we did it!         we reached the finish-line in ulaanbaatar on the 16th of august 2014!            have a look in our logbook for pictures and stories about our adventure!

The Team

Born and raised in Austria, the three Baatarnators have fought together in school, university and business to make the world a better place. Having failed to do so in the last couple of years they now take a break, travel far away, and having arrived there they will try to come up with a new plan for the world-better-place-thing.


Patrick

Patrick Praher

A gifted adventurer, primarily in the Internet jungle. Since he was a small boy Patrick always wanted to see Ulaanbaatar. Now it's finally happening: As the chief passenger-seat-warmer Patrick is the main source for passenger-seat-heat and will provide the Baatarnators with professional seat-warmth on the 13.000 kilometer trip to Mongolia. For more than 24 years, Patrick trained for this challenge, and now is one of the top-seat-warmers on this planet. We are proud to have Patrick as a distinguished professional in his field on board!

Special abilities:

  • Bring chairs and car seats to pleasant sitting-temperatures

  • Wiper water exchange expert

  • Bribing Incentivizing officials and other legal challenges

Marco

Marco Praher

Born for the road Marco (24) finally will realize his dream of a journey that takes him more than a 100 kilometers far away from his home. His previous record was 89, and his daily commute to work (34 kilometers) already prepared him well, so therefore we do not have to worry regarding homesickness or worse. As our expert for travel-snacks and as the personal team-DJ for the Baatarnators Marco will provide the perfect atmosphere for a relaxed trip to which we are all looking forward already.

Features:

  • Marco's cassette collection brings the perfect vibe to our Rally Car

  • Visa and weather expert

  • Responsible for snacks on the go

Dominik

Dominik Aumayr

Titled Navigateur par excellence Dominik is our replacement for the booed-by-the-organizers GPS. As a marketing expert, he builds the most beautiful and best websites for Mongol Rally teams that this world has ever seen. His skills as a communicator between cultures will be tested in supermarkets and petrol stations in the remotest areas of (Kasach-/Usbeki-/Tadschiki-/Kirgi-) stan and thus he will proof to be our reliable source of food and fuel.

Included:

  • Is fluent in every language, even if he does not understand a word

  • Navigation (aka asking for directions)

  • Interpreting maps

Together they will try to reach Ulaanbaatar as unscathed as possible and yet not entirely problem-free. What exactly they want to prove, and how this will work out is still in the unknown. But one thing is sure: They definitely will keep you up-to-date in the logbook.

The Baatarnators
The Baatarnators: Dominik, Patrick und Marco (© Volker Weihbold, OÖN)