MONGOL RALLY 2007 - TEAM FRENCH TOUCH - TEASER

[brightonboxing]

loved your vid.put some of my music to it as it suited it perfect.

Let me know what you think.If you want it taken off no prob.

[NATHALIECie]

@ stomboli : KAISER CHIEFS - Oh my god

[stombolii]

alguien conoce la cancion del video?

[magna59]

Great vid.....great tune........so it 's as flat as Holland & you manage to roll it ? Tell the story ?

[ITskino98]

WOW!! Fantastic,is ugual to Mongol Rally from Jack Osbourne xD

[AdrianoCROST]

@alphados12 I looked at their website and they have "under 1.2 L" and under 10 years old rule now.

[QuentinDarras]

Wanna go baaaack!

[TheReturnOfTheYak]

Me and 3 others are doing the MR this year! do you have any tips as to: route, car, equipment etc?

Check out our website, just google returnoftheyak :)

[TheReturnOfTheYak]

Me and 3 others are doing the MR this year! do you have any tips as to: route, car, equipment etc?

[HxXFromFirstToLastXx]

@alphados12 The 1 litre (ish) rule has only recently come into use. This is why you see all the old cars in these videos.

[OneMoreProd]

Well the prices may have rised, so it's best to get in contact with the people from the mongol rally website. They will give you an up to date price list... appart from the mongol rally fees and the visas, the rest is dead cheep...

[halfbakedc00kie]

Hey, considering going for this but massively confused by prices. It's £714 upfront, £800 deposit for a car and whatever else you gotta spend on food, petrol, etc?

If it was a 4 man team how much do you reckon we'd need each?

Is it free to cross the channel from England to the continent?

Thanks a lot for your help bud

[OneMoreProd]

@alphados12 : Well the cars were not big or anything. And there are no small jeeps. They are cheap japanese 4x4, that are around 1 liter. Now it's true that you may end up paying a fine for the few extra cc your car may have.... but in general, as long as your car is crap, you can do it :)

[cambio2324]

The best video I've ever seen

I'm planning to make a trip Spain-Northkapp-Spain, in a R4, I hope not to have 50 breakdowns

[23mock]

es uno de los mejores videos que he visto , sencillamente el espiritu que tenemos que tener todos. jajajajajaj

[tribalRO]

me and my team are planning to go in 2011, I have some questions?

[klempo13]

Great journey and great video! Cant wait til my Reno 4 TL is done rebuilding, i'l make long trip!

[brainspoke]

absofrkinbeautiful documentation there!!!

[baatarsansar]

good car

[ilvanezzo]

Awesome, you guys! You actually rolled the car and still finished? Amazing.

[vinceslas]

Bien joué les gars, ca donne tellement mais tellement envi!!!

[notealterate]

che canzone è ?

[OneMoreProd]

"Oh my god" from the Kaiser Chief !

[kronhjort]

you had 58 break downs???

[OneMoreProd]

yes indeed! Probably more but we didn't count the minor ones... Basicaly that's more than one a day :)

[Skoda130]

@OneMoreProd And how many of them were engine laillures? My experience is that the Cleon-engines are pretty reliable. :-) I've owned a Renault 9 (was my first car) and later on I also owned a Volvo 66, which had the 1108cc Cleon engine. (Same as the Renault 5 and 4 "GTL" engine. Only a different carburettor).

[OneMoreProd]

@Skoda130 : The main issue were electric problemes, then cooling system, then suspension and finally the chassis that gave up. But I would still do it in a renault 4 if I had to do it again.

[kronhjort]

nice video :) will be doing the Africa Rally 2009 in a trusty 4L!!

[OneMoreProd]

Yeahhh! Good luck ! Have you started preping you car?? We can give you some advices, should you need some !

[qojete]

10 pubtos buenismo el video .. saludos!!

[SilentNoise1780]

A friend and I ware looking at getting into the 2010 rally (if all goes well). Since getting mroe serious about doing this, I've watched a ton of the videos from the events, and I have to say that you guys probably have the best one to date. Great job!

[OneMoreProd]

Thank you so much and good luck for 2010! It will change your life! Please keep on sharing our video. We need as many viewer as possible as this will help us getting sponsors for our next challenge!

[Miguel1545]

Did you have any mechanical knowledge ?

[OneMoreProd]

Very little... The renault 4 is car easy to fix, and people along the way, will always be happy to help you. Very often, we had people working on our cars for hours, without asking for anything. Just be kind with the people you meet, you will be surprised by their generosity!

[OneMoreProd]

Yes there are a lot if interaction with mongolians! As there are no propoer roads and no real hotels, you rely a lot on their kindness. And, thanks god, they are extremly kind and generous. Not very talkative, and almost shy, but very generous and friendly. The best about this trip is meeting the people so easily. If you had a massive 4x4 I'm not sure you could approach them that easily. Being over exposed to risks like you are in a small car, make it easier to approach people.

