The Challenge has ended, but the work has not!

[@WrenchingWench]

Always happy to put in the moderator night shift, I'm basically nocturnal anyway! Hats off to you guys and gals down at HQ and all of the teams though, despite the pizza poisoning this was one of the best yet. Steve was a natural at presenting, and I can't believe he stayed awake for all of it! Amazing work from everyone, this money will make a genuine difference.

[@groeacht8525]

@@WrenchingWench Sorry I'm sure that's my fault for volunteering you in one of the previous streams. Staying awake while sitting not doing much is a key skill for train drivers

[@JamesG75]

Hats off to everyone involved, who all did an amazing job to help raise an incredible amount of money for such a worthy cause. I was only able to tune in for the last few hours, but my daughter and I thoroughly enjoyed it. She hopes her pocket money helps!

[@UPnDOWN]

It does!

[@porsche356a]

Watching from Australia it was obvious at 4-5am you were all taking a pounding with sickness and tiredness, but Ian and Steve did a sterling job. You should revell in the achievement of the money that was raised and just think about little Sophie, if she were looking on she would be so proud of you all no matter what! Well done all!

[@HubNut]

I'm still sad about pizzagate.

[@shugthehornyhaggis]

We are all sad about pizzagate

[@UPnDOWN]

@@HubNut A tradition that ended not long after it had begun. Can't look at them again 😭

[@bdeithrick]

🤮 poisoned 🤮 ☠️ hard to believe that story

[@DaveCurran]

#DS24 OG Well done to everyone in front of and behind the cameras and all the teams in the cars and remote mods and guests. Amazing work for an amazing charity.

[@UPnDOWN]

Wehay! Proper DS24 OG!

[@Stephenb033]

You should all feel very proud of yourselves. I really enjoyed the format. Well done all.

[@grayfool]

You did an epic job. Everyone worked so hard and, under the circumstances, created a fantastic event. I dropped in and out over the day and thoroughly enjoyed the whole thing. Congratulations and huge respect.

[@ukzoinks]

Well done everyone - I really felt for you around 7am Sunday when the sickness really kicked in, and yes you were pacing wondering how on earth you could carry on. Sick Ian holding the fort with (Steve?). A great team effort in front of the camera and behind the scenes. Hopefully this won’t put you off doing it again - if it wasn’t for the lurgy, I’m sure it would have been a much more enjoyable experience for you.

[@Broomswillow]

All of you did incredibly, no need to apologize, it was awesome !

[@shanevoisey6327]

Stayed with you for about 20 hours, bloody amazing job, and the handbrake turns were 100% spot on, put wrc drivers and cars to shame, unfortunately I'm not in a position to be able to donate.... unless I sue hubnut for the trauma of having to witness that crab dancing 🤔 might have a case there 😂 Well done to everyone involved, you should be forever proud of yourself for helping such a fantastic charity, genuinely brings me to tears every time I hear of everything this charity does, the world needs more people like you guys. Full respect.

[@tomwinch9107]

Great comment, hope tough times recede. Not sure suing Hubnut would get you even a fiver despite the serious trauma - wasn't there a viewer warning some time during the first hour ;-)

[@adeandtrish]

Brilliant work by everyone involved giving up your time to help this wonderful charity get the attention and funds it needs. 👏🏽👏🏽

[@Tagora2664]

Didn't manage all of it but did a fair few hours and it was great to watch. Well done everyone it really was an exceptional effort!

[@jedrick001]

It was Awesome especially seeing the total creeping up . I was pleased my Sunday plans got cancelled so I could continue watching. Nearly did the whole thing but fell asleep watching for a few hours in the night. Next year possibly plan segments, rope in other presenters for different bits to give you a break and definitely a different takeaway shop.

[@ColinCarFan]

You're a great guy and an inspiration. Thanks for doing this, we all appreciated the event and the aim.

[@jfv65]

+ 50 euro's from me in NL. Cheers to everybody involved for jobs well done!

[@bluethunder7814]

you all done a great job thanks to all the donations that was amazing

[@wanderingorganist]

Congratulations, Rich, fantastic job. Hope you begin to feel human soon.

