
30% of the population are nomadic or semi-nomadic
predominant religion is Tibetan Buddhism
20% of the population live on less than US$1.25 per day
economy is centered on agriculture and mining(like copper, coal, molybdenum, tin, tungsten, and gold)

Fun Facts about 2009 Rally

Number of Teams started: 359
Number of Teams to Finish: 281 (78%)
Number of Teams to Retire: 65 (18%)
Number of Teams M.I.A.: 13 (4%)
Number of Teams Retired before Mongolia (or M.I.A): 34 (9% – 44% all retirees)
Number of Teams Retired in Mongolia: 44 (12% – 56% all retirees)
Number of cars donated to AFD: 278 (80%)
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