Street wins Rally Mongolia

From Klim Technical Riding Gear

American Rally ace Jonah Street dominated eight days and 3,700km of Rally Mongolia navigation racing, taking four-out-of-seven individual stage victories and maintaining more than a three-hour advantage over the nearest bike competitor at the finish.

Street raced a borrowed Yamaha WR450.

With his victory, Street becomes the first American to win the Rally Mongolia and adds a sixth continent to his "where-I've-raced" record.

It was on short notice that Street even decided to enter the 2010 Rally Mongolia. But with persistent influence from his Rally Pan Am teammate and friend Mike Shirley (finishing 14th overall, eighth in the bike classification in his first rally) and the dedication of his faithful sponsors, Street fully committed and signed up a few weeks before the beginning of the event.

Shirley and Street were the first Americans to race Rally Mongolia.

Canada was well represented in the race as well. Rounding out the North American three-pack was Newfoundland's Mike Buhler. After falling short of getting to Mongolia last year, Buhler made it happen in 2010 and finished his first rally safely, notching 24th overall and earning 14th place in the bike class in his rookie effort.

Buhler has been documenting his Rally Dreams series on www.ridetherock.com.