 In 2008, the Gobi March took place just one month after the devastating earthquake in Sichuan Province on 12 May, so that year RacingThePlanet put together a special auction whereby friends and families of competitors could bid to buy a hot shower for three competitors at the end of the 90 km Stage 5 of the event.An unheard of and never-to-be-repeated luxury.The auction raised almost US$30,000 for the Red Cross disaster fund.