LEJOG in 9h36m in an AUDI (what else?)

This is the place for posts that don't fit into any other category.
andy5
(Donor 2022)
Posts: 434
Joined: 05 Nov 2010, 13:40
x 103

Re: LEJOG in 9h36m in an AUDI (what else?)

Unread post by andy5 »

400 bhp, extra fuel tank, 6 years planning :rofl2:

My Xantia 110 bhp diesel has managed faster than that, albeit elsewhere, and on less than half the fuel. All this prat needed to do was drive across Germany instead, no extra fuel tank, no radar detectors, no flirting with speed cameras, no special planning, no press coverage, third of the fuel cost, happens every day.
Top
User avatar
NewcastleFalcon
Posts: 26399
Joined: 25 Feb 2009, 10:40
x 7162

Re: LEJOG in 9h36m in an AUDI (what else?)

Unread post by NewcastleFalcon »

I think this young man and his associates have probably achieved what they set out to do...

Achieve a bit of publicity/notoriety/controversy by doing (imo of course) a pointless/useless/meaningless/selfish/reckless stunt of no value whatsoever. Part of me would would wish the appropriate comeuppance to check any smugness or pride in his "great achievement" (sarcasm emoticon required) he may stupidly feel.

Meanwhile our own local news reported that a team from Newcastle University, have been able to 3D print corneas in 10 minutes after painstaking research, and announced the fact this week. Further progress in bringing these into use will take another 5 years and be dependant on securing funding,

What deserves the greater publicity? What gets the most publicity?

Well unfortunately I fear the "stupid stunt" more often than not wins.

Regards Neil
Only One AA Box left
687 Trinity, Jersey
Top
User avatar
bobins
(Donor 2025)
Posts: 6827
Joined: 05 Jul 2012, 18:07
x 3545

Re: LEJOG in 9h36m in an AUDI (what else?)

Unread post by bobins »

NewcastleFalcon wrote: 31 May 2018, 07:41
Well unfortunately I fear the "stupid stunt" more often than not wins.

Regards Neil



Is that a typo ? :wink:
Top
User avatar
Stickyfinger
(Donor 2016)
Posts: 11742
Joined: 28 Mar 2013, 21:05
x 1973

Re: LEJOG in 9h36m in an AUDI (what else?)

Unread post by Stickyfinger »

I think he is a Big Cult figure now amongst a group of petrolheads.
Alasdair
Activa, the Moose Dodger
Top
User avatar
NewcastleFalcon
Posts: 26399
Joined: 25 Feb 2009, 10:40
x 7162

Re: LEJOG in 9h36m in an AUDI (what else?)

Unread post by NewcastleFalcon »

bobins wrote: 31 May 2018, 07:55
NewcastleFalcon wrote: 31 May 2018, 07:41
Well unfortunately I fear the "stupid stunt" more often than not wins.

Regards Neil



Is that a typo ? :wink:


I feel a change of thread title is on the cards...more clickbaity..to encourage participation.

Stupid Stunt in an Audi (what's new?)

Regards Neil
Only One AA Box left
687 Trinity, Jersey
Top
Hell Razor5543
(Donor 2023)
Posts: 14266
Joined: 01 Apr 2012, 09:47
x 3277

Re: LEJOG in 9h36m in an AUDI (what else?)

Unread post by Hell Razor5543 »

How about "Cunning Stunt in an Audi". That way you CAN claim a typo!
James
ex BX 1.9
ex Xantia 2.0HDi SX
ex Xantia 2.0HDi LX
ex C5 2.0HDi VTR
ex C5 2.0HDi VTR
ex C5 2.2HDi VTX+
Yes, I am paranoid, but am I paranoid ENOUGH?
Out amongst the stars, looking for a world of my own!
Top
andy5
(Donor 2022)
Posts: 434
Joined: 05 Nov 2010, 13:40
x 103

Re: LEJOG in 9h36m in an AUDI (what else?)

Unread post by andy5 »

I think a slightly more interesting Land's End John O'Groats challenge would be the best time on only a single tank of fuel.

