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TWO men from north Clare will next month take on the world’s most challenging road race in an effort to raise money for charity. Andy Bash- er and Sean Walshe will tackle the Mongol Rally, which takes drivers cross country through thousands of miles from London to Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia.
The rally leaves Hyde Park in Lon- don on July 19, after which drivers are allowed to choose their own route to Mongolia. Only 200 cars are tak- ing part in this year’s event – chosen from the 40,000 plus who applied to make the journey.
The race is limited to | litre cars and the lads will be using a 1991 Nis-
san Micra on their fundraising trip.
‘Every team that takes part has to raise at least 1,000 pounds sterling for charity but obviously we want to raise a lot more than that,” said aUKOWe
“Different teams have different ways that they manage it but we de- cided right from the very start that we would be paying for the trip 100 per cent ourselves so that everything we raise will go to our charity cho- sen charity which is Christina Nobel Children’s Charity.”
The Christina Nobel Charity is an Irish charity which works with the thousands of children who live in poverty on the streets in Mongolia.
‘Ulaanbaatar is actually the coldest city in the world. It is constantly mi-
nus 40 during the winter and the con- ditions are terrible for the children. Most of them have to live down the Sewers,’ said Sean.
“Christina Nobel works out there providing first aid and medical at- tention for the street children. The government won’t let charities give out food because they think it will encourage the kids to come out onto the street. She has set up an orphan- age and a charitable hospital for the people there.
“Christina Nobel has one of the lowest administration percentages of any charity so almost all the money donated goes straight to the people who need it.”
This Friday the latest installment of North Clare’s regular clubnight, the
Funkion Room, will take place with all money made on the night going to Andy and Sean’s journey.
Pet Tong (London) and Tokin White Boy (Limerick) will be in residence for the night in Cliffs of Moher Hotel in Liscannor.
For more details or to sponsor the lads contact Sean at 085 7201494 or donate money to a specially set up account at the Ennistymon AIB, sort code 93-51-58, account number One Tes OOP