w-mongolrally.jpg Preparing for their huge journey across Europe and Asia as part of the Mongol Rally are Wanaka quartet (from left) Conor Rutherford, Jonty Barton, Nick Ainge-Roy and Quinn Thompson. Four Wanaka lads are preparing to head overseas to take part in the 16,000km Mongol Rally from London to Siberia that starts in July, a trip they describe as a ''once-in-a-lifetime opportunity''. The foursome had been planning on taking part in the rally for years, since Mr Thompson suggested it one lunchtime at Mount Aspiring College. ''We never thought we'd actually get round to it, but now it's come at the right time,'' Mr Ainge-Roy said. No-one in the group had ever done such a journey before, although Mr Barton did note they ''went camping up the West Coast once''.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 14, 2019 15:33 UTC