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Top Times: Zone 1 Challenge

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Top Times: Zone 1 Challenge
  1. 2:45:11 Ric Brackenbury
  2. 2:51:54 David Scard, Ric Brakenbury and Andrew Baker (Z1C 2006)
  3. 2:52:47 Anthony Smith
  4. 2:55:50 Steve Paull (Z1C 2004)
  5. 2:55:50 Ewan Spence, Tom Reynolds (Z1C 2004)
  6. 2:56:20 Anthony Smith, Ed?
  7. 2:56:51 Håkan Wolgé, Patrick Sillen (Z1C 2005)
  8. 2:57:05 Peter Smythe, Erin Faulkner (Z1C 2005)
  9. 2:57:24 Geoff Marshall, Neil Blake (Z1C 2005)
  10. 2:58:37 Håkan Wolgé, Patrick Sillen, Johan Idh

    Further times:
  11. 2:59:05 Anthony Smith
  12. 2:59:19 Adham Fisher (Z1C 2004)
  13. 3:00:14 Martin Hazel, Steven Karahan (Z1C 2006)
  14. 3:00:28 Anthony Smith, Chelle (UZ1)
  15. 3:00:41 Anthony Smith
  16. 3:01:07 Anthony Smith, Adham Fisher (Z1C 2005)
  17. 3:02:49 David Scard, David Perrin (Z1C 2004)
  18. 3:02:49 Peter Smythe (Z1C 2004)
  19. 3:04:03 Geoff Marshall, Neil Blake (Z1C 2004)
  20. 3:04:54 Samuel Robinson (UZ1)
  21. 3:04:59 Stephen Knight (Z1C 2005)
  22. 3:06:23 David Scard, Mark Knee (Z1C 2005)
  23. 3:09:05 Ric Brackenbury (UZ1)
  24. 3:10:51 Peter Miller (Z1C 2005)
  25. 3:10:57 Jodie Armstrong, Mark Hurn (Z1C 2004)
  26. 3:11:53 Samuel Robinson, Joe Boyle (Z1C 2004)
  27. 3:12:12 Peter Miller (UZ1)
  28. 3:13:14 Ric Brackenbury, David Scard
  29. 3:13:30 Ric Brackenbury (Z1C 2005)
  30. 3:13:35 Chris Green (Z1C 2005)
  31. 3:13:42 Ollie Lewisohn (UZ1)
  32. 3:15:41 Monster Raving Bakerloony Party (Z1C 2006)
  33. 3:16:37 Damien Cook (Z1C 2006)
  34. 3:17:47 Steve Paull (Z1C 2005)
  35. 3:18:04 Jamie and Kevin Brown (UZ1)
  36. 3:18:15 Andrew "The Stanmore Rattler" Steer (Z1C 2005)
  37. 3:18:17 Standclearofthedoors (forgotten your name, sorry!)
  38. 3:18:25 Steven Karahan, Samuel Robinson (Z1C 2005)
  39. 3:18:43 Kevin, Antony and Jamie Brown (Z1C 2006)
  40. 3:18:44 John Stark (Z1C 2006)
  41. 3:21:00 James Gommon, Rosie Gommon and David Williams (Z1C 2006)
  42. 3:21:39 Jeff Harvey (Z1C 2005)
  43. 3:23:15 Jonathan Amery (Z1C 2005)
  44. 3:24:00 Jodie Armstrong, Mark Hurn (Z1C 2005)
  45. 3:27:27 Samuel Robinson, Nicola Grant (Z1C 2006)
  46. 3:29:55 Chris Presswell, Hannah, Pete Lupton and Jon (Z1C 2006)
  47. 3:31:21 John Sanders (Z1C 2004)
  48. 3:31:30 Bronwyn Sutton, Barry Gater (Z1C 2005)
  49. 3:40:00 Alan Tanaman (Z1C 2006)
  50. 3:42:04 Edmund Craske, Letitita Piggot (Z1C 2006)
  51. 3:47:00 Mark Collins, Martin Elsdon (Z1C 2005)
  52. 3:55:33 Dave Moran and co.
  53. 3:57:58 Chris Presswell, Andrew Toynbee (Z1C 2005)
  54. 3:59:01 The Raven
  55. 4:07:38 Jonathan 'Senji' Amery

    "Special" mentions for "special" people
  56. 1:42:00 ********
I see no reason not to include every attempt made. Please reply to this thread with the time attained on your latest attempt. Don't post the write-up here, though, I only want to see the times so I can add them to the list. Make a new topic for your latest attempt if you want to write an account of it.

Clearly, I've omitted some results - but not deliberately. I'd like Zone 1 Challenge, so please do reply to this thread stating the time and the competitors.

