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Old 18-04-17, 20:17
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That was quite a long trip. Well worth it for the part, and opportunity to meet Euan at the world famous racetrack known as Mt Panorama.
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My god, Bathurst has SERIOUSLY changed since I visited the track almost 30 years ago. At that time, we had recently purchased a new convertible, and I had intended to drive a lap of the circuit. Were it not for another motorist flashing his headlights as we were exiting the top of the mountain, I would have earned probably the largest speeding ticket of my life, because there was a police radar set up along the straight section where drivers get the greatest speed. I guestimate that we could have been doing in excess of 200km/h by that stage. Yeah, I know. Young and stupid!
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I travelled the inland route down to Bathurst, but was not pleased with where the GPS sent me. I'm afraid to say New South Wales country roads are just as bad as back home here. Making things worse, the wildlife is always a problem, as can be seen by all the dead kangaroos along the roadside. I decided to return by the coastal highway. There is a stark contradiction between the two routes. The new highway sections still being built, are constructed of thick concrete, so they will outlast tar roads by decades.
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This is a 1:1 scale replica showing how big the fruit grows in this part of the world.

Because I came home via coastal highway, it brought me past a friends place, who had offered me 4x Land Rover wheels. I collected those, plus the last of my finished CMP wheels, which had been left there for me by the chap who fit the tyres for me. Some time this week I hope to get those onto the truck, and remove the old tyres from the Land Rover wheels so I can prepare them for painting.
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