Land Rover BAR did Sport Relief 2018
by Land Rover BAR 28 Mar 2018 03:46 NZDT
Land Rover BAR complete 24hr Grind-athon © Land Rover BAR
On Friday 23rd March Land Rover BAR completed their epic Sport Relief challenge; a 24-hour 'Grind-athon' and 12-hour supporters disco 'Spin-athon' hosted by Bestival Founder, Rob da Bank and Longplay's Tim Weeks and Sal Nidai at the team's HQ in Portsmouth.
Highlights:
- Land Rover BAR's Tim Carter manned a grinding pedestal solo for 24 hrs, travelling 519 km and burning 19,326 calories
- 60+ team members supported Tim with a 24-hour relay across two grinders
- Four Royal Navy rugby players took on the 24-hour challenge in grinding shifts on the final grinding machine
- One superstar DJ, Rob da Bank and two spin gurus, Tim Weeks and Sal Nidai got 607 participants active in a supporters disco 'Spin-athon'
Thank you to all our supporters including local businesses, schools, and sailing clubs and to the city of Portsmouth for getting involved and active for Sport Relief!
Challenge fact file:
Grinding:
- The America's Cup is a design race and human power enables the boat to 'fly'
- The grinders role on-board is the 'engine'; by grinding handles that power the winch and hydraulic system, the boats are able to lift up and out of the water on foils
- During a 25-minute race a grinders heart rate is on average 164 bpm, with a max of 184 bpm
Disco Spin-athon
- Longplay delivers secret 'MUSIC X WELLNESS' pop ups – one of which is a spin project called 'LOOP' – LIVE intimate DJ music sessions on bikes in secret locations.
- LOOP Sessions began back at Bestival in 2015 as a pilot in a tractor shed... and have never looked back since.
- The Disco Spin-athon is a special extended LOOP Session with Rob da Bank on the Decks.
Donate and support the team's efforts to raise funds for Sport Relief here