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Old 04-07-2011, 02:43 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Longest continuous drive

What is your longest road trip without sleeping? I've developed a reputation for it and am now the designated driver for every occasion.. I'm trying to find out the world record, which I imagine would be much longer than my efforts.

Port Elizabeth to Welkom and back (VW Golf) - 1640km
Port Elizabeth to Midrand (VW Golf) - 1250km
Riom/Clermont Ferrand (France) to Bath (UK) (Nissan Micra ) - 691 miles/1150km
Tableview to Port Elizabeth (VW Golf) - 815km
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Old 04-07-2011, 02:45 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Dad once got driven by his mate from Calais to Athens, which is about 2000km. No idea how he managed it.
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334 yards, 6th hole, par 5, Davyhulme Golf Course.
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Did Aberdeen to Manchester, via Glasgow and Durham, in one go, 445 miles apparantly, all in a 1.2l N reg Corsa
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Adelaide to Melbourne - roughly 750km
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Did Aberdeen to Manchester, via Glasgow and Durham, in one go, 445 miles apparantly, all in a 1.2l N reg Corsa
Why the **** did you go via Durham?
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****, some impressive distances here. Mine's only about 300km.
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I hope you guys are following the stop, revive, survive rule to make sure you don't kill yourselves.

Except for Langeveldt. Reckon you'll be fine, so don't stop.
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Longest I've done myself is Wollongong to Lorne, which is about 960 according to Google maps. A friend of mine did Cairns to Newcastle, which is about 2300. By the end of it he was basically insane.
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Did PE to Welkom and back in the same drive which is 1,640km.. Was so ****ed afterwards that I forgot about it and didn't include in the thread..
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Ernakulam - Hyderabad its around 1100 KM

Trivandrum - Chennai its around 770 KM
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