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20 hours ago, thescrapman said:

Were we not in the middle of a lockdown last mid-summers day? May be why there was little Police interest, lot less money to be earned.

I was told they recorded the registrations at Lands end and again at Ness Point, knowing that it isn't not possible to do the trip in the time allowed.

We did it in 2018

If they do record registrations and times, they have not yet contacted me in almost 4 years.

That suggests that either;

They don't, or,

I did the impossible of completing the run within the time constraints and without arousing the interest of the officers of the law.

I would like to suggest that, with care and attention, it is possible to do the run, within the speed tolerances allowed by those who watch us.

5 minutes ago, Rubce said:

Not heard of that idea for a run. Sounds fun

8-)

It is.

Time for cars and a chat in the car park at Lands End and again about the trip when you get to Ness Point,  plus, if you want it, there are some good cafes locally to Ness Point.

Give it a go.

50 minutes ago, Howard said:

I am informed that the Police take considerable interest in anyone trying to repeat this Top Gear event and it would most certainly not be approved by the MSA.  If you enjoy the idea you should join the Club Triumph and do next years Coast 2 Coast which is an overnight run from one side of the country to the other in late June (entries are closed for this year and we have the reserve list full as well!).

This year we start at Porthmadog with a trip on the Festiniog railway in North Wales and finish with Fish & Chips for breakfast at Dungeness Point in Kent. Great roads and MSA approved.

H

Well, we did it in 2018, with the dire warning that the police would be waiting for us at every turn.

13 vehicles completed the run, all in time to see the sunrise, with no police attention.

No1 son and I completed the run with 25 minutes to spare.

We never ran above 85mph, which happened when I was driving and let the car go for about 5 miles on the A12.

For the rest . . . . .we stuck to the early 30mph limits in Cornwall.

After that, we limited ourselves to 10% over the limit.

We saw no sign of the rozzers over the 430 miles.

Their interest is wildly overstated

I know it's short notice, but, is anyone planning to do the run this year?

No1 son and I will be at Lands End on the evening of the 20th June and hopefully, we will be at Ness Point for sunrise on the 21st.