[slapyalaterr]

wow. i love this vid! the mongol rally is deff. on my life goal list now. good job guys!

is there any interaction with mongolians on the way??

[kmetnapalci]

wow...nice...me to me toooo!!

[poot86]

Fucking A!

[komahoby]

I'd love to do that but i live in america :(

[OneMoreProd]

That's not a problem. There was a few americans who did it. Just show up a week before departure, get a car in ebay... and roll on! If you join the mongol rally forum then you'll find people to help you! Really worth every penny!

[exclamationpoint]

hey guys, doin the rally in '10, lookin' for tips. i'm wondering how you guys got donations from sponsors! like, the stickers and all? i'm completely clueless as to how to begin this.

[OneMoreProd]

Well, we didn't get many sponsors... We did contact a few companies, but the problem is that no one really care about having its stickers on a dusty car lost in mongolia... Still, we contacted a sticker company and told them we wanted the LONDON TO MONGOLIA stickers spread over the car. Instead they could put all the stickers they wanted on our car... For them it was not much work and they did it. We added a few stickers from a workshop that helped us ( a little) and that's it really...

[partho00]

We did the Mongol Rally 2008, If anyone's up for doing this sort of thing then join the website "loba(dot)webs(dot)com" only just setting up really but if you get a sense of adventure its the site for you!

[meetdamien]

Hey Just got recommended this video well I must admit very well put together Im sure you guys had a cool adventure. Im so envious.. trying to get one of my pals interested is easier said than done,,, greta video

[OneMoreProd]

Hey thanks for recommending us! You really should do it with someone you like. Because you spend a lot of time without washing!

[uetket]

Amazing!!!this is really adventure... beautifull soundtrack!!!! who is the name?

[poyoopopeye]

I think im not the first to congratulated you that was really amazing!! I know people who has made the rally with a sj410 and maybe it's better for the mongol road's jjaa. But your car has resisted such a hummer!!what's the soundtrack's names??

amazing video thanks for share it (sorry but my english is not really good)

[MrBUttfuck]

The song is called 'Oh My God' by the 'Kaiser Chiefs'.

[Cupide999]

Hey guys, GREAT video, perfect matching with the soundtrack and... I can only imagine, awsome trip. In fact, I am in for the 2009 edition!!!

[konto89]

guys awesome video i am rely jealous!!!!!i am planning to take part on the 2010 rally i donot think i am going to make it for 2009!!!!i have to ask you if you had to bribe anyone??and if you had any knowledge about mechanics?

[OneMoreProd]

Good for you! What car are you taking? We didn't have to bribe anyone, but that was a choice. As we were asked quite often, but we always felts like we were not in a rush and that we were in our right. So by pretending to be really dum, we never gave anything away. (Pretending that you don't understand what they are asking you, works really well! :) And for mechanics, I spent some times on forums to have at least some basic knowledge, but appart from that we were firstimers!

[konto89]

thats a good advice!i was thinking of a 2cv but i read there is a new rule:the car must be not older than 10 years so iam thinking of a micra.any other advice?

[exclamationpoint]

actually! the car has to be 10 years or younger ONLY if you plan on leaving it in Mongolia. if you drive it/ship it back, it can be older!

[bartekkaj]

i'm planning to start in next year, i'm thinking of buying Fiat 126p :) but not sure if will make it...

[OneMoreProd]

Hey! Congratulation for joining the rally! I'm sure you'll love it! Of course our R4 made it to Ulaan Bataar! No much was left working, but it made it! Good luck Baatar Boys!!!

[eddbuckpitt]

Just got in for the 2009 rally cannot bloody wait, If it's anything like this i am gonna be in my element! love the power that shouting and roaring gives you! good work boys, i wonder if the c4 made it to ulaan baatar? i may never know! watch out for the Baatar Boys next year!

[420witchdoctor]

Screw you guys, I would have bought a shitty Yugo and made it!

[muddyfox4x4]

ide pick a suzuki sj 410 as there under 1000cc and two wheel drive for the road & four wheel drive for the trickier bits! good on you lads, just wish i was 20 years younger! dont think my body would get to Folkstone!

[Jepsion]

its not about getting there, but getting there in the crappiest car possible :) a proper offroader like the sj410 is "almost" cheating :) and one can never get too old for a little adventure :)

[ejs290690]

great vid, im fukin jealous. when does the thing run as in what months, alsoyou know what the laws on for drivers under 21 in places like that?

[OneMoreProd]

Hi! Most of the cars make it in time for the party which about a month and a week later (from what I remember) If you have your visas, and a reliable car (Not sure if Micra's are better though...) you can do it pretty quickly. You can also take the Russian route which is really fast. A guy did it in 20 days last year!

Join the mongol rally website to get more feedbacks from people. Thanks for making this video popular, we need people to watch it, as it will help to get sponsors for the next one!

