The Fastest Man Around The World - May 6th 2005

Stage 4 Starts: Nick is now riding day 1 of his journey in Australia.
After delays by Australian Customs in releasing the bike because of new quarantine laws, Nick finally set out to start stage 4 from Perth at about 5:45 am local time. Nick will be averaging a minimum 1100miles a day in Australia , and would have ridden in all at least 5000 miles before stage end in Sydney hoping that he will be able to cut his setback of 800 miles to at least half of that by the end of stage 4.Stage 5 takes him to New Zealand

Stage 4: 2200 miles in 48 hrs !! Nick is now on his way to Adelaide.
This is what happens when you let a mad endurance rider let lose in Australia ! Nick has done 2200 miles in just 48 hours...and he is not stopping yet. The man is going on and on. After keeping us out of touch and in anxiety for all 48 hours, we are finally informed and only excited at the news. Go Nick Go !!

Is there going to be a TV show about this?

Awesome feat.

Well done (so far) Nick.

really enjoying this cloggs

is there a dvd ?? I enjoyed the ewan mcgregor one immensely but this knocks that in to a cocked hat..

dont suppos ehe has the time to video etc and who cud keep up with him to video his progress!!!!

Originally Posted by Scoobs

Is there going to be a TV show about this?

Awesome feat.

Well done (so far) Nick.

QUOTE NICK AND QUIFF WICHARD ( ) good forum name.

Men and Motors, soon to be part of ITV4, have commissioned a six part series covering Nick's attempt, which will be broadcast throughout October. Also if he breaks the record a DVD and a book.

Originally Posted by chewy22

QUOTE NICK AND QUIFF WICHARD ( ) good forum name.

Men and Motors, soon to be part of ITV4, have commissioned a six part series covering Nick's attempt, which will be broadcast throughout October. Also if he breaks the record a DVD and a book.

Nice one Chewy.

Originally Posted by Quiff Wichard

really enjoying this cloggs

Eh

Latest updates on Nick and his progress on the around the world challenge.



Stage 4: Nick is going for it ! He is now averaging about 1100 miles a day !
We still have very little information, as Nick rides long and hard in Australia. His messages barely let us know that he is there and going for it. On last call Nick was south of Alice Springs, and halting in a road house for the Night. He will now be going south upto Port Augusta, from where he'll take Highway 32 to Sydney. A Detailed Update is due when he gets to Sydney.












Tuesday 21st June 2005
Continuing on the short unclear conversations that we have been having with Nick, we know that his is now about 300 miles south of Alice Springs . Nick really is just riding now. Not even up to making conversations. He rides as far as he can, then sleeps after sun down for just as little as it is dark for, and rides on again. He did pause long enough to tell us that he'll give us full details of the stage once he is in Sydney . We estimate he will be in Sydney on Wednesday evening Australian East Coast time. So keeping looking for a much detailed update on stage 4 then !


NICKS DIARY ENTRY A little out of step but what do you expect.
Latest Update : 15/06/05
In Perth
The challenge of going around the world fast on a motorcycle has changed considerably since 1997 and it won't actually be possible to do it for much longer. The cost is becoming prohibitive and post “9/11” the amount of paperwork has seriously increased. Also, this event has become very professional, unlike when I instigated it eight years ago. Then, I just went for the previous record of 33 days by car and beat it by a couple of days - it was more relaxed than now. The bike got held up in quarantine but is now released and I am all set to pick it up tomorrow before 07.00 and I start my first full day in Australia. Very nervous about the wildlife even though I've been here many times before - it never gets easier and the roos and emus are of course impossible to predict. Some night riding is needed but hopefully not too much. I have no predictions about my time around Australia but I am going for the fastest safe time I am capable of. Will call in to the office a couple of times a day and try to do some filming but it will be a squeeze. My head is good though and I'm looking forward to completing the fourth stage safely.

Originally Posted by Cloggsy

Eh

oops I meant chewy !

UPDATE

Time elapsed 279 hours
Distance covered 10563

Thursday 23rd June 2005
After almost two days of anxiety and nerve-wracking wait here in the HQ, we have just received news that Nick is now in Sydney. The short message relayed by the freighting company read: "Nick asked us to inform you that he finished Stage 4 with 5030 miles covered in 4 Days and 21 hrs. The bike is already in the freighting process."

Stage 4 is now over, leaving another dangerous stage behind . If India had extreme weather and poor road conditions, the free-roaming livestock of the Australian outback offered an equally formidable threat. Even though Nick has come through unhurt after 4 days 21 hrs and 5030 miles on the road , the kangaroos have taken their toll. Instead of recovering lost mileage and improving the overall average , after stage 4, Nick has fallen further back, and is now about 1000 miles behind his schedule to break the record.

While optimism still runs strong here at the HQ, we cannot deny that the chances of Nick regaining his record are now dangerously low. Stage 5 in New Zealand offers no chance of recovering any distance and in stage 6, the only chance Nick now has of recovering his mileage is on the American Interstate Highways. These roads are incredibly safe (compared to those in Asia), but they also impose strict speed regulations. As a result, the only thing Nick can do in North America is to ride for about 7000 miles with as little rest and sleep as possible, maintaining the highest legal speeds that the American roads will allow him. This will be his last chance to make up lost time and in effect, his last chance to get the record.
Latest updates on Nick and his progress on the around the world challenge.
Monday 28th June 2005It's five days since Nick finished stage 4 and handed his bike to the freighters in Sydney, but as of today he is in Christchurch, New Zealand and still waiting for the bike to come out of customs. This is a wait that's highly undesirable, but unfortunately, almost routine now. Of the 8 customs in 4 stages that he has dealt with so far, only Istanbul and Bangkok worked in a time frame that seems right. As soon as Nick is handed the bike , he will ride from Christchurch to Auckland riding through Wellington which is the first of his two Antipodal points required for the circumnavigation record. The other Antipodal Point will be Madrid in the Final Stage - Stage 7. From Auckland, Nick flies to Anchorage in Alaska (North America) and rides almost 7700 miles in 7 days. The route as of today takes him to New York via Calgary, Salt Lake City, San Antonio and Atlanta; but Nick says if he is making good time, or needs more mileage, he might dip further south into Mexico.