[@mclouj]

Bloody well done to everyone involved, incredible effort. Sadly I missed most of it for various reasons, but what I saw was pretty fun!

[@orionpitman3369]

HI I can only say thank you for the whole effort of every one that took part in the 24 hours thank you. 👌👌👍👍❤❤

[@johnbee7729]

Great job all. I actually think it would have been fun to be at command central for the whole 24. Then again I am weird that way. Let's get to 20 grand.

[@tinplategeektoo]

Managed about 14 hours chat/watching - need sleep too much these days. Well done to everyone involved.

[@alansmith1770]

Your livestream was awesome. I watched several bits of it & donated some money. I thought Charlotte was so brave & I take my hat off too her. Hope you feel better.

[@keithinch34]

What brilliant teams everybody involved be proud of yourselves I really enjoyed watching and donated a few times

[@simonprime5541]

Fantastic effort all round , both in front of the camera and behind!

[@Lasercapri]

Well done to everybody , all did a great. Job , I fell asleep around 3am then watch again from 8am

[@PaddyWV]

Being once proud of 24 hour sessions back in the 90's but still feel the remembrance of it. Well done folks!

[@Sid3300]

You did really well considering how much you were trying to pack in! Ian and Steve and the admins are definitely legends for staying around for pretty much all of it! Also props for not giving up despite the sickness, I would've been at the point of calling it off if I was feeling rough like that. Good thing you didn't! (PS Sorry I Stitched you up in the quiz 😜)

[@UPnDOWN]

Bloody Unimog!?

[@stippolyte]

Managed ~20hrs this time, got back to the stream just 4 mins before MC Hubnut did his thing 😊. Had a reply from the charity team, they're going to let me know what's happening in Bolton, that 46% stat Charlotte gave really shocked me.

[@ebutuoyYT]

Thank you for taking time out your busy day, now you can get back to bodging.

[@richardtomkinson9951]

A massive well done to everyone. Great team work.

[@Invisibleman7]

Superb performance by all involved.

[@darrenwilson8042]

ahh sorry folks I was so looking forward to this livestream but I got rushed into hospital on Friday night and only home tonight so am on catch up now - will do what I can for all of you and Sophie's memory. Well done. P.S thanks to a broken window in James Cook Hospital I sat in a freezing gale for days so my blood count is on the up my bronchial pneumonia diagnosis is surely incoming. Cracking effort by everyone - my bleating is pathetic by comparison - love you all

[@Simonicusmaximus]

Well done to all involved you are absolute legends! I feel for you guys, I too have been ill! I never been to the loo so much in my entire life! Still do not know if it was bad food or a virus! I hope you all feel better soon!

[@tichwykes]

Well done to everyone just looked & you aint far from 20K blooming brilliant

[@lordbungle6235]

Loving the Pearl Jam Top 😀

[@davidflamee]

Absolutely monumental. Sophies Legacy, will be proud. We all, are proud. Sterling work everyone involved.

[@tomwinch9107]

I had a fever on Friday and still had the effects of that with the bad cough and much increased pain levels on Saturday - though even without that I'd have struggled to stay awake. Massive admiration for what you achieved and how much you and everyone else put in. A great idea that could have gone very wrong - amazing it only had a few flaws. Presenting live events is really hard (just watch commentary on significant events like the Queen's death to see accomplished presenters struggling), so you all did really well just keeping going. Taskmaster live would not work as well - it is great to watch due to the editing (I mean the humour helps, but it wouldn't work with just that). Hope you start to feel better soon, and appreciate both the great thing you tried and the massive positive influence you've had on Sophie's Legacy - you deserve great credit, even if probably won't let yourself accept it (far too modest) ... I mean you inspired me to brave the moths escaping my wallet - that's really hard ;-) Kudos and chapeau to you and the whole team

[@chrisbury4635]

Well done to you and everyone involved in the fund raising live stream, hope you manage to hit the £24k target ! And nice to meet you and your mrs at Oulton park too 😊

[@UPnDOWN]

Oh, did I meet you?! Nice to meet you too (I'm terrible with names/faces!)

