The boys are holding strong in spot number nine. With 144:00:23 hours of road time under their belts (and an entire day lost to a breakdown) they are a mere 11 hours and 53 minutes behind the leader - a Holden EH.
They are still ahead of Garrick's father - Car #97 in a Volkswagen Beetle - by 5 minutes and 35 seconds, a tentative lead at best.
With only 16 days left in the race, anything could happen. Stay tuned for further updates!
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Thursday, September 30, 2010
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Country Number 5!
As of today, the rally has now entered country number 5. Uzbekistan.
That should make for an interesting passport stamp. I know very few people who even know where Uzbekistan IS, let alone have a stamp in their passport from such an exotic locale.
There hasn't been any direct news from car 106, so all I know is the location of the little red dots as per SkyTag - the satellite tracking system that has been installed in many of the cars (click on the link just below the photo above to see for yourself).
Car 106 does not have SkyTag installed, so for all we know, Garrick and Robert have succumbed to a yak attack (highly unlikely as there are no yaks in Kazakhstan OR Uzbekistan).
What I CAN offer is some information on Uzbekistan - thanks to Wikipedia...
Uzbekistan is classified as a constituent republic
It's a dry, landlocked country; one of two doubly landlocked countries in the world i.e., a country completely surrounded by landlocked countries – the other being Liechtenstein.
Partially conquered by Alexander the Great in 327 BC
Completely conquered by Genghis Khan during the 13th century
Conquered by Russia early in the 20th century
Declared independance in 1991
Ostensibly, a democratic republic
Approximately 90% Islamic
Noodle and mutton-based dishes characterize the majority of Uzbek Cuisine
45% of the population live on less than US$1.25 per day
I bet they have really cool passport stamps.
That should make for an interesting passport stamp. I know very few people who even know where Uzbekistan IS, let alone have a stamp in their passport from such an exotic locale.
There hasn't been any direct news from car 106, so all I know is the location of the little red dots as per SkyTag - the satellite tracking system that has been installed in many of the cars (click on the link just below the photo above to see for yourself).
Car 106 does not have SkyTag installed, so for all we know, Garrick and Robert have succumbed to a yak attack (highly unlikely as there are no yaks in Kazakhstan OR Uzbekistan).
What I CAN offer is some information on Uzbekistan - thanks to Wikipedia...
Uzbekistan is classified as a constituent republic
It's a dry, landlocked country; one of two doubly landlocked countries in the world i.e., a country completely surrounded by landlocked countries – the other being Liechtenstein.
Partially conquered by Alexander the Great in 327 BC
Completely conquered by Genghis Khan during the 13th century
Conquered by Russia early in the 20th century
Declared independance in 1991
Ostensibly, a democratic republic
Approximately 90% Islamic
Noodle and mutton-based dishes characterize the majority of Uzbek Cuisine
45% of the population live on less than US$1.25 per day
I bet they have really cool passport stamps.
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