The 2012 Mongol Rally

[jeanloup]

Want to see what we will be going through?

These are the videos of Team Blind Pilots in 2011, very funny moments for sure:

Mini episode 1

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Mini Episode 2

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Mini Episode 3

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Mini Episode 4

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Mini Episode 5

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Mini Episode 6

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Mini Episode 7

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[dbsM3]

Enjoy your trip! Seen loads of footage in the past of the Rally and I was in UB in 2009 at the end of a Rally (business trip).

Really really cool place! Some people don't leave...

[jeanloup]

Lol will see about that. Believe me after one month in a small car like mine, I will dream of getting back to my comfort. That is for sure.

[jeanloup]

Been a while since I have updated that page.

Well the car is finally over, we have placed a protection plate underneath the car, roof rack has been placed, headlight too and the most important the Ipod connection is working.

All our visas are ready, so basically we are good to go.

Except for the fact that we have already spent all our money on the car, so we will be very short in cash during the trip, which will make it very interesting.

Do make sure to follow-us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-I...36027666487666 or Twitter: @jeanloup1985

Here are the latest pictures of the car.

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[jeanloup]

Oh yeah, forgot to mention.

After discussing with Ayham at DAS, we made a list of all the required parts. Ordering all the parts would have cost me another 10,000 AED, so we found another Citroen Saxo in Belgium and bought if just for the part.

Second Saxo:

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Engine bay before:

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Engine Bay after:

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[jeanloup]

Dear Friends,

As you know Olivier and I are going to Mongolia this summer with our tiny Citroen Saxo 1.1 for the 2012 Mongol Rally.

As you can understand we will have limited internet access and keep you update will be a challenge.

Right now my famous Blackberry won't be able to update our Facebook page we created couple of months back, but it will be able to update the group I just created: https://www.facebook.com/groups/347328572004467/

So if you want to follow-us, comments, and see all our pictures, we highly recommend you to join that group.

I will add most of my friends in it, however some of you might not want to be spam and receive all our updates. If that is the case, go to the group main page and change your group settings and choose what kind of update you want to receive from us.

Before I leave, I will organize an event ( most probably at les fils a papa) to see you all before we leave to this crazy adventure.

[jeanloup]

Well I survived Mongolia. I will soon post more info on my trip so stay tuned.

[Wazif]

welcome back JL! im sure you have many stories to share...must have been one helluva experience :)

[jeanloup]

It was awesome. Lot's of pictures, stories, etc... Will definitely publish something soon.

[jeanloup]

Alright for those who want to see the pictures here are the links:

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...1&l=3c3982b81b

AND

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...1&l=d1b37ae31f

and this is our movie trailer:

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[M5Mark]

Awesome mate, congrats.....

[jeanloup]

Awesome mate, congrats.....

Thanks