The sponsoring willingsness doesn’t stop – more than 900€ for DKMS thanks to the Mongol Rally 2019

++++++Breaking news++++++ We raised more than 900€ for DKMS by participating as teilzeitabenteurer at the Mongol Rally 2019. Can we crack 1000€?! ++++++Breaking News++++++

Two out of three have been interviewed

A friend, globetrotter and blogger got wind of our adventure and invited us to an interview at a nearby venue. On Holy Thursday we talked about motives, challenges and the good cause while drinking tasty beer.

Click here to read the whole interview:

Interview: mit einem 28 Jahre alten Auto in die Mongolei…

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Awesome! Donations, support and car preparations are picking up pace!

Donations for the Mongol Rally 2019 continue.

And we keep receiving donations for DKMS. Thanks to all the supporters!

Cool Earth lags behind, but we are confident.
Thanks to all the supporters – keep on donating!! 🙂

A bunce for the teilzeitabenteurer.de at the Mongol Rally 2019

Next to all the donations we receive direct support in several ways – donations in kind and cash.

Thanks to all the supporters – we will think about you on oure first breakdown in the desert. 😉

Anyone on for some more?| Direct support of the teilzeitabenteurer at the Mongol Rally 2019

As mentioned, we appreciate direct support as well as the question: “What else do you need?” Just sending us money that we will invest in very bad beer doesn’t suit every taste. [#wordplay]

That’s why we put together a list of things that we still need. You can directly support us.

https://www.amazon.de/hz/wishlist/ls/MGEECHVK71B8?ref_=wl_share

The list is not set in stone of course. Better ideas are always welcome!

Eventually, a snapshot of yesterday’s car wash

After we changed the radio and the speakers, we gave our rocket polo a little treat.

(Very serious facial expression – a lot of concentration in play)

We collected more than 1100€ for the good cause – we are ready for the Mongol Rally 2019!

What we expected to be a huge challenge at the beginning turned out to be a no-brainer.

We raised more than 800€ for DKMS and we will pass on the money right before the rally. Otherwise we are not even allowed to start. We exceeded the goal of 600€.

You will receive a donation receipt until february 2020 the latest.

Cool Earth is well on the way with almost 300GBP (320EUR) and is still popular.

Thanks a million to all the supporters!

– Tobi

Planning for Mongol Rally 2019 continues – our Polo is back in Karlsruhe!

Unbelievable…a lot happened during the last weeks and months. A short overview through the eyes of the car:

Close to Hannover, the Polo got a roof rack for the Mongol Rally 2019. Now it is back in Karlsruhe for additional constructions. We had some minor complications… but all’s well that ends well 🙂

The roof rack – an eye catcher!

Here you can see the extraordinary result of the team’s mechanic. Mesi did a good job and constructed a massive, functional yet still beautiful roof rack. “That can carry a ton!”A few strips of flat steel, textured coated boards, a loooot of screws and patience created this master piece. This unicum of mechanic craft shines brighter than the necessary visibility thanks two tins of foundation, two tins of paint and a lot of clearcoat. The finishing touch is provided by lashing eyes and belts which adapt to the total picture.

Our spare tire had to remain in the trunk, its designated spot, due to the German traffic control. The boxes and jerrycans enjoyed an alfresco test run.

Does it already count as “break down” – even BEFORE the rally?

It happened on the journey… The newly mounted exhaust pipe continued to struggle with its by engineers and MOT required position and drowned out the radio “VAG Alpha” with four memory spaces and frequency modulation. At a motorway interchange the exhaust pipe rumbled on the scratchy asphalt which lead to a spontaneous stop to get some fresh air…

(Little stroll on the German Autobahn)

(Note: additional space thanks to the roof rack!)

We had some spare rubbers on board to fix the problem! 🙂

Misfortune never come singly…

Thanks to the brutal speed up, that almost fluted the road surface, we were back to the necessary speed in 30 seconds, to not attract attention by traffic… with a neon green roof rack… packed with aluminum boxes… slowly moving in the wind… ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

We carefully listened to the combustion engine and watched out for signs of other road users – as long as they could keep up.

One managed to keep up and indicated by headlight flashers and permanent usage of the acoustic signaler that he either wanted to pass or we obviously had a problem with our car.