[Motorsheep]

Well, the micra has been labelled "insanely reliable" by some people, so I reckon we might go for it since this is our first go ever at something like this.

So you took the southern route? So far, that's our plan, too. We just think it'll be more interesting in terms of people and countryside, what with deserts and mountains and all that.

[OneMoreProd]

Maybe the Micra is good to go then. I'm just wondering if it's high enough... You wouldn't believe the size of the pot holes you'll see in Mongolia and Kazakhstan... I think the southern route is definitely the best. Kazakhstan is a must anyway. By far our favorite country of the trip. If you are in a rush, you can go through Russia, although I don't really understand the point of driving on the highway for days and days...

[Motorsheep]

Amazing. My girlfriend and I are planning to do it in 2009. Seeing that it took you 51 days, do you have an idea what the average time was for a team with a more reliable, standard car (thinking of a micra)? (and with visas ready..) The thing is I don't think we can spare that much time unless we quit our jobs. Cheers, -Phil-

[makachik]

#1 my hat is off to you all for doing the rally. Especially in a Renault. #2 fantastic video.

Question is what is the background music?

[OneMoreProd]

Hi, thanks for your comment! The music is "Oh my god" from the Kaiser Chief ! Really good track which was the only one left on our broken iPod. So it's even more appropriate :)

[Motorsheep]

One song for...how long? 51 days? Isn't that closer to torture than amusement?

Hats off to you for putting it in the video anyway ;-)

[prodeckman]

nice:P wish i could do that any time soon...

how much did you guys spend on this ordeal and on what?

cool car by the way:P

[OneMoreProd]

In Total we spent around €8000 for both of us, including price of the car, rally fees, and prep of the car. Our Renault 4L was bought for only €400 on eBay! Then we forcked a bit less than €1000 for preparation. Rally fee was around €1500, and most of the money went on visas (And to fligh back from Ulaan Bataar)... Food and accomodation is dead cheap. Seriously, just do it, the world is changing fast! Good luck!

[prodeckman]

thanks:P i think 8000 is a fair price to pay for such an adventure. as soon as i get my drivers license i'll be on my way!

[SQUARENOISE]

how did you guys do for the orientation? Any advice we need to know before leaving??

great touch dude

[OneMoreProd]

Well, orientation is quite easy in fact. You need a compass and a map. Then you always find someone to ask (at least once a day), and if you don't, just follow the most rescent tracks made by the tires from other cars... It always ends up somewhere... Anyway, if you ask your way in Mongolia, the only answer they will give you is "Straight on!" so good luck :)

[SQUARENOISE]

ok dude !!!  "Straight on!"

[taivnaaa]

awesome video! wut happend to the car? how did it end up on its side?

[OneMoreProd]

We left the car in Ulaan Bataar. This is part of the "Mongol Rally" rules. You have to leave what's left of your car to a charity... Not too sure they got something out of our car! :) We ended up on the side as the chassis broke suddently and it dug itself in the ground. We did a complete flip over with the car!

[4GTL]

Wonderfull!!!!!!! The R4 is the best over the world.

[Delta9son]

This looks like fun.

[m3rcuryd3ath]

i have no clue how I came upon this video, but what you and your brother did seems like it was AMAZING.

id love to do something similar someday.

i have traveled all across europe many times, but simply getting in a little car and just GOING wwithout a plan would be so fun

[RammoCheese]

Brilliant Video! Makes me jealous though:P. What's this about your plans for a Paris to NY rally??:D... Is there any information I can get on it at this time anywhere?

[OneMoreProd]

Hi there,

We are planning this trip, and we've called it "The Mondial Rally". Summer 09 we'll go from Paris to NY. So far we are just trying to sort out the route we will take, and this summer we'll start working on the car...

We'll put up a website soon! Thanks for sharing this video as much as possible, it will help us find sponsors!

[ardvaar0]

top bit of film guys, loved it!

Should have been in a 2CV, would never have turned over ;-]

[majortom47589]

Dudes!! You guys flipped your car on its side!! Top notch dudes!! I plan on goin the race 09

[OneMoreProd]

Nope! We are planning on "creating" a new rally for 2009. Just like "Long Way Round" from Paris to New York through Siberia and Alaska... With a Lada Niva. :)

[spasticteapot]

Very cool!

How much did it cost to participate in this rally?

[OneMoreProd]

Well, in total we spent about € 7000 for two months, including the car preparation and the plane ticket. Well worth it!

[majortom47589]

Sounds ausome, sign me up, I suppose you're going to have the same car requirments right? Man that sounds fun, I'd love to go on something like that!

[mytubepalma]

Wicked!!!...did you guys finish?

[OneMoreProd]

Yes we did!!!! After 51 days! No need to say, the car was a mess ;)

[rogertrucker]

Not bad, eh!

[richardknyght]

I can't believe you rolled it! Great stuff