Drove/rode to Kalgoorlie this weekend. 1200k round trip. WRX was brilliant
and saw some pretty high speeds. Did the return leg at an average of 100kph.
: )

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Fraser

"Fraser Johnston" <fraser (AT) jcis (DOT) com.au> wrote

kph come on in english please

1200k? that's more miles that covers england isn't it? surely you mean
1.2k?i take it that wasn't a constant non stop 1200k haha ah you're not
talking in miles are you now i am confused????

"Vamp" <None (AT) none (DOT) com> wrote

For the metrically challenged. Did an 800 mile round trip. Average on the
return leg was 60mph. Saw about 140mph in the wrx.

Fraser

"Fraser Johnston" <fraser (AT) jcis (DOT) com.au> wrote

eh? We did non-stop from Wycombe to Ancona, 1100 miles in 18 hours. In a
leaking 1100cc convertible three wheeler, in the rain
with one wiper, no stereo and no heater. Rarely dropped below 70mph when we
weren't stopped at services.

We were also officially fucked when we arrived :-)

Mike P

Mike P <privacy (AT) privacy (DOT) net> wrote:

Jesus, I hope there were at least two drivers. I do that drive (and a
bit further) several times a year and I'm not mad enough to do it in one
eighteen hour slog, even with two drivers. A day's drive gets you as far
as Como/Milan if one is taking reasonable breaks. Nowadays I don't even
push it that far and I tend to stop somewhere in Switzerland on the
first day then drive the rest of the way the next day.

After all, you don't want to kill someone, especially if the someone
turns out to be you or someone you know.

"Fraser Johnston" <fraser (AT) jcis (DOT) com.au> wrote

cheers understand now!

140mph! thats barely moving saw 145mph once on my MR2 Turbo speedo but
got scared when i saw traffic ahead and eased it down slowly, that was
before the coppers caught me at 120mph of course. that was over 2 years ago
now you know!!!

"Steve Firth" <%steve%@malloc.co.uk> wrote

Yes, there were two drivers. No room for any more :-) We also had to stop
every 120-140 miles as the tank only held 3.5 Galls. That slowed us down a
bit, but made sure we moved , drank, ate and swapped drivers a lot. Didn't
even feel tired until we got to Ancona, then got lost looking for the hotel.
For some reason, having your arse 6 inches from the ground, straight through
exhaust and pure fear in Italian traffic kept us wide awake:0

Mike P

Mike P <privacy (AT) privacy (DOT) net> wrote:

Hell, that's impressive Ancona is a one horse town. We visit the garden
centre and Ikea there fairly regularly. I don't even bother to turn the
satnav on because 20 minutes of zig-zagging will let you see everything
there is to see.

There's an excellent film made on location in Ancona:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0208990/

"Vamp" <None (AT) none (DOT) com> wrote


I bottled out when I remebered what a car looks like when it hits a roo. Saw
115mph on the bike which is fairly scary on an unfaired bike.

Fraser

"Fraser Johnston" <fraser (AT) jcis (DOT) com.au> wrote

I've done 140 on my unfaired bike - it is a little blowy...

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Dan