Fastest solo car expedition: The Kerala man set a 97 days record!

Emil George, an automobile/travel enthusiast and content creator from Kerala, has set a tremendous record of fastest solo car expedition covering 28 States and six Union Territories in just 97 days! He has registered his name in the India Book of Records for the Fastest Solo Car Expedition across the mainland of India.

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Now, this is huge as the 35-year old himself didn’t know that he would achieve something this big before embarking on this road trip. He started the trip as a part of his ‘Discover India’ trip, wherein he covered 19,426 km in 97 days.

The journey through India started on 20 September, 2022 and ended on 26 December, 2022. In an interview, he said that his intention was not to set any record and it was only after a friend suggested that he apply for one that he realised he might have set a record!

Before this, George travelled more than 1000 km from Patna to Meerut, on the Purvanchal Expressway over 20-odd hours. He says that “driving gives me immeasurable happiness”. He was awarded with the certificate in late-April this year.

Talking about his experiences, George said that he got a bunch of experiences related to food, people, driving styles and road etiquette. He called Mizoram the ‘quietest’ roads in the country as there was no one honking and had disciplined drivers and that “driving in Mizoram is like driving in Europe, sensibility-wise!”

He did meet some aggressive drivers on Pune-Vapi highway, where truck drivers are merciless. Counting his record days, George further said that he would have made it back quicker but for 12 days he got stuck in landslides in Sikkim and Ladakh.

He calls it a forced halt that was more adventurous than he had imagined as there are not many travellers in Ladakh on road trips during harsh winters. Those that get there, need special permits to access.

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But with his record, George has only proved that nothing is impossible if one is willing to achieve the target!