Boys on tour
Not content with the excitement of filming shiny technology and people talking about it, Luke Willson of HEXUS.tv will be driving from London to Ulaanbaatar - the capital of Mongolia - on 10 July.
This is part of an event called the Mongolia Charity Rally, which raises £100,000 a year for worthy causes in Mongolia. Luke, and his friends Luka and Bill, will be driving the 10,000 miles of Eurasian hostility in a 2001 Nissan Vanette Cargo 2.3 Litre Diesel specially modified for the job, under the team name Lost in Transit.
The team is sponsored by HEXUS, among others, but wants to raise as much money for charity as possible, so is looking for more. The money goes to UK charity Go Help, which engages the public in supporting grass roots charitable projects in the destination country of its events.
"The voyage will take us across Europe to Croatia and Ukraine, through Russia (hopefully visit Chernobyl) and into Kazakhstan (stop off to check out the Aral Sea), back into Russia and through the Gobi desert into Mongolia and our final destination, Ulaanbaatar," said Luke, with no small hint of trepidation in his voice.
True to his profession, Luke will be filming the whole epic, then editing it and publishing it on HEXUS if/when he gets back. As well as the main video camera, there will also be a dash-cam and a Swan Pen Cam for any undercover work, should they encounter any less than charitable characters on their travels. They will also be tweeting when technology allows.
The guys would welcome any top-tips the HEXUS.community sees fit to offer on the forum thread for this story. While Luke is no stranger to the bright lights, the guys would be grateful for any additional publicity you can bring to their odyssey. You can find out more about the team at www.hexus.net/rally.
And most important of all: how to sponsor. You can give straight to the charity via the JustGiving button below, or you can give the guys ten miles of diesel for a pound by clicking on the Paypal link.
Lastly, we're sure you'd like to join us in wishing the guys good luck and in urging them to avoid doing Borat impressions, especially in front of local officialdom.
