Anyone done the math on $200/world record minute?

When Ben and Dori Sawatzky of Spruceland Forest Products in Edmonton contacted Arvid yesterday (Wednesday) with an offer to donate $200 for every minute Arvid bests the current Guinness World Record time of 13 days, 9 hours and 6 minutes, I hope they were doing the math.  They were willing to contribute up to $30,000 with this formula.  I imagine Arvid spent some time on his bike calculating how many minutes he would need to achieve the full $30,000.  The answer is 150 minutes x $200 = $30,000, that’s 2 hours and 30 minutes.  Given that Arvid arrived with a 2 hour and 57 minute lead on the existing world record means… Ben and Dori will be sending the full amount.

Perhaps someone should have told them that mental math is one of the things Arvid does on the bike to pass the time.  Thanks Ben and Dori for your wonderful generosity beyond an earlier sizable gift!