Edit: Note that a sub-3-hour time doesn't even guarantee you a place in the Top Ten any more!
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Re: Top Times: Zone 1 Challenge

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Top Times: Zone 1 Challenge
  1. 2:45:11 Ric Brackenbury
  2. 2:52:47 Anthony Smith
  3. 2:55:50 Steve Paull (Z1C 2004)
  4. 2:55:50 Ewan Spence, Tom Reynolds (Z1C 2004)
  5. 2:56:20 Anthony Smith, Ed?
  6. 2:56:51 Håkan Wolgé, Patrick Sillen (Z1C 2005)
  7. 2:57:05 Peter Smythe, Erin Faulkner (Z1C 2005)
  8. 2:57:24 Geoff Marshall, Neil Blake (Z1C 2005)
  9. 2:58:37 Håkan Wolgé, Patrick Sillen, Johan Idh
  10. 2:59:05 Anthony Smith

    Further times

  11. 2:59:19 Adham Fisher (Z1C 2004)
  12. 3:00:41 Anthony Smith
  13. 3:01:07 Anthony Smith, Adham Fisher (Z1C 2005)
  14. 3:02:49 David Scard, David Perrin (Z1C 2004)
  15. 3:02:49 Peter Smythe (Z1C 2004)
  16. 3:04:03 Geoff Marshall, Neil Blake (Z1C 2004)
  17. 3:04:59 Stephen Knight (Z1C 2005)
  18. 3:06:23 David Scard, Mark Knee (Z1C 2005)
  19. 3:10:51 Peter Miller (Z1C 2005)
  20. 3:10:57 Jodie Armstrong, Mark Hurn (Z1C 2004)
  21. 3:11:53 Samuel Robinson, Joe Boyle (Z1C 2004)
  22. 3:13:14 Ric Brackenbury, David Scard
  23. 3:13:30 Ric Brackenbury (Z1C 2005)
  24. 3:13:35 Chris Green (Z1C 2005)
  25. 3:17:47 Steve Paull (Z1C 2005)
  26. 3:18:15 Andrew "The Stanmore Rattler" Steer (Z1C 2005)
  27. 3:18:25 Steven Karahan, Samuel Robinson (Z1C 2005)
  28. 3:21:39 Jeff Harvey (Z1C 2005)
  29. 3:23:15 Jonathan Amery (Z1C 2005)
  30. 3:24:00 Jodie Armstrong, Mark Hurn (Z1C 2005)
  31. 3:31:21 John Sanders (Z1C 2004)
  32. 3:31:30 Bronwyn Sutton, Barry Gater (Z1C 2005)
  33. 3:47:00 Mark Collins, Martin Elsdon (Z1C 2005)
  34. 3:55:33 Dave Moran and co.
  35. 3:57:58 Chris Presswell, Andrew Toynbee (Z1C 2005)[/size]
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Post by CrunchySaviour »

Thanks, Ric.

Tubeguru, could you please sticky this?
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Someone appears to have broken the record...


http://www.freewebs.com/waveformonthetube/attempts.htm
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Would this be ******** with his 1 hour, 42 minutes?
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Genius.
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Very impressive, considering the current speed restrictions and the
Queensway closure, oh sorry of course one of his driver friends would have stopped there for him..... :roll:
Ric must be gutted, losing the record by over an hour.......
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http://www.freewebs.com/waveformonthetube/maps.htm

And there is the route in all its er, glory.

Start at NHG clockwise on the Circle ...
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Not very easy to follow....compared to some other routes I have seen...
But of course, all the great Zone 1 record attempts must start at
NHG :wink:
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Post by gasman »

Apparently his contacts at LU have also permanently closed Russell Square for him, so it doesn't count any more.

And just think how much faster he could have done it if he hadn't started by doing a completely redundant trip from NHG to Bayswater...
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Well from what I can see it's

NHG to Aldgate (Circle)
Aldgate East (H&C) ??
Liverpool Street (why??)
NHG (Circle)
Bank (Central)
Euston (Northern)
Waterloo (Northern)
Elephant (Bakerloo)
London Bridge (Northern)
Baker Street (Jubilee)
Edgware Road (Bakerloo)
Piccadilly Circus (Bakerloo)
Covent Garden (Piccadilly)
Earl's Court (Piccadilly)
Victoria (District/Circle)
Vuaxhall (Victoria)
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Actually, with Queensway open, an NHG start (heading to EC) would be quite competitive! But the rest of his route is crap.
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Actually this is great I now have my route for the Friday already mapped out for me :lol:
Even if NHG isn't the official starting station I should still be able to get from the starting station to NHG, follow this quite brilliant route and complete in around 2 hours......
Who needs to plan 34 different routes now when we have this :roll:
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The number of routes to plan this year is 61 :shock: (64 - Queensway, Vauxhall and St. James's Park).

Unless you (like us) enter two teams and want to make sure they use different routes... :lol:
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You must have been burning the midnight oil then I guess then to plan all 122 routes :shock:
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