Around the World in 80 Clays

A third of the way around the earth, from Europe to Mongolia via a plethora of countries most people haven't heard of in a car that has an engine with no bigger than 1 litre. Starting from England, Spain and Italy, the rally finishes in the Mongolian capital Ulaan Baatar around four weeks and a whole heap of adventure later.
This year Alasdair Bremner and David Binns will set forth on a 10000 mile journey taking them through Turkey, Iran, Turkmenistan Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and the Mongolian steppe along some of the worst roads in the world.  As Lecturers in Ceramics they know a lot about pots but not a lot about cars.
What happens between the start, the deserts, mountains, wilderness and bandits is anyone's guess. In a normal year just over half the teams make the finish line in one piece.

With a traditional kick wheel strapped to the roof of the car the team will throw some pots along the route and after the rally will auction a number of pieces made by David Binns that incorporate material gathered along the route. Making some of the most well travelled contemporary ceramics in history!

For more information and to keep up to date with team developments and check out our rally page. You can also find out more info about the rally and track our progress here when the rally kicks off on the 18th of July from Goodwood Racetrack.

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