Glad to hear you enjoyed the Naadam. But it is a shame you didn’t find out about the Mongolia Charity Rally and you could have saved yourself a lot of money on the Mongol Rally entry fee!

There are 50 teams on the Mongolia Charity Rally this year, although less than half left from the official launch (others leaving later or earlier). Teams take good vehicles that raise more money in Mongolia and are more use than worn out old bangers.

As for the entry fee, we’re a charity so all the profits go into our charity projects. We’re also not obliged to charge VAT, so that helps keep the entry fee much lower. We were a split off group from the Mongol Rally when Tom Morgan decided to turn it from a non-profit into a profit making organisation called the Adventurists (and more than triple the entry fee). We helped because of the charity not because we wanted to get rich. I notice that another page on your site says that the Adventurists are a not-for profit organisation, I think you’ll find this is wrong and should be corrected:
http://www.mongolrallyguys.com/about/

If you know anyone interested in doing the rally in 2010, please recommend they visit the Mongolia Charity Rally. They’ll save a lot on the entry fee and know that nobody is profiting from their involvement.

Best wishes,

Stephen