Team Popcorn 1 | Elephant Charge

16 Years
2008 - 2024

Dust, sweat & gears

Team Popcorn 1

Team Popcorn 1 have entered 4 charges since 2020 , completing the course 3 times and raising $25,305 for conservation in Zambia.

The team's best leg was the Fuchs Elephant Charge 2021 when they charged from LHMP to UAG in 2.11km, 251m or 1.14 times over the straight line distance of 1.86km. They were 17^th place out of 26 teams on this leg.

Winner of the Castle Fleming Trophy for the shortest overall distance (2023)

Fuchs Elephant Charge 2023 - Funswer River

Entered in a yellow 1950 Jeep Defender 1 as car no 48. Raised $8,620. Completed the course in a distance of 34 km and were placed 1^st out of 27 entires overall.

Castle Fleming Trophy - 1^st place for the shortest overall distance
3^rd place for the shortest net distance

Fuchs Elephant Charge 2022 - Chinwambishi

Entered in a yellow 1950 Jeep Defender 1 as car no 48. Raised $6,018. Completed the course in a distance of 31 km and were placed 12^th out of 26 entires overall.

Fuchs Elephant Charge 2021 - Matakula

Entered in a yellow 1950 Jeep Defender 1 as car no 48. Raised $5,667. Completed 3 checkpoints and were placed 28^th out of 34 entires overall.

Fuchs Elephant Charge 2020 - Kawanga River

Entered in a white 1987 Landrover Defender 3 as car no 48. Raised $5,000. Completed the course in a distance of 24 km and were placed 13^th out of 25 entires overall.

2^nd place for the shortest distance by a new team

The money raised by Team Popcorn 1 has supported conservation in Zambia through these organisations and projects:

Chitungulu Foundation

Shinganda-Lumba Conservancy

Conservation South Luangwa

The Wildlife Crime Prevention Project

Game Rangers International

Zambian Carnivore Programme

Musekese Conservation

Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage

Project Luangwa

Elephant Charge Conservation Project

Birdwatch Zambia

Chipembele Wildlife Education Trust

Wildlife & Environmental Conservation Society of Zambia

Nsumbu Tanganyika Conservation Programme - SUFINA

International Crane Foundation

Conservation Lower Zambezi

Chifwema Arboretum

Mark Terken Special Project

Livingstone Conservation and Tourism Society