NEW WORLD RECORD: set 10/4/06

Post by **tubeguru** » 17 Apr 2006, 14:42

I am very seriously considering contacting Guinness to see if he has submitted anything ...

CrunchySaviour · Post by **CrunchySaviour** » 17 Apr 2006, 17:01

It's certainly worh checking, in case he actually has, but he's blatantly lying.

Going Underground · Post by **Going Underground** » 17 Apr 2006, 17:51

By the sounds of what you guys are saying here it would appear that ********* world record would have been more apt on April 1st

nozzacook · Post by **nozzacook** » 17 Apr 2006, 23:37

I hope his boasts are wrong as I am Due to make a run on May 17th and his time is a good hour under my thoereticial time of about 18hours 15mins ish. Can it actully be done that quickly within the GWR rules.

Post by **tubeguru** » 18 Apr 2006, 10:11

I think his time is very optimistic. I don't believe it's possible without "cheating".

Nutteronabus · Post by **Nutteronabus** » 18 Apr 2006, 10:16

nozzacook wrote:I hope his boasts are wrong as I am Due to make a run on May 17th and his time is a good hour under my thoereticial time of about 18hours 15mins ish. Can it actully be done that quickly within the GWR rules.

Make sure you stick around for the 19th!

juice-rail · Post by **juice-rail** » 18 Apr 2006, 11:23

I find it all very hard to believe too.

As already bought up, Brixton was down.

There we're also many other delays that day too I remember hearing on the car radio about parts of afew lines being suspended.

Plus, he could not have run from a disused station. I know about these places I've been on some special tours and trust me the ones that actualy still have exits are normaly emergancy tunnel exits only. This is clearly an obserd claim. Plus thinking about the locations of the disused stations to potential running routes I fail to understand how any of them would help. Plus, get this... driver changes do ot occur at disused stations, fact! (Oh and why would a passenger be let off at one?)

This is clearly all a big hoax or a massive cheat.

Geoff mate... If your time was ever confirmed as beaten, would Guinness tell you? That would confirm everything.

Root · Post by **Root** » 18 Apr 2006, 14:59

Anybody up for reporting him to TFL for copyright infringement?

Nutteronabus · Post by **Nutteronabus** » 18 Apr 2006, 15:06

Didn't we do that before?

Post by **tubeguru** » 19 Apr 2006, 09:43

No, but he needs to be reported for that terrible "logo" he's made.

standclearofthedoors · Post by **standclearofthedoors** » 19 Apr 2006, 18:34

I was considering reporting him to Tfl but never went through with it.
Someone definatley needs to tell GWR though.

juice-rail · Post by **juice-rail** » 19 Apr 2006, 21:33

Er, and with nothing running down the Richmond branch that day!? LOL

I think he has never even read the rules. The chances are he got taxi's or lifts between stops, thinking it was allowed.
(And even then the time fails to convince!)
He probably also thought "if stations are shut for work, surely I dont have to visit them, and thus an easier challenge".

And if that was the case, Guinness will decline and I'd love to see the look on his face.

I think we somebody should contact him and make him aware of this page on the forum (get him reading this LOL)

Its so clearly a cheat or a hoax

jonny · Post by **jonny** » 19 Apr 2006, 21:51

i can imagine the excuses.

'My friend who has moved and now drives on the district line drove a train down to Richmond for me as a special service, I then persuaded LU to let me go on the train to Brixton and back.'

standclearofthedoors · Post by **standclearofthedoors** » 20 Apr 2006, 16:14

Most Likely he wasn't on the Tube at all that day and therefore wasn't aware of the Brixton & Richmond closures.

geofftech · Post by **geofftech** » 22 Apr 2006, 03:29

Quite fantastic. My heart also stopped a beat when I saw the title, and then just laughed when I saw who it was.

Fear not people .. it's all lies, lies, and er ... well, more lies!

And his spelling still cracks me up. I just counted nine 'currants' on his website. Well, he'll certain have to raisin his game if he really wants to beet us.

(Ok, i'll get my coat now ... )

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