Newt and Nuts Xmas sprint.challenge/race :)

Post by **aliengravy** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 10:24 pm

Update from Bob, Newt is now in the lead! Nutter hasn't moved for a while its looking like he's got problems, don't know what they are!

Post by **aliengravy** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 11:56 pm

Newts sat nav has now started working i can now track him for myself, he is now approaching Over Tably on the M6 and hes flying!!

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&sourc ... 54324&z=13

Post by **Leiba** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 12:58 am

How long do you reckon it will take them to finish if they manage to keep up this pace?

Post by **aliengravy** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 1:23 am

OK just spoken with Newt, He is about to go onto the M5 at the end of the M6, He thought he was way behind Nut, and was very happy to hear he was in the lead! He says he has just done 400 mile without stopping and he plans for this to be his last stop.
He says its cold, and he's tired and its hard riding! The bike seems to be OK now touch wood.

His phones are going flat though and he has no charger, so to be on the safe side i told him to turn one of them off, so i no longer will be able to track him, only Bob will!!

Post by **aliengravy** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 9:08 am

Newt is now at Lands end, Nut is 40 mins behind!!

Post by **Bogger** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 9:59 am

Just spoken to Newt He's buzzing. Both him and Nutter have finished. Newt was there first. Nutter had to rebuild a back wheel in Glasgow

. Well done to both fantastic acheivmenr.

Bogger

Post by **aliengravy** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 10:10 am

From Bob on the t'uther board, hes spoken to Nut:

He is elated and tired.They have the photo by the sign and are off for some tea and toast and then off to Bed.
He tells me he had a puncture in Glasgow and tried to fix it on the gravel between a road junction.It was dark and scarey.A ploice car turned up and put his lights on and Nutter fixed the Puncture.
However he did not put the split pin on the torque arm back and about 30 miles on he heard this awful band as the arm went through Eight Spokes.
He got to the service station found chunks out of the Hub andEight Spokes gone.
He fixed Two then found that the nipples had pulled through on the wheel hubs so had to hit the hub with a big spanner to get them back flat.
He had two front spokes and two back spokes which he laced in and then went on his way after putting the torque arm nut on with a nail to hold it in.
This took him nearly two hours but what an effort .There can not be many who could do that.
Then it was a matter of catch up .
Well done Nutter.

Well done to both of them!! Epic bodging by Nut!!

Post by **aliengravy** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 12:36 pm

Have just spoken to the pair of them! They are both chipper and chilled out now! Sat outside Warrens in Hayle eating a pasty!! Believe it or not they are both riding around Cornwall now enjoying the views and will be for today!!

Post by **Diesel Dave** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 4:21 pm

AG - you might want to relay a message to Newt to get his a*se back home sharpish.

There's a weather warning out for heavy snow starting at 18:00 and there's gonna be drifts building up too as the wind kicks in.

Let us know when he's home safe.

Post by **wightegi** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 4:48 pm

What a fantastic achievment well done both of you and to rebuild a wheel at the roadside legend

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