Q.The Making of Fastest Golden Quadrilateral Limca Record

[URL="https://www.zigwheels.com/forum/profile/6"]Roshun[/URL] - Yes, 3 of us took turns on wheels. One was always Driving, other was Navigating and 3rd was resting - shhhhh plsssss :) Hope you agree, one can never attempt such expeditions - adhering to speed limits. - No FastTags, no VIP passages at any of the 99 Tolls. Time spent at most of the points was from 3 mins to 10+ mins.

[URL="https://www.zigwheels.com/forum/profile/927"]The Roadographer[/URL] That is a fantastic achievement! Were you the only one driving or did all three of you take turns in driving? What were your speeds like? Because on certain legs you averaged over 89-90 kmph, which means you would have really had to push it to keep that kind of average speed. And what was your experience at toll booths - how did you manage to save time there?

[B]To me, Roads are my Temples and Motoring – Another way of Worship.[/B] In June’14, Failed miserably in an attempt to register a Guinness Record but could gather pleasant memories for lifetime with my family (Wife & Daughter). Few of you must have read my other travelogue on the same – An Unpleasant Pleasant Journey ([URL="https://www.zigwheels.com/forum/posts/5246-an-unpleasant-pleasant-journey-19-states-19d-9k"]https://www.zigwheels.com/forum/post...-states-19d-9k[/URL]) in this Forum itself. The urge was/is still ON... ...and understood very well that such expeditions are NOT feasible with family unless you have plenty of time in hand. Again in June’15, discussed the idea to Raid GQ in fastest time with 2 friends (Karan Vaid and Gopal Krishan Sharma) who cheerfully agreed in no time and started the hunt for 4[SUP]th[/SUP] Driver. 3 of us got dejected by 5+ other Champs who called us crazy, 2 agreed but backed out in next few days. And then a concall with [B]#TheHumanGPS – Mr HV Kumar[/B], who mentored this expedition, did wash our brains and now we 3 were good to go !!! [B]The task[/B] : To beat 79 Hours and 28 mins [B]Mentor[/B] : HV Kumar [B]Our Team[/B] : HVK (Virtually with us Over Phone thru Voice Calls & Whatsapp who kept us motivating & guiding us on our progress on hourly basis), myself, Gopal Krishan Sharma and Karan Vaid. [B]Target Taken[/B] : 70 Hours and accordingly, HVK did prepare a very detailed route plan viz, tolls locations, gas stations, rest-room facilities, Dhabas enroute etc. [B]Highlights[/B] :- [LIST] [*]GQ – Golden Quadrilateral – Highways that connects Delhi-Kolkata-Chennai-Mumbai-Delhi ([URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Quadrilateral#Records"]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden...ateral#Records[/URL]) [*]Self-sponsored expedition – by 3 of us. [*]Car : Ecosport Titanium (O) [*]Drive Theme : “Save The Girl Child” [*]Previous Record - 79 Hours and 28 mins (in 2013, by Bhaskar Mandapaka and Prabhakar AVR of Hyderabad) [*]Route taken & dates : Delhi (Ashram Chowk) at 4.22am on 12[SUP]th[/SUP] Sept’15 for Kolkata – Chennai – Mumbai – Delhi (Ashram Chowk) at 8.41 am on 15[SUP]th[/SUP] Sept’15. [*]This was a non-stop continuous 5907.5 KMs drive and it took us 76 Hours and 19 minutes to circumnavigate GQ. [*]Crossed 99 Tolls, re-fueled 11 times and had only One Major meal at Chennai outside the Car. [/LIST] [B]Pre-Drive