We did it. Team Ironsides was represented at Dave's Place in Ulaan Bataar at about 7pm last night. Our last few days spent in Mongolia involved some pretty amazing and intense driving through all kinds of terrain, several problems and break downs and a lot of dust. About 450 km away from UB we came across Jack Osborne's (a British celebrity for those of you who dont know of him) convoy with a broken down vehicle (something with the tire and the wheel arch) and so of course we stopped so Kiwi Chris could lend his expert hand. We ended up camping right there that night with that whole crew - making ourselves a camp fire and everything! The next day Team Dzogchen and the Osborne crew set off early cuz they needed to find replacement tires and deal with other small issues. The rest of us set off on our final day of driving at around 8:30 a.m. Tommy was with the Kiwis in their SJ as usual and I jumped in with Team Endo in theirs. The Kiwis sped on ahead, so our car ended up being well behind both them and Team Dzogchen, and at about 100 km out of Ulaan Bataar we blew the suspension on the right side (having already blown the left suspension a few days before in the middle of the desert...another long story). We decided to limp on, at about 15km an hour, over very bumpy roads. It was excruciating. Fudge did an amazing job driving and I did my best to DJ and stay positive while Tim nursed an upset stomache in the back. At one point Fudge saw a cow skull on the side of the road so we strapped it to the front bonnet of the car...Finally, finally, after what seemed like an eternity, we saw the city in the distance. I have never been so happy to see a city in my life. We rolled in to Dave's Place, a bar in the center of town that has been designated as the finish line for the rally, at about 7pm, pulling in just behind Team Dzogchen's Micra (and actually smashing in to the back of it as had become standard practice), stepped out of the car to a round of applause coming from all ralliers etc who were already there, out on the patio of the bar. After many hugs and general jubilation, Dave himself came down and handed us our free beers. I cant convey the feeling of satisfaction, relief and joy felt at that moment. It is a bit hard to believe it is all over but I can say that I am ready to get home and NOT spend all day, everyday driving/sitting in a car, covered in dust. More details, a sum-up blog and pictures will come once we all return safely Stateside. As always, thanks to all of you for your support. Team Ironsides is proud to announce the completion of Mongol Rally 2007.