Some people might trickle along at 40 mph, but the best result might still involve marginally over the speed limit.

My car doesn't have a remaining range prediction though, which would be some help.
Top
User avatar
Paul-R
Moderating Team
Posts: 9008
Joined: 07 May 2009, 16:24
x 1873

Re: LEJOG in 9h36m in an AUDI (what else?)

Unread post by Paul-R »

ISTR an attempt to travel LEJOG on just a tankful of fuel a few years. Can't remember anything more except for the fact that the driver lost some time, and therefore fuel, somewhere and he didn't quite make it.
As I get older I think a lot about the hereafter - I go into a room and then wonder what I'm here after.

Inside every old person is a young person wondering what the hell happened.

"Trying is the first step towards failure" ~ Homer J Simpson
Top
User avatar
NewcastleFalcon
Posts: 26399
Joined: 25 Feb 2009, 10:40
x 7162

Re: LEJOG in 9h36m in an AUDI (what else?)

Unread post by NewcastleFalcon »

Does anyone know Dominic Irvine and Charlie Mitchell?

Thought not....no wall to wall coverage in the leading daily papers like our Cunning Stunt in an Audi.

More to admire, and slightly higher up the scale of great achievement. :-D

Two Blokes from Hampshire on a Tandem

Regards Neil
Only One AA Box left
687 Trinity, Jersey
Top
User avatar
bobins
(Donor 2025)
Posts: 6827
Joined: 05 Jul 2012, 18:07
x 3545

Re: LEJOG in 9h36m in an AUDI (what else?)

Unread post by bobins »

Last year BBC South Today transport correspondent Paul Clifton and an engineer from Honda took a Honda Jazz uphill from Land's End to John O'Groats on one tank of petrol. They managed 94mpg and 844 miles out of one tank. They aimed for a steady 40mph to get best economy.
More details:
https://www.theaa.com/about-us/newsroom ... rd-attempt
Top
User avatar
GiveMeABreak
(Donor 2016)
Posts: 41989
Joined: 15 Sep 2015, 19:38
x 6957

Re: LEJOG in 9h36m in an AUDI (what else?)

Unread post by GiveMeABreak »

I think you've all lost the plot :-D I know I have.
Please note, I'm no longer active on the Forum, so won't respond to messages.

Marc
Top
User avatar
white exec
Posts: 7445
Joined: 21 Dec 2015, 12:46
x 1750

Re: LEJOG in 9h36m in an AUDI (what else?)

Unread post by white exec »

:dozy: :miserable: Quite lost the will to live . . .
Chris
Top
User avatar
Paul-R
Moderating Team
Posts: 9008
Joined: 07 May 2009, 16:24
x 1873

Re: LEJOG in 9h36m in an AUDI (what else?)

Unread post by Paul-R »

There's a plot?
As I get older I think a lot about the hereafter - I go into a room and then wonder what I'm here after.

Inside every old person is a young person wondering what the hell happened.

"Trying is the first step towards failure" ~ Homer J Simpson
Top
Hell Razor5543
(Donor 2023)
Posts: 14266
Joined: 01 Apr 2012, 09:47
x 3277

Re: LEJOG in 9h36m in an AUDI (what else?)

Unread post by Hell Razor5543 »

The plot has died, and been buried in a plot at the local allotments.
James
ex BX 1.9
ex Xantia 2.0HDi SX
ex Xantia 2.0HDi LX
ex C5 2.0HDi VTR
ex C5 2.0HDi VTR
ex C5 2.2HDi VTX+
Yes, I am paranoid, but am I paranoid ENOUGH?
Out amongst the stars, looking for a world of my own!
Top
User avatar
NewcastleFalcon
Posts: 26399
Joined: 25 Feb 2009, 10:40
x 7162

Re: LEJOG in 9h36m in an AUDI (what else?)

Unread post by NewcastleFalcon »

An entertaining enough thread I would suggest, but for more entertainment try this

viewtopic.php?f=2&t=59770#p577222

Regards Neil
Only One AA Box left
687 Trinity, Jersey
Top

Return to “The Off Topic Chat Lounge”