Preparations :-[/B] [LIST] [*]So we settled for 3 drivers for this expedition & started debating the machine to be used. The choice was among a Ford Ecosport-O (~42k on Odo, 2014 Model) & a Scorpio (~1.5 L, 2010 one). The third option was an Alto but was never discussed. Unanimously, my Ecosport was picked up for this Drive, keeping in view security of all 3 of us as the machine is loaded with 6 Airbags, ABS & was comparatively new in the mentioned lot. [*]The Car was taken to Ford ASC, Vasant Kunj, got it thoroughly checked & serviced, Brake pads (though wasn’t required) were changed. [*]This being a FWD, the front 2 legs were also changed to new V-Groove ones to cope up with High Speeds – at Sec-10 Noida. [*]The rear 2 were changed recently (due to major cut in one) and were good to roll. [*]Rest was the Stock machine, to repeat, no modifications. [*]The Relevant stickers were pasted all over the machine viz, Delhi-Kolkata-Chennai-Mumbai-Delhi, Save The Girl Child. Since Gopal is a Ex-Air Force Man, did paste Air Force as well on both Front & Rear screens to avoid unnecessary harassment by anyone enroute. [*]An evening prior the expedition, All other Essentials and Desirables ([URL="https://www.zigwheels.com/forum/posts/10696-essentials-and-desirables-%E2%80%93-for-a-road-trip"]https://www.zigwheels.com/forum/post...or-a-road-trip[/URL]) were also loaded in Car alongwith lot many eatables, Normal & Coconut water, Red Bull etc. [*]Meanwhile, was in regular touch with Limca office who did give us a Target of 79 Hrs 28 mins (the previous LBR). We 3, as per their rules & formats, did submit the individual undertakings on Stamp Papers. [*]LBR gives you flexibility of starting towards East or downwards West, HVK decided & advised us to head towards Kolkata first. [*]Gopal, from Zirakpur (PB) reached my home at Lajpat Nagar, New Delhi on 11[SUP]th[/SUP] late evening and Karan – the next day very early morning from Surya Nagar, Ghaziabad. [/LIST] [B]Leg-1 (Delhi-Kolkata) – 12[SUP]th[/SUP] Sept’15[/B] [LIST] [*]Started from my home at 0340 Hrs & after offering Quick Prayers at Gurudwara Damdama Sahib (near Humayun Tomb), reached Ashram Chowk at 0415 hrs [*]Left Ashram Chowk at 4.21am towards DND to raid the Yamuna Expressway, were out on NH2 at 5.45am. [*]Crossed Kanpur & did our 1[SUP]st[/SUP] refuelling at 26.3686, 80.4269 at 8.48am after covering ~480 KMs. [*]Mohania Toll Plaza, Bihar (25.188208, 83.561539) at 1315 hrs, distance covered till now ~855 KMs [*]Rasoiya Dhamna Toll Plaza, Jharkhand (24.323432, 85.388115) at 1600 hrs, ~1073 KMs [*]First Tea Break at a Road Side Dhaba at 23.812, 86.57443 at 1803 hrs, somewhere in Dhanbad Distt, ~1210 KMs [/LIST] [ATTACH=CONFIG]n23456[/ATTACH] (LR - Karan Vaid, Ajay Jagga, Gopal Krishan Sharma, Leg-1, 1803 Hrs) [LIST] [*]Were crossing Durgapur Eway at 2130 hrs, 1390 KMs [*]Leg-1 accomplished at 2215 hrs, ~1443 KMs [/LIST] [B]Leg-2 (Kolkata-Chennai) – 12/13 Sept’15[/B] [LIST] [*]On NH 6, Harina, Kharagpur II Subdistrict, Paschim Medinipur District, Near Harina Bus Stop, West Bengal, 13[SUP]th[/SUP] Sept’15, 0000 hrs, ~1548 KMs [*]Indian Oil Petrol Pump, Jagamara, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, (20.265612, 85.792503) 0449 hrs, ~1895 KMs [*]2[SUP]nd[/SUP] Tea Break at NH 5, Ganjam District, Near Hotel