Car .40's 2020 Rhino Charge fundraiser

Peter Thompson is raising money for Rhino Ark

Participants: Shaun "balls of steel" Miller, Peter "2tonne" Francombe, Ross "Vapeman" Field, Marcus "Bunghand" Raynor, Toby "Simba" Francombe, Pistol "SexAppeal" Pete

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2020 Rhino Charge · 23 August 2019

Rhino Ark raises money for the building of electric eco-fences around mountain ecosystems in Kenya, namely Aberdare National Park, Mt. Kenya and Mau Eburu. These provide an "ark" for wildlife such as rhino, leopard, elephant and mountain bongo as well as protecting vital upland watertables of Kenya

Story

The Rhino Charge is an annual off-road 4×4 competition held in Kenya in which entrants are required to visit 13 points (guard posts) scattered over approximately 100 km² of rough terrain within a 10 hour period. Entrants are supplied with a 1:50,000 scale map of the venue, co-ordinates of the 13 guard posts and their start position the night before the event. Each competitor must plot the guard posts on the map and decide his/her route. The winner is the competitor who visits the most guard posts in the shortest distance (GPS measured). The event is organised in order to raise funds to support the activities of the Rhino Ark Kenya Charitable Trust, an NGO which works towards a noble cause: the conservation and protections of Kenya’s mountain range ecosystems, the so-called “Water Towers”.


The competition is in its 32nd incarnation this year and Car. 40 has competed in 7 of them. The team is made of experienced folk who have competed in many more charges. Shaun "balls of steel" Miller our driver. Peter "2tonne" Francombe our navigator and Ross "Vapeman" Field, Marcus "Bunghand" Raynor, Toby "Simba" Francombe and yours truly Pistol "Sexappeal" Pete our illustrious runners. For myself this is my 5th charge (still a young pup). Our team aims to raise as much funds as possible namely for the Rhino Ark and their continuing conservation efforts within Kenya's water towers but also so that we may compete in the Rhino Charge. Boys and their toys! Give a bit!

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US$36.85
+ US$9.21 Gift Aid
Online
US$36.85
Offline
US$0.00

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