Students' 10,000-mile charity drive
18 Jun 10
Four Scottish students are set to go on a long drive across 21 countries in the name of charity - and the environment.
The students of sustainable development, from St Andrews University, will drive 10,000 miles to Mongolia's capital city Ulaanbaator in a biodiesel car to take part in the Mongol Rally and raise money for the Mercy Corps charity.
They will set out from Goodwood, West Sussex, on July 24 and reach their destination in four to six weeks' time.
The team - known as the Green Yaks - claim that such a long drive has never been taken in a biodiesel vehicle before.
Biodiesel is a fuel based on vegetable oil or an animal fat.
Team leader Teddy Wadsworth said: "We wanted to do something extraordinary with our summer holidays, and travelling all the way to Mongolia in a car that already has 199,000 miles on the clock, one broken window and that's fuelled by biodiesel will certainly be a little different.
"The BP oil spill has shown exactly how important alternative fuels like biodiesel are too, so we're happy to be able to have our adventure, raise funds for charity and do our bit for the environment too."
http://mongolrally.theadventurists.com/ (Mongol Rally)
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