Around Oz in 5 days

that's 2480 km per day

When does he sleep

Brushmarx


The question then is:

Does the Pathfinder lack credibility or is it the Toyota owners.



Tjilpi

So about 103kmh nonstop....yeah!

No refuelling, nor sleeping


Maybe he did a couple of laps of Tasmania!....lol



Cheers

Hmmm more like 15 days and a Courier Mail credibility problem.

Quite a few years ago, I was given the opportunity of doing a quick trip ‘Around the Block’. The list of towns below belies the fact that of the 19000kms- about 70% was off the black-top, and a lot of that was through some pretty rough country including semi-desert stuff. If you care to plot it out, you’ll find it ain’t the shortest way ‘round either.

MELBOURNE- Tooborac- Bendigo- Ballarat- Hamilton- Heywood- Mt. Gambier- Bordertwon- (Big Desert)- Pinnaroo- Renmark- Kingston- Murray Bridge- ADELAIDE- South Flinders- Yunta- Curnamona- Broken Hill- Frome Downs- Maree- William Creek- Kingoonya- (Trans Cont Rlwy)- Maralinga- Nullabor- Eucla- Mundrabilla- Cocklebiddy- Rawlina- Kalgoorlie- Lake King- PERTH- Geralton- Meekathara- (via 1000 creeks)- Newman- (Karinja NP)- Wittenoon- Pt.Hedland- (Shay Gap)- Broome- Derby- (Gibb Riv. Rd- 516km in 5 hrs /night)- Kunnanurra- Katherine- DARWIN- Mt. Goyder- Pine Ck- Katherine- Mataranka- Roper Bar- Booraloola- Wollogorang- Burketown- Camooweal- Mt Isa- BangBang- Croydon- Georgetown- Mt Surprise- Cairns- Mt Garnet- Mt Fox- Ingham- TOWNSVILLE- Bowen- Collinsville- Mackay- Marlborough- Rockhampton- Maryborough- Brisbane to SYDNEY (via numerous forestry tracks along the mountains)- Goulburn- Canberra- Cooma- Bombala- Delegate- Wulgalmerang- (snow!!)- Buchan- Omeo- Towanga- Yackkandandah- Albury- then blacktop to MELBOURNE.

Total Distance- just over 19000km. Time: 14 days Melbourne to Melbourne.
Repairs: 12 destroyed tyres by Perth (supplied Yokohama)- changed to Uniroyal with no further problems. Clutch at Broken Hill & Perth where we realized the wrong unit had been installed originally. Gearbox rebuild at Mt Isa.
Vehicle: 2WD, 4-cylinder Datto !!!!!!

Did this guy claim 5 consecutive days? Seems a bit far stretched that he didn't speed especially seeing as he would have to (legally) slow to 60 in a lot of towns and cities.

rgds

If he reckoned around Oz is 12400km he must of found a huge short cut. To suggest he could travel that distance in 5 days he would have to be a moron and whoever believed him an even bigger one.

There used to be a (slightly illicit) record for doing a lap by motorcycle.. I was in a motorcycle club with a couple of guys who had the record at various times over the years, one guy did it in 15 days on a Honda SL125 trailbike (!) back in the 70's and another guy in the late 70's/early 80's on a CB750 Honda set a time around the 9 day mark. I remember him telling stories of riding full pelt for 48 hours, grabbing 3 hours sleep then doing it again - crazy!!!
At one stage the record was held by a copper who did it in 7 days or so (but he didn't speed of course..ROFLMAO!!!) and the last I heard was that the record had been (un)officially abandoned/condemned after a few people developed TRDI (Terminal Rapid Deceleration Illness) after forgetting to stay awake and hitting various obstacles...

We took 357 days and still think you need more time. This guy can't be for real. He would have endangered many lives. We are not amused. It's funny how different our perspectives can be. I admire those who really take in the trip. You may as well watch a video in fast forward if you just drive.
Christine.

Depending on when it was done he could have taken advantage of the open speed limmit in the NT and still not sped