Preparations

Britany Robinson of Stars on the Ceiling kindly interviewed us for the blog about our rally and post rally plans. Here's the wonderful result of that interview--thanks so much, Britany! http://sotcblog.com/2013/05/15/mongol-rally-team-dixie-chickens-piles-into-a-school-bus-for-rtw-trip/  ...

What an amazing day we had four our fundraiser on Saturday, April 27th at the Seanachai Pub on Johns Island! The weekend started with our finally getting to meet our Chicago-based teammates, Eric Krause and Chris Garbacz, who are just as fun as we'd hoped! Other...

Saturday is shaping up to be a great day of entertainment!  We'll be at Seanachai Social Club starting at 4pm--look for the big yellow bus! 3157 Maybank Highway on Johns Island.  Big thanks to Gerry for hosting us for the big event! Bands start at 4:30...

We are delighted to announce our Spring Fundraiser is scheduled for April 27th at 4pm! There will be great food, live music, and the chance to learn more about our crazy plans and meet some of the folks who are riding with us on the bus!...

Wow, we just got word that the Rally launch is going to be at DOVER CASTLE! Not only are we going to get to have a huge party at a famous 12th century castle (the largest in England), but we'll also get plenty of photo ops...

Here's a great video from our friends at the Adventurists--look quick at the .32 mark to see the chair lift sidecar of Grif Peterson's 2big2failbus from 2011. ...

This is a great introduction to "What is the Mongol Rally?" and also features our own Dixie Chicken, Jan Monaghan, with her team from last year, the Wheelie Wanderers.  We can't wait to join in the fun! ...

Our good friend Bruce Jackson created these great custom roof racks for the bus over the past few weeks, and threw in the great safety blue color as the perfect accent for our big yellow bus. These racks are designed to hold up to all...

We hosted Mongol Rally veterans Will Houtz and Tommy Schultz for a long weekend in January. Their team, Quarter-Life Crisis, completed the 2012 Rally in a Toyota pickup truck. Will and Tommy both were enthusiastic about our bus plans, and agreed to come give us...

Thursday December 13, 2014 a group of our friends boarded the short bus for a ride through the local Festival of Lights, a Christmas light extravaganza at the County Park. 14 of us joined in the fun, riding two-to-a-seat with Don at the wheel. We...