Preventively, we slammed on the brakes and slowed down to human adequate speed – stop at roadside emergency telephone.

The boxes had indeed leant against the wind so that the eye bended up and the boxes almost landed on the highway.

(Aftercare at the rest area – weakness of the material?)

All’s well that ends well!

Our rocket Polo made it to Baden’s capital and wanted to show us that we should test EVERYTHING.

On the next weekend(s) we are going to change the radio and the speakers. In addition, we have to exchange the undercarriage and the clutch. The excitement remains.

Even former colleagues traced the Polo down at its current habitat…

(Hello guys! 😉 )

66 days until the rally – stay tuned!!!!

Upgrade for our vehicular on the Mongol Rally 2019.

A Polo is made for world trip by default. Still, we would like to pretty him up a bit.

First shock: We lost the exhaust pipe.

Even though the exhaust pipe was changed by the former owner, we lost the exhaust system but it was reattached quickly. .

(Fast repair by the team’s mechanic – still working!)

Where to put the baggage? On the roof!

After a few setbacks like losing the exhaust pipe and the professional repair with welding wire we got to the fun part of the job. (At least I think so – I wasn’t there because I was sitting on my balcony 500 km far away… ;))

Thank’s to the generous donation by Fahrrad Beelmann we received three weatherproof aluminium boxes for our personal belongings. They are supposed to stay on the roof due to reasons of space and because it looks awesome.

(Aluminium boxes donated by Fahrrad Beelmann – best idea ever! Thanks! 🙂

Constructing the perfectly fitting roof rack for the Mongol Rally – an unicum!

We still needed a roof rack. The possible options were limited and not made for our undertaking. Thanks to Mesis knowhow we constructed a costum-made roof rack.

(Ready-made roof rack, fitting perfectly)

The roof rack was attached to the desert mobile and married to MOT-approved crossbars.

Afterwards it was loaded for test purposes.

Without knowhow and expert knowledge almost impossible – but our team’s mechanic managed to provide us a touch of comfort in the interior. We are now able to dump 100 kg up on the roof.

Combined with the aluminium boxes we now have more space and flexibility.

The question of the perfect color…

The vanishing of the roof rack and maybe some of the Polo’s add-on parts still had to be done…

…and the winner is GREEN!

(Before)

(And after)

The teilzeitabenteurer’s preparations of the Mongol Rally 2019 remain exciting!

Stay tuned. 😉

-Tobi

Changing the company three months before the Mongol Rally? – Sure! 🙂

Caius and Tobi changed their employer three months before the rally. The new one is very relaxed and not only greenlighted the rally but also assured his support.

What had to be done next to a lot of paperwork? – Quite right, the farewell party with colleagues.

After 2,5 years in a growing sector, a lot of people came together. We didn’t celebrate our farewell party alone, it was 4 of us.

We talked to the other 2 guys to seize the party and drum up the business for the teilzeitabenteurer on the Mongol Rally. They liked the idea as much as we did, so we designed and printed some posters and flyers.

(It’s crazy how difficult it is to design proper flyers with Power Point… XD )

We rented a pub due to the numerous RSVPs and celebrated until the wee hours.

The best comes for last and there was a big surprise for our group cash box:

Teilzeitebenteurer receive 400 € for their participation an at the Mongol Rally 2019!!!!

Thanks to all (former) colleagues, friends, companions.

Our chosen donation campaign DKMS receives first donations!

Thanks to anonymous donor – a start has been made!

And so it begins…!

Teilzeitabenteurer.de have received the first donation to Cool Earth.

Thank you “Kichererbse” for the first step.

After we printed the logo on polo shirts, we can accept Ingas offer of a photo shoot.

Petrus, the weather god, meant well for us and gave us the last sunrays for a very cool outdoor shoot at the Epplesee – also known was “Baden’s Caribbean”. 🙂

This is the very impressive result:

We have to introduce a gallery to the website, to show you those and the following pictures of the journey in high quality!

Don’t forget to register to stay in the loop!

Regards,

Tobi

Thanks to a friend we finally have a digitized logo!

Now we can print T-shirts, polo shirts and hoodies. A “photoshoot” with Inga will follow. Then the collection of the donations for the Mongol Rally 2019 will kick off!