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First Day completed (using free motel wireless internet wooo!)

Adelaide SA - West Wyalong

Did it easy apart from the last 150km when we had to go 80-90 kph because of the rain! Down to 60 kph in some parts (No rain before then) Was aquaplanning pretty bad because of the road which held fairly big puddles.



Before we left, When it was clean, Now littered with lolly rapers:


Crusing speed:




Finished his work for the day:


His clothes hanging up:




More updates to come. Heading to Armidale tomorrow.
Tom.

[Morgan]

Good stuff Tom. Look forward to hearing the updates. Drive safe

[Richo]

Looks fun. I want to go on a big road trip again, but don't have the $ spare

[RX25SE]

Looks like fun Tom. Yes, drive safe.

[buzzda]

+1 for rd trips. Good to hear yr drivin safe

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Staying at Armidale tonight, Only 4 more hours till the Gold Coast!!! Was an awesome drive tonight, much better scenery.

[CRUISN]

Cool. Road trips rock (if theyre done without kids. )

[CodeBurn3r]

Cool.

Road trips rock (if theyre done without kids. )

Mine were good actually while heading over to SA and back.

Tom, scenery only gets better and better on the way.

[fatcat67]

Cool.

Road trips rock (if theyre done without kids. )

I just drove down to Sydney on Friday and just flew back an hour ago.
My kids were great up until the last 1/2 hour when the 9 year old starts with the "are we there yet?".
We just loaded his PSP with 7 or 8 Mpeg rips and he was occupied for ages. My 14yo daughter had her i-touch loaded with music and movies too.
Tom, if you'd like a meetup PM me.

[XXB4XX]

Taking the b4 on such a long trip only makes you realise exactly how much it needs a 6th gear!! Drive safe dude.. Missing my b4 a lil now

[Evil_VZ-T]

Taking the b4 on such a long trip only makes you realise exactly how much it needs a 6th gear!!

Drive safe dude.. Missing my b4 a lil now

Damn straight, I have 4.44 Ratio and i really need a 6th gear.

I have driven a heap since the start of december in my B4. Been to the gold coast, Bega, Sydney multiple times. And got back from bathurst late last night from the 12 hour.

B4's just love the open roads. Im keen to hit up the NT no speed limit roads.. Might do that next year:)

[RX25SE]

Im keen to hit up the NT no speed limit roads.. Might do that next year:)

Aren't they now limited to 130kph??

[fatcat67]

Aren't they now limited to 130kph??

Bahahahahahaha.
Poor Lance, only a few years behind the times.

[Evil_VZ-T]

I thought that was only in SA... But oh well.. the sign is only a guide

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Got to the Gold Coast yesterday at about 2pm You're right the B4 loves the open road doing 110 on the pacific hwy yesterday seemed like it was doing about 60 I dont know what its like driving a single turbo at 100 but with the B4 you get that constant primary turbo pull The craziest road yesterday was the one just before Grafton (i think) Had some crazy twistys! and an open speed limit (well i think thats what that sign meant ) But we still went 100 cause it was raining at that point Was perfectly sunny yesterday and 32 and there was thunderstorms overnight now its perfectly sunny again! Will upload some pics if i get the internet working on my laptop

[buddylove]

pm me as well tom, frankie and I are always keen for a steak.

[skillionaire]

Hi, PM me too Tom. Cheers, Nik

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Sorry i didn't catch up with anyone, Would of loved to have a pub meal with you guys!
Was pretty busy up there, Didn't read the replies to this thread until now!

Took a different way home, More straight and boring (To Coonabarabran - Broken Hill - Adelaide)

Had a great time while i was up there, The car had no hiccups what so ever, and the oil it still full and oily colour (not black!) haha

Went to all the worlds again which is always good fun

Only problem was the first day we left to go home, about 45 minutes out of surfers a Ute went past and flicked up a rock which made a 15cm long crack in the windscreen from the edge of it and each little bump was making it longer!
So we turned around and headed back for Nerang to this place called "Premier Windscreens" which somehow happened to have one in stock!

An hour and a half and $215 later we where back on the road.

Still trying to reach our goal destination for the night i picked up the pace a little bit, in hindsight obviously was the wrong idea.

Long story short got pulled over by a QLD Red Toyota Aurion police car for doing 115 in a 100 zone. Somehow he got me from ages away! I didn't think radars went that far. Anyway. $200 fine. Do i have to pay and interstate fine?

The last hour of that day was in the darkness, so i sat behind a truck hoping he could be a roo blocker! (poor paint job, Thanks carbra)


Always filled up with 98 octane apart from one fill up of 95 (Cobar i think) because i didn't really wan't to stop in Wilcania to fill up! haha
I noticed the fuel economy dropped a bit but still ran fine.

Here are some piccys of the trip:









Race Face!










Pre drinks before a night out up Q1:


Clean Gen 2 GX:





View from the Sofitel:




On the way home:




(all taken with the Gf's Canon Point n shoot with 12x zoom)

Had pretty much perfect weather when we where up there! Apart from the rainy drive up.

Cheers, Tom

[CodeBurn3r]

looks like you took the exact trip my family took when we went to QLD the first time from SA, and on the way back we had to stop at Wilcania... ummmm you made a wise choice skipping that one Tom good to see you had a good trip. and that in summer you had good weather! we always were up there for the 6 months, autum and winter, best weather ever lol Sprinkle in the morning, 24deg sunny day then sprinkle at night again. most consisant weather ever! unlike melbourne lol Any word on if you will be heading over this way for RSLC annual?

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Any word on if you will be heading over this way for RSLC annual?

It's a yes at this point, When? Any info?