[@chrisbury4635]

@@UPnDOWN So am i 😁

[@bondbug73]

A monumental achievement by everyone involved. Let's break that set target people.

[@peteredwards7872]

Bloody amazing effort 👏👏👏👏👍

[@mikecleasby709]

Fantastic efforts from everyone involved! I really hope that the target is SMASHED this year ❤

[@jayslittleprojects1431]

Amazing work to you all especially you for all the pre and post organization needed. for a small channel you did an amazing thing

[@GryphLane]

I can't be the only one to have watched the livestream inspired to volunteer for next time?

[@Stokie_Helen]

no I'd love to help with the admin. as long as I'm not on camera!

[@grumpy2.0]

I'm unsure, how I'd be able to help. But I know the feeling...

[@GryphLane]

@@Stokie_Helen Same. Or perhaps with the moderation - I could do that, I suppose

[@aslandama]

Well done to all of you, I really felt part of it all even though I was here at home!

[@shauntvr4312]

Well done to you all great job 👏 👍 ❤

[@francollingborn4606]

Well done to you all. Brilliant effort. Sorry you were ill after the pizza. Just come back from Austria and headed up to Yorkshire and Bolton then home to Somerset. Tuned in when we could, even on a quick Pitstone on the Services on M61

[@bdeithrick]

Was a great 3 hrs I spent at 2-5 am. 😝 Seen them in Germany and charge stop and 106 hand breaker

[@russellb1212]

Top job, amazing cause 👍

[@geoffersk]

Congrats on the livestream, everyone involved was amazing, really enjoyed it. Didn't quite manage the whole 24 hours but the 15 or so I saw was thoroughly entertaining, and the donations are still coming in around another £1k every day - currently £19,612. Hope you're feeling better v soon. Charity merch slogan ideas - "Gone for a Harvester", "Can't touch this" and "Dumpit Donuts"? 😅👍💛

[@mel20004]

your all hero's !!

[@micheltebraake7915]

You did a great job together with the whole team.

[@the-xyz-files]

#DS24 OG We want Ian dancing, dad style, again!

[@grumpy2.0]

I'm looking forward too, the next charity stream!

[@michaelclayton4868]

Brilliant Kitch 👍

[@charliemansonUK]

I managed all 24 hours last year but crashed out for 3 hours (2AM -5Am) this time due to pain meds for a broken ankle

[@stevedunford7632]

#DS24 OG Well done one and all.

[@GryphLane]

As of 10am Tuesday 23rd we're at £19824 - £20k is definitely on at least!

[@Weejie2011]

No lurgy in Wales. Only llwrgu.

[@aslandama]

Don't forget some technical people offered to help next time, this might allow you more time to concentrate on the content etc!

[@robingiles9444]

#ds24 OG

[@Stokie_Helen]

You are all legends. Donation sent. I didn't manage the full 24h, at my age I need at least some beauty sleep! You're already nearly up to £20k. I've got suggestions for next time, the main one being take a leaf out of the airline pilots' book and DON'T ALL EAT THE SAME FOOD. I reckon with a smaller list of challenges, a bigger admin team in the background so you don't need to worry about it (I volunteer as tribute, I'm an information manager, wrangling data in Excel is my jam) and maybe an extra presenter it would be a lot less stressful. Maybe see if you can hook up with someone with the software to make the comms / OB easier? You could probably guilt trip someone as it's for charity! Honestly though, apart from watching you all suffer :( it was great, it worked really well, so much fun seeing where the cars were off to. See you next year?

[@UPnDOWN]

Haha! Yes, someone else mentioned doing the airline pilot diet!

[@groeacht8525]

Really close to 20k now, are all the teams home now? Still remember the joy when scrof turned up with the mcmuffins, last year was a bit too easy and everything just kinda worked, but having guests who had never done that kind of thing made it interesting, jon and seppo being real highlights. But I suppose you can't just do the same thing every year and this was interesting too

[@UPnDOWN]

I think Rice and Slo got home yesterday, not sure what CW are doing.

[@ianfrancis1785]

#DS24OG

[@stefencooke]

How about teams just drive and u just broadcast for it with just updates on where theee are and may be have some gest