History
World Records
(as confirmed by “The Guinness Book of World Records”, Guinness Publishing, London, England)
1997 World Circumnavigation by Car
“Frontera World Challenge”
- 18,344 miles from Greenwich, England to Greenwich, England
- 21 days, 2 hours and 14 minutes
- Through 16 countries, across 4 continents
- 1997 Vauxhall Frontera SUV
1987 Fastest Drive from the bottom to the top of the Americas
“Pan American Challenge”
- 14,642 miles from Tierra del Fuego, Argentina to Prudhoe Bay, Alaska
- 23 days, 22 hours and 43 minutes
- Through 21 armed checkpoints in Colombia alone
- 1988 GMC Sierra Pickup Truck
1984 Fastest Drive from the bottom of Africa to the top of Europe
“Africa-Arctic Challenge”
- 12,531 miles from Cape Agulhas, South Africa to Nordcap, Norway
- 28 days, 13 hours and 10 minutes
- Through an ambush in Kenya
- 1984 GMC Suburban Diesel Truck
1980 World Circumnavigation by Car
“Odyssey 77”
- 26,738 miles from Toronto, Canada to Toronto, Canada
- 74 days, 1 hour and 11 minutes
- 1980 Volvo 245 DL Wagon
