Large journeys

[leslad]

Helped a mate move from Bristol to Paris this weekend, a Luton van full of his and his family's belongings, 820 mile round journey in 2.5 days. Feeling completely goosed but also proud of us; but then I also considered I'm not ignorant to the fact that these measly stats most likely pale in comparison to journeys made by the GOT community and all of the carspeople of the world - especially those who live in the most remote reaches.

So, what's yer biggest and baddest drives?

 

[Bedfordblue]

 

[The binman chronicles]

Did 440 miles within 14 hours for the Burnley game, if that counts. Only spent about 7.5 hours of that driving.

I'd imagine driving in Paris knocks years off a person's life and makes it feel like you've done double the distance. Especially in a van.

 

[Nymzee]

Did 440 miles within 14 hours for the Burnley game, if that counts. Only spent about 7.5 hours of that driving.

I'd imagine driving in Paris knocks years off a person's life and makes it feel like you've done double the distance. Especially in a van.

Not if you’re properly dressed for the occasion.

 

[Rita_Poon]

@BlueInNZ

 

[Sinski]

Have done this trip several times. Once by myself in one day.

 

[Rapidvienna]

Have done this trip several times. Once by myself in one day.

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Me and my lad did the Sydney-Brisbane-sydney trip last July for the first Lions test, the return leg without an overnight stop. I can’t imagine going all the way to Melbourne.

 

[Sinski]

Me and my lad did the Sydney-Brisbane-sydney trip last July for the first Lions test, the return leg without an overnight stop. I can’t imagine going all the way to Melbourne.

Sydney Brisbane is easy. I did that trip for the Everton game a few years ago. Its only about 9-10 hours.

 

[vini]

Did Barcelona to Italy in one stint in a vehicle limited to 90kph and having to stop every 4 hours to refuel. Took 20 odd hours I seem to remember.

 

[Rita_Poon]

Did Barcelona to Italy in one stint in a vehicle limited to 90kph and having to stop every 4 hours to refuel. Took 20 odd hours I seem to remember.

 

[GoldenToffee]

Nothing spectacular, longest was Buffalo to Washington DC which according to Google Maps is about 400 miles, and the Wirral to near Basel in Switzerland which is around 750 miles and 13 hours.

 

[cronullasharks]

Sydney Brisbane is easy. I did that trip for the Everton game a few years ago. Its only about 9-10 hours.

I've done Sydney-Brisbane & Sydney-Melbourne a few times. Horrifically boring highways

 

[The Binman]

Helped a mate move from Bristol to Paris this weekend, a Luton van full of his and his family's belongings, 820 mile round journey in 2.5 days. Feeling completely goosed but also proud of us; but then I also considered I'm not ignorant to the fact that these measly stats most likely pale in comparison to journeys made by the GOT community and all of the carspeople of the world - especially those who live in the most remote reaches.

So, what's yer biggest and baddest drives?

I could chip in here a little

I bought a 50cc moped, Yamaha neos 50, glorious metallic blue, off eBay for
250 notes, stuck some panniers on it, and rode it Athens in Greece. This following a discussion with a Yamaha mechanic in altrincham yammy shop, saying he hoped there was a van behind me picking up all the bits that were to drop off, saying it would get out the country.
Anyway, went for a moped race round silverstone, via the sand traps, met a nice mr mansell who thought we were mental. Went through the Black Forest’s, over the alps - the shop at the top met with a massive booming German and his wife for drinks, also met tapper Hedron drummer I think from the clash… and pootled the coastal roads or Croatia it was amazingly good!!

2,500 miles or so

 

[The Binman]

I also bought a robin reliant and drove that through France, Denmark, Sweden, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Germany, Holland and a couple of other countries…

Which was brilliant, apart from the cd player literally blowing up 10 mins into the journey, and the wipers flying off!! All good fun!

 

[Kurt.]

Got a mega trip later today …. 3 hour drive to Shrewsbury