Chandan, Odisha, 0620 Hrs, ~2002 KMs [*]Indian Oil Petrol Pump, Thondangi Subdistrict, East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh, (17.241205, 82.362453) 1146 Hrs, ~2436 KMs [*]Vijayawada Bypass/NH 5, 1500 Hrs, ~2697 KMs [*]Budanam Toll Plaza, Guntur-Chennai Highway, 1900 Hrs, ~3028 KMs [*]Chennai Bypass/NH 45, Kolathur (Sri Laxmi Amman Nagar), Chennai, Near Thaai Technology, Tamil Nadu, 2045 Hrs, ~3142 KMs [*]Nellore to Chennai, the last sub-leg of Leg-2 was most horrible as was raining throughout. [*]Leg-2 Accomplished [/LIST] [B]Leg-3 (Chennai-Mumbai) – 13/14 Sept’15[/B] [LIST] [*]First & Only Major Meal Break at 13.045175, 80.070832 on Bangalore Road/NH 4, Thirumazhisai, Chennai, an unknown member from HVK group - Jothi Vel Moorthi (now a friend) - from Chennai itself was so courteous that he travelled some 30+ KMs to host us here, 2115 to 2200 Hrs, ~3164 KMs [*]Were on Nice Road, Mylasandra, Bengaluru, Karnataka, 0200 Hrs, ~3460 KMs [*]The Lord of Rains was still upset with us and till Bangalore (from Chennai), it kept raining badly.. [*]NH 4, Kalahalli, Davanagere District, Near Indian Oil Petrol Pump, Karnataka, 0615 Hrs, ~3747 KMs [*]Nandi Highway Developers Pvt Ltd Toll Booth, 0745 Hrs, ~3900 KMs [*]Kolhapur Bypass/NH 4, Ujalaiwadi, Kolhapur, Maharashtra, 0945 Hrs, ~4102 KMs [*]Shell Petrol Pump (18.613549, 73.748871), Tathawade, Pimpri Chinchwad, Maharashtra, 1301 Hrs, ~4345 KMs [*]Mumbai Pune Expressway, 1345 Hrs, ~4422 KMs [*]Escorted By Mr HV Kumar from exit of Mumbai Pune Eway to our entry to Leg-4 via Navi Mumbai, Mulund, Thane & Ghodbandar with a very short break to meet HVK for the first time at 1500 Hrs [*]Leg-3 Accomplished [/LIST] (L-R, Kumar HV, Gopal Krishan Sharma, Karan Vaid, Ajay Jagga, Leg-3, 1500 Hrs) [ATTACH=CONFIG]n23457[/ATTACH] (LR : Ford Ecosport, Ajay Jagga, Kumar HV, Karan Vaid, Gopal Krishan Sharma, 1500 Hrs, Leg-3) [ATTACH=CONFIG]n23458[/ATTACH] [B]Leg-4 (Mumbai-Delhi) – 14/15 Sept’15[/B] [LIST] [*]NH8, Boriach Toll Plaza (20.885443, 73.052045), Boriyach, Gujarat, 1715 Hrs, ~4696 KMs [*]Ahmadabad Vadodara Expressway/NE 1, Aljada, Nadiad Subdistrict, Kheda District, Gujarat, 2030 Hrs, ~4943 Kms [*]NH 8, Sajjan Nagar, Udaipur, Near Manraj Service Centre Centre, Rajasthan, 15[SUP]th[/SUP] Sept, 00:00 Hrs, 5228 KMs [*]Delhi Jaipur Ahmedabad Mumbai Expressway/NH 79, Dhool Khera, Bhilwara District, Rajasthan, 0215 Hrs, ~5400 KMs [*]Nasirabad Bypass/NH 79A, Near Rata Khera, Ajmer District, Rajasthan, 0330 Hrs, 5512 KMs [*]NH8, Daulatpura Toll Plaza, 0550 Hrs, ~5660 Kms [*]Delhi Jaipur Expressway/NH 8, Near Patel Nagar, Behror, Rajasthan, 0645 Hrs, ~5770 KMs [*]Delhi Jaipur Expressway/NH 8, Sidhrawali, Manesar Subdistrict, Gurgaon District, Haryana, 0730 Hrs, ~5840 KMs [*]Back to Ashram Chowk, New Delhi, 0841 Hrs, 5907.5 KMs [/LIST] For any query, write to me at [EMAIL="roadographer@facebaook.com"]roadographer@facebaook.com[/EMAIL], [EMAIL="ajay_jagga@yahoo.com"]ajay_jagga@yahoo.com[/EMAIL], or PM at [URL="http://www.facebook.com/roadographer"]www.facebook.com/roadographer[/URL] Happy Motoring, Ride well, Drive Safe. May join me @ The Roadographers Club for some Amazing Roadographs at [URL]https://www.facebook.com/groups/theroadographer/[/URL] Happy Motoring, Ride well, Drive Safe. [ATTACH=CONFIG]n23459[/ATTACH]