The request for participation

To: office@budapestbamako.org

Nev: Mikal Gule

Megkereses targya: I have questions

Uzenet: Hi,

First of all I was wondering if the race has ever been done in a funeral hearse?

We, me and a couple friends from Norway, would really like to attend the rally. Probably in a mercedes funeral hearse they are so cute and well designed for desert conditions.

And we have heard that black is the new black.

We are planing to do so in style. Style meaning suits and keeping the style and cool of funeral agents at all times, well as well as can be done under the conditions (who says a long tail coat needs to have sleeves?). Of course it would be way cool if we had some coffins to slept in, but I think that would be kind of hard as we (probably) want to be 3 and need to put in an extra seat in the back of the hearse. Oh, and need room for stuff like fuel and water and prostitutes and tires and spare parts and all that.

We are planing to make a documentary (or some kind of mockumentary) depending on what we are able to arrange. As this idea just sprang to life we have not been in contact with any tv-stations or production companies, but even if we don\'t get backing by them we will make some sort of film during the rally (I have experience from making a mockumentary - though I got to say that my film work is steady as an epileptic on speed at a rave... Well, much can be saved with some creative use of Final Cut).

So, I wonder if this kind of thing qualifies for the spirit category?

With best regards,
Mikal