Wellie - Palmy

[haydes55]

Not saying that you do but, anyone who believes that that drive was done is only fooling themselves. And serious doubts that a bike could do it as well. Petone to Kelvin grove through peak hour traffic and return in 2hours 50 minutes. not rounding it up to 3 hours like the cops and media keep doing. sh*t I have even done it myself.
Actually if you take the call that went to answer phone that the Crown never disputed at 8.13pm its even less time. 2hours 35 minutes. all able to be backed up by evidence by the way.

Holy thread dredge batman!

[korimako1]

Holy thread dredge batman!

why not, only crap on telly

[Dangsta]

Go the Shannon way. More interesting than the straights after Levin.....fuck that's a boring ride. I don't think I've ever seen a cop on the Shannon detour either.

[Dangsta]

......actually, your best bet is to take the Shannon detour, go straight through Palmy and carry on to Wanganui....that's a much better ride and a much awesom..er place to visit. GO WANGA'S!!!!!!

[st00ji]

pretty sure the OP has already made the trip, oh about 5 years, 6 months, 3 days and 14 hours ago :P

[Dschubba]

My wife lived up there before we got remarried so I went up there a lot. The drive bores me silly. But the best ride I had on the 998 was in rush hour, Palmy central to Welly central, in 90 minutes. I still remember fondly doing 160 under the Waikanae bridge.

Ok Mark Lundy, the game is up!

[Trade_nancy]

When I was with Telescum - we had a monthly IT mgmt meeting at Herd Street Welly. Left our office in Rangitikei St Palmy about 8am (now is the REBEL Sport store) and it took us 1 hour 30-35 mins. Record was 1 hour 20 mins - by a MORE reckless manager. It is only 130km...so on a good day..mmm maybe.
That was in 1988...in a 2 litre Ford Sierra wagon. Could Lundy have done it 12 years later..? Maybe. Certainly possible. Petone slightly quicker maybe..offsetting the time to get to Kelvin Grove. I'd say he didn't go to Welly at all and made up the story as a very clever alibi.

[korimako1]

When I was with Telescum - we had a monthly IT mgmt meeting at Herd Street Welly. Left our office in Rangitikei St Palmy about 8am (now is the REBEL Sport store) and it took us 1 hour 30-35 mins. Record was 1 hour 20 mins - by a MORE reckless manager. It is only 130km...so on a good day..mmm maybe.
That was in 1988...in a 2 litre Ford Sierra wagon. Could Lundy have done it 12 years later..? Maybe. Certainly possible. Petone slightly quicker maybe..offsetting the time to get to Kelvin Grove. I'd say he didn't go to Welly at all and made up the story as a very clever alibi.

He was in wellington and petone, nothing clever, fact. And all these people who come up with times that they can travel between wellington and pnth. The Police couldn't replicate it, private investigators couldn't replicate it, all FACT and court evidence yet people still insist its possible. Oh and the time frame is 2 hours 50 minutes not 3 hours.

[jellywrestler]

He was in wellington and petone, nothing clever, fact. And all these people who come up with times that they can travel between wellington and pnth. The Police couldn't replicate it, private investigators couldn't replicate it, all FACT and court evidence yet people still insist its possible. Oh and the time frame is 2 hours 50 minutes not 3 hours.

they didn't even try all the options like paekak hill and side roads before palmerston north either

[jasonu]

they didn't even try all the options like paekak hill and side roads before palmerston north either

But was he able to hold his breath over the Himatangi bridge? I never could but that was in the 1970's in a Ford Consul 315.

[korimako1]

they didn't even try all the options like paekak hill and side roads before palmerston north either

sorry to burst your bubble mate but they tried every combination possible to try and achieve the time frame they needed. every option/route failed.

[oneofsix]

But was he able to hold his breath over the Himatangi bridge? I never could but that was in the 1970's in a Ford Consul 315.

Think you mean the Whirokino Trestle Bridge just south of Foxton, must admit we typically call it the Foxton Bridge That's a family challenge whenever we go that way

[jellywrestler]

sorry to burst your bubble mate but they tried every combination possible to try and achieve the time frame they needed. every option/route failed.

not in the articles i read they didn't

[Ender EnZed]

sorry to burst your bubble mate but they tried every combination possible to try and achieve the time frame they needed. every option/route failed.

Were they sticking to the speed limit?

[jasonu]

Think you mean the Whirokino Trestle Bridge just south of Foxton, must admit we typically call it the Foxton Bridge That's a family challenge whenever we go that way

Sounds about right.