paul the 6th
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| posted on 24/7/08 at 09:29 AM |
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1128 miles in 16 hours 
From mayrhofen in austria at 12pm luncthime, up through germany (covered all of germany in just 5 hours - average speed was about 100) and then
through belgium and upto calais. 2 cans of red bull and couple of pro plus, caned it up the m1 and got home about 4am
I was fecked. Mind you I'm in switzerland now and on wednesday last week I drove from York to strasbourg (700 miles) in 13 hours because the
tomtom took us on a 100 mile learning curve
[Edited on 24/7/08 by paul the 6th]
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Jasper
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| posted on 24/7/08 at 09:51 AM |
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In one day southern Germany to Brighton - about 700 miles ...... and did that trip 3 times in 2 weeks.....
If you're not living life on the edge you're taking up too much room.
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pbura
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| posted on 24/7/08 at 10:14 AM |
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Drove from Cleveland, Ohio, to West Palm Beach, Florida, to collect a car. 2400 miles in 48 hours, so I averaged 50mph even when I was sleeping.
Not a mean trick seeing as I was hauling a trailer and limited to about 62mph.
Pete
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Marcus
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| posted on 24/7/08 at 12:02 PM |
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Done the S of F run a few times myself, the memorable on was in the Locost. Frejus to Doncaster in a day Comes in at just over 1000 miles. Stopped
every 2 hours for fuel wether we needed to or not. The rest was a good idea. I felt as if I could have done it again the next day!
Comfy these Locost thingies.
Marcus
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 24/7/08 at 12:35 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by alistairolsen
as for most in a day, Ive done oban to tunbridge wells and back, twoing one way in 26 hrs or so which was a killer
An earthling day is 24hrs 
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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alistairolsen
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| posted on 24/7/08 at 12:56 PM |
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I got a packet of special 28 hrs days when i was ordering spare boxes of expletives for the garage.
They are NLS now, but they were amazing for stuff like this.
If they had been cheaper id have risked using the extra hours to sleep!
If you want to be pernikity I made it back as far as glasgow inside 24 hrs including changing the bearings on the trailer
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richard thomas
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| posted on 24/7/08 at 10:10 PM |
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When I moved to Scotland a few years back I did a full day shift in South Wales, drove to Elgin in Scotland in a 7.5 tonne truck after collecting it
and loading it up at my old house, unloaded in the new house in Elgin, turned around and drove back, dropped off truck in S. Wales, picked up family
and drove back to Elgin in the car. 1800 miles and was up from Friday morning until Sunday.
Looking back, bit daft really....couldn't do it now!! However since moving back a couple of years ago I have regularly driven from S. Wales to
Elgin and back once a week.
Think that's why I look so old.....
Did S. Wales to Le Mans in the Luego 2 weeks ago - that did knacker me out...went via Dover - Calais.
[Edited on 24/7/08 by richard thomas]
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martyn_16v
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| posted on 25/7/08 at 09:02 AM |
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I do London to Paris and back in a day every now and then at work. 12 minute naps are the daddy!
Seriously, stop lots, take a nap every few hours. French motorways and services are so much nicer than ours though, makes it a bit easier to do.
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