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Old 07-04-2021, 11:14 AM   #91
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Has anybody not overheated on the Hay Plain?
Our Summernats convoy was stopped when the tow Fairlane succumbed to the heat.
Not much shade out there
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Old 08-04-2021, 09:52 AM   #92
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Has anybody not overheated on the Hay Plain?
Our Summernats convoy was stopped when the tow Fairlane succumbed to the heat.
Not much shade out there
That's why you won't see many trucks doing the Plains in daylight in summer, gets VERY cold at night and that give more horseys and better fuel economy and its just more comfortable for the driver.

Only down side is wild pigs etc and if you have to change a tyre etc (not that many know how to these days)

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Old 08-04-2021, 11:34 AM   #93
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Funny things you remember.
A week after I got my licence to kill, I was tootling down Church St, Parramatta just running through a set of lights this guy suddenly swerves to the side of the street and flings his drivers door wide open (long Falcon coupe one) not having much experience I didn't steer fast enough around it. Bang, took the thing clean off it hinges, destroying the front right hand guard in the process.
The HZ Kingswood I had suffered a broken indicator lens and lost my front left side moulding.
Guy never paid up even after having the cops turn up a charge him.


One for 'Driving Your Pet hate' as well....... people in parked cars who like to fling their doors wide open in front of you.
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Old 08-04-2021, 11:55 AM   #94
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One for 'Driving Your Pet hate' as well....... people in parked cars who like to fling their doors wide open in front of you.
I had a School mate Killed by one of those Guys, he was on a bike. Was Flung straight over the Door & got run Over...

R.I.P. Milo...
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I had a School mate Killed by one of those Guys, he was on a bike. Was Flung straight over the Door & got run Over...

R.I.P. Milo...
Similar but no death fortunately, crossing the road one day in Hamilton's busy Beaumont Street. Poor bloke riding in the "Car Door Lane" got doored by a tool flinging the door open without looking, landing in the middle of the traffic lane narrowingly being missed by a truck.
Then goes on abusing the cyclist until all the pedestrians ganged up on him.
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