Hello folks,

I'm not about Mudcat much these days, but I thought I'd give a quick and shameless plug to what I'm doing in my summer holidays, namely driving from London to Ulaan Bataar in a small hatchback car with a 1000cc engine costing less than £150 quid.

It's for charity. And I will be planting extra tomatoes on my balcony to carbon offset.

Loughstockers will be very pleased that our main sponsor is Feckin' Irish Whiskey, and every bottle of said drink you purchase online will result in a percentage donation to our nominated charities - Mercy Corps, Hope and Homes for Children, and the Northern Ireland Cancer Fund for Children.
Our team name? Feckin' Irish Rovers

This is us: Feckin' Irish Rovers
We'll have a proper, dedicated web site soon.

This is the rally: The Mongol Rally

To add to the excitement the team leader is the unluckiest car owner ever and has had more cars than he's had years on this earth, the second team member can't drive, and I'm on a medically restricted licence.

My mammy and daddy said I can go though, cos I'm 31 and they can't really stop me.