I wonder if they use harnessed mini-yetis to scrape all the snow and ice from the cars while in motion, which would in itself create another first: the mini-yeti in-motion car scraping championship! And the pirate who's gold is the prize happens to be the presenter in Vladivostok. You'd be surprised what a new eye-patch and a thorough wax job can do for the few-toothed and peg-legged. Only in the new wild west.
posted by garfield at 02:57 PM on March 01, 2005
And there's me getting car-sick after a two-hour drive...
posted by afx237vi at 04:04 PM on March 01, 2005
I wish this were televised, a la Dakar.
posted by Philfromhavelock at 05:03 PM on March 01, 2005
It's such a crazee idea it might just work. Or maybe not.
posted by squealy at 06:13 PM on March 01, 2005
In Soviet Russia, gold pounds you.
posted by rocketman at 10:39 AM on March 02, 2005
That much gold is $138,932.00 (USD), approximately...does that sound right? Seems kind of low for something like a race across Russia. But I don't know if 3,846,704.90 Russian roubles is a lot of money or if that is a correct calculation/conversion.
posted by chris2sy at 10:58 AM on March 02, 2005
Ahhhh, such a lovely day for a drive.... to DOOM.
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 01:32 PM on March 01, 2005