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Dick of the day

Mongolia 5000 will continue the time honoured tradition born out of the Africa 100 adventure in 2012. Every evening members of the group will be nominated and presented with one (or more) of three renowned Awards: DOTD (Dick Of The Day), HTFU (Harden The F’Up) and Bad Ass.

Points for “Dick of the Day” are earned by being late and monumentally stupid. There are always contenders. The winner wears a suitable badge of honour for the following day rather like the ‘maillot jaune’.

Day 11 – Gobby

Lost

Nomination from The BOK for GOBBY.

He made a decisively wrong decision. He found a camera in the Quartermaster and decided to return it to the camp, believing that he could then catch up the rest of the group. However, he lost contact with the main group and delayed everyone at the beginning of a 200km day journey. Unanimous decision.

Day 06

Crime committed

SLEAZY offered a nomination by saying that there was a “crime”. Someone was driving the blue Grenadier and didn’t stop at a junction to guide the following vehicle. He misled the audience by saying that BIGGLES was in the blue car. However, it was a self nomination and was rejected by the group, as even though it was correct and he should have received the award, self nominations are just not accepted.

No DOTD today.

 

Day 05

No awards

It was a day off the road. Bits of repair work on the Bentleys and Land Rovers ably carried out by MICHELIN, DAUB and their new apprentice, HOT LIPS. For the rest of us it was Eagle Hunters, Snow Leopard searching and just no real DOTD opportunities.

The readers may be worrying that we have all gone soft; but the next few days will be full on driving with plenty of adventure and chances to mess it up…….

Watch this space!!

Day 04

Have you read the blog

BUSPASS decided to mention, rather than nominate, DD for one particular statement where she asked BUSPASS if he had ever read the Blog; but as he writes it then it was a very stupid question. However, he relented.

CLOGS also deserved a mention (highlighted by PEACHY) for his circumnavigation of the petrol service station. Having been in prime position; he then, in typical Dutch fashion, decided that there was a better position in another queue on the other side of the forecourt. Sadly, he was mistaken.

However, the group decided (somewhat kindly or perhaps even softly) to forgive this aberration.

So, no real hard nominations and no winner.

Day 03 – The Hack

Misplaced Mobile Mahem!

CHILIPHILI nominated HACK for the huge panic that ensued when HACK temporarily lost his phone. All the film footage and interviews of the day was on it. Cars went back to search and as CHILIPHILI used the “FindMyPhone” App to discover that it was in HACK’s secret jacket pocket!!
LOUISVILLE LIP nominated BJ for getting the Dakar Rally prepared Porsche stuck in the sand. BJ opined that it had only happened as he was following instructions to pull over to allow the Bentleys to pass.
HOTLIPS nominated LOUISVILLE LIP for thinking that his car had broken down when in fact he had run out of petrol.
By unanimous decision, HACK received the DOTD award.
Harden The F**k Up Award (HTFU)
No nominations. It had been a big team day and that is reflected in detail in Jim’s Blog.
Bad Ass (BA) 
BUSPASS nominated MICHELIN for his incredibly inventive efforts in repairing two Bentleys and one Land Rover on the hoof on what was an extremely attritional day. The teamwork was incredible with DAUB worthy of special mention for his efforts helping MICHELIN fix the Bentleys. The Vote was unanimous and MICHELIN received the very rare Bad Ass Award.
Day 02 – Lovejoy

Lovejoy loves DOTD

LOVEJOY has not worn his DOTD jacket all day; but then compounded this error by not wearing it to the dinner. Therefore, he does not relinquish and carries on.
HACK then nominated himself for DOTD for leaving his room mates (CLOGS and LOUISVILLE LIP) behind for the evening’s sundowner. The group thought that very noble; but rejected his selfless nomination.
The vote was in the majority and Lovejoy carries his haul to three consecutive DOTD Awards. A rare feat indeed! Well done LOVEJOY.
However, for missing the sundowner (DAUB suggested that they were spooning) CLOGS and LOUISVILLE LIP were unanimously nominated.
Day 01 – Michelin and Lovejoy

Ahead of the game

It is very early in the journey, therefore nominations were quite sparse. Inevitably, the unanimous decisions were retrospective. Lovejoy and Michelin were awarded double DOTDs for not turning up to the pre-Mongolia5000 dinner in early May. Perhaps a little harsh; but then there never is any mercy shown!

HARDEN THE F’ UP and BAD ASS did not receive any proper nominations, although there were a few muttering from BUSPASS and PEACHY for CHILIPHILY and his consumption of cheesecake; but they garnered no real support.

 

Day -20 – Michelin and Lovejoy

Ahead of the game

A phenomenal performance by MICHELIN and LOVEJOY getting themselves nominated for Dick Of The Day (in absentia) even before we start Mongolia 5000, for totally missing the  briefing dinner on the 9th May. One of the most important dates in the calendar and both were dicking around doing something else, far less important! Well done boys you get off to a flying start and will hit the road in Mongolia wearing the very new, very visible DOTD Gillet, fresh out of the packet. See you there!