DLR Challenge- Record smashed!

Post by **tangy** » 18 Sep 2006, 22:17

Earlier today, myself and another Tube challenge newbie going by the guise of DLA365 (Laxmeesh Rao), did the DLR challenge with an excellent time of 01:48:55.

Started at Lewisham and ended at Bank. During the challenge, somehow I thought the time to beat was 01:51:??, so was well happy when I stepped off the train at Bank. However, now seeing the "Top Times" thread and noticing that the time to beat was 01:58:31 I am now over the moon as I have smashed the record by a staggering 10 minutes!

Think this record will stand for a few months. I have full timings for the challenge should they be needed.

gasman · Post by **gasman** » 19 Sep 2006, 00:54

Nice one!

'Course, the thing about the DLR challenge is that everything runs at precise 10-minute intervals, so for any given pair of endpoints you're going to either smash the record by 10 minutes or shave a couple of seconds off.

I think I have a (totally different) route with a theoretical time of 1hr48, but that relies on a National Rail connection running to 1-minute precision. Yup, I think you're safe for a few months then.

londongirl · Post by **londongirl** » 19 Sep 2006, 02:35

Well done Tangy

congrats on the record

Going Underground · Post by **Going Underground** » 19 Sep 2006, 08:04

Ahhhh, well done me hearty....

Lets hoist the jolly roger and go a scavanging for booty to celebrate ye triumph.......

Soup Dragon · Post by **Soup Dragon** » 19 Sep 2006, 08:06

Avast and splice the main brace.
You have set a rip roarin' time young master Tangy.
Some of me shipmates reckon' ye be a scallywag,
but I say give the boy some pieces o' eight for the grand time he set.

Post by **tubeguru** » 19 Sep 2006, 09:02

Splice the mainbrace at this hour?!

Ye drunken lubber!

43019 · Post by **43019** » 19 Sep 2006, 11:31

Arr, this pirate be rolling on the deck laughing...

Crack open that barrell men, it be time we had a swish-swashing time! A record be set that be hard to beat! These envious sea-dogs and I be planning our own route to thrash the record!

Before I go join the men for a swish-swosh of whisky, I have noted a non-Pirate talker! Walk the plank londongirl says I. Arr, arr.

Starkey7 · Post by **Starkey7** » 19 Sep 2006, 11:39

She's a ... 'ow you say, landlubber. As am I.

Going Underground · Post by **Going Underground** » 19 Sep 2006, 11:42

Starkey7 wrote:She's a ... 'ow you say, landlubber. As am I.

Master Starkey, ye will be clapped in irons below decks ye scurvy dog...

londongirl · Post by **londongirl** » 19 Sep 2006, 15:24

43019 wrote:Before I go join the men for a swish-swosh of whisky, I have noted a non-Pirate talker! Walk the plank londongirl says I. Arr, arr.

meanie! I made that post late last night!

arr, I, um challenge ye to a duel.

Starkey7 · Post by **Starkey7** » 19 Sep 2006, 15:37

...on the plank.

londongirl · Post by **londongirl** » 19 Sep 2006, 17:16

Aye, if needs be. The scurvy cur has sullied my reputation arrr

Starkey7 · Post by **Starkey7** » 19 Sep 2006, 17:23

Well, avast, Captain Kevin. What are you going to say to that?

Arrr [sic].

Going Underground · Post by **Going Underground** » 19 Sep 2006, 19:47

Starkey7 wrote:Well, avast, Captain Kevin. What are you going to say to that?

Arrr [sic].

master starkey the duel on the plank would be cap'n julian who has tarnished the fair maiden's reputation....the sea dawg he be...yo ho ho and a bottle 'o' rum.....

43019 · Post by **43019** » 19 Sep 2006, 20:53

Yo ho ho and a bottle of JD, I have proof to declare I be right:

"Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 02:35"

By me reckoning, that be Tuesday, as be any time after midnight. Yarr.

Cap'n Julian has spoken. Walk da plank!

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