Speed Record...Omund to CapeTown!

[Leon Sumter]

been thinking about this some more. OMD to Cape Town under 6 hours is a myth. I defy anyone to be able to do OMD to Cape Town in anything under 6 hours or so. Come on guys, as Clive mentioned you'd have to do speeds in excess of 240k's an hour for long stretches to make up for all the passes, corners, stopping for fuel stops, stopping to have a bite to eat. Your car would guzzle fuel and probably even start to overheat. What about other cars, trucks and busses on the road.

[SandyB]

Too  true Leon .. 6 hours is totally impossible .. 8 hours + - realistic  in " relative " safety ..  must admit I  had white knuckle moments .. took  great advantage of the long straight  stretches .. but yes paid the penalty in fuel consumption ...  close to 11/ 100  Km ...  but  no overheating .. engine seemed to thrive on the  paces i was putting her through ...  but i was running late  as  intent was to  leave at 06:00 but yes  by the time the girls got through airport  the night before  and I fed them and we chatted  it  became 02:00 I woke up at five  and decided it would be suicidal to travel in a tired state  .. lay in   a bit longer ..  . we left home at 08:00  realised I had left passport at home  whenI reached century city .. had to turn back ... battled through incoming traffic ..   got back to N 7 turnoff at abut 09:00  and yes got there by 17:00  ..

[John Haycox]

We did it in under 3 days once.  Stopped in Springbok (Masonic Hotel), Stopped In Piketberg (family) Cape Town early next day.

[Alfred Boehme]

I do it this way

O/mund - S/bok - 2hrs distance 240k's
S/bok - Klaver - 2hrs distance 280k's
Klaver - Table Veiw - 2hrs 30min distance 280k's due to passes ect takes a little longer

30min to refill in klaver and a quick pee

7hrs

Anybody doing it in 4hrs didn't get out of bed in the morning they still dreaming?