one of the guys that is racing this yearleon.joining us "right this minute" via skype from i don't even know where. i guess the obvious question is why put yourself through such a crazy, dangerous adventure. >> unfortunately we crashed in romania. for some reason i'd like to do it again because i have this urge to do it again. >> tell us about the vehicle you're in because we're seeing some strange stuff in this video. >> mine is one of the less strange cars. in fact we get lots of waves and lots of honks. >> when do you give up? >> we will not give up. we are going to reach mongolia. >> where are you right now? >> in crack ou, poland. for every moving mile i will donate a book to an underprivileged child in the u.s. >> when you watch this video, you're not going to be surprised that i call him rocket. that is a gopher. do you see where he's made his home? he has made his home at the cosmodrome. that's where the russians send up their space station stuff. >> oh, my gosh. he's right at the launch pad. >> a space agency official le