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05Sep-16

Mongol Rally – The Stats

at the airport ready for home

The Mongol Rally is now over and those wayward adventurers Ben, James and Mikey have completed their gargantuan journey across half the world. They will take home countless fond memories, and let’s face it if they are still friends after 12,000 miles in a matchbox car they will be friends for life.

James has posted the below humorous list of the ‘stats’ of their journey, with a thank you message for the support from their sponsors.

We will be posting more about our time in Mongolia soon but with the Rally now over we would share some of the numbers that have governed our experiences over the last two months or so.

Thank you to everyone who has supported us.

Enjoy xxx

The stats


Miles Driven
11, 598 and counting

Stalls
Ben – 7
James – 20
Mikey – 5

Speeding offences

Ben – 1
James – 0 (three really)
Mikey – 1

Tolls driven through without paying

Ben – 0
James – 8
Mikey – 4

Times pulled over by the police

Ben – 0
James – 3
Mikey – 1

Amount of times a policeman shoved his baton threateningly in one of our faces

Ben – 1
James – 1
Mikey – 0

Fines paid

Ben – 0
James – 0
Mikey – 0

Passport stamps obtained

Ben – 17
James – 18
Mikey – 18

Borders walked through accidentally

Ben – 1
James – 0
Mikey – 0

Countries entered illegally

Ben – 1
James – 0
Mikey – 0

Visits to police stations

Ben – 2
James – 0
Mikey – 0

Cameras reversed over

Ben – 1
James – 0
Mikey – 0

Press ups

Ben – 0
James – N/A
Mikey – 73

Routes in dictatorships written down incorrectly

Ben – 1
James – 0
Mikey – 0

Times spent saying sorry

Ben – A lot
James – A moderate amount (usually reluctantly)
Mikey – I didn’t do anything wrong

Petty arguments

Ben – 0
James – 40
Mikey – 40

Petty arguments won

Ben – 0
James – 0
Mikey – 0

Number of punches inflicted on Snooki (the Suzuki)

Ben – 0
James – 2
Mikey – 0

Identities questioned by border guards

Ben – 2
James – 2
Mikey – 0

Number of times spent demanding to speak to the border manager

Ben – 0
James – 1
Mikey – 0

Punctures

Ben – 0
James – 0
Mikey – 2

Occasions where the driver has left the car with only two wheels on the ground

Ben – 2
James – 0
Mikey – 0

Car electricals broken

Ben – 1
James – 0
Mikey – 0

Car fixes

Ben – 0
James – 0
Mikey – a few

Near misses with Mini Coopers

Ben – 0
James – 1
Mikey – 0

Days spent with diarrhoea

Ben – 1
James – 12
Mikey – 2

Number of times diarrhoea didn’t make it into the loo

Ben – 1
James – 0
Mikey – 0

Number of times faeces did not even leave trousers

Ben – 1
James – 0
Mikey – 0

Number of drinks offered by local women

Ben – 1
James – 2
Mikey – 1

Lifelong memories

Ben – Countless
James – Countless
Mikey – Countless

Mechanical knowledge

Ben – Zero
James – None
Mikey – A lot of chat