Bourne to Ride Charity challenge has beaten the previous record for driving from Lands End to John O’Groats on a ride on mower from Iseki. Travelling at a maximum of 12mph for 880 miles, for 20 hours per day, Bourne to Garden founder, Colin North, driving the ISEKI SF544 ride on mower, has beaten the previous record of five days eight hours from Lands End to John O’Groats in four days, six hours and nine minutes.
The team including a support van and overnight driver, plus Phil Self as ISEKI technical support, received amazing local and national support on the way and a boost to the fundraising. North, managing director of Bourne to Garden said: “Most drivers gave us the thumbs up and giving us friendly toots as they overtook us.”
During this gruelling journey, North has stopped for refreshments and showers, battled heavy rain, wrapped up in a duvet to handle sitting and driving in the cold nights. “The toughest part was probably the mosquitoes in Scotland, waves of them hitting my face,” he recalled. “We also had a loose wheel nut and puncture on the way but were able to sort these on the road side without too many delays.”
David Withers from ISEKI UK commented: “It’s been so exciting this week, tracking the guys on the mower, waking up each morning seeing where they have got up to. All the photos and videos they have been sharing from the route has been brilliant, some amazing scenery and some interesting weather at times.
“It has been a real team effort to enable this to go ahead with ourselves and Bourne to Garden Ltd. The machine has performed without any problems whatsoever, we just had one puncture in the whole 876 miles. We have donated some money for the charities chosen by Bourne to Garden Ltd and please, if you can, donate something to the three charities they would be incredibly grateful.
“All are worthy causes and every penny of the money donated is going straight to the charities… We are Guinness World Record holders!”
