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thechuckster
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Re: How long does it take to drive from BRIS to SYD	Mon, 22 November 2004 10:09

you'll never hold that speed all the way down - too many slower sections (until the motorway) that close up to one lane or simply waiting for overtaking lanes to appear as you won't know the road well enough to hold he speed and safely overtake at all the tight and dangerous spots. use this site as a guide: <http://www.travelmate.com.au/MapMaker/MapMaker.asp ?TM_Page=Mapmaker> plot in the towns/places you'll stop at as separate routes and see what time it comes up with. you'll be driving on your own, on unfamiliar highways, thru unknown cities and without a navigator so you'll be regularly stopping to check where you are and when you get off the motorway. the pac hwy isn't the safest around - it carries a lot of traffic - do youself (and the newly purchased supra) a favour by taking it easy and by slowly getting used to the car (compared to my turbo 18R, the MA61 with 5ME has very ordinary accelaration and power when you most need it like overtaking trucks on hills). As you'r a solo driver, I'd strongly suggest you have a long break at the 5-6 hr mark otherwise you'll fall asleep at the wheel despite the jolt+coffee+coke and and this'll be the last we hear of you. the heat might be an issue for you, but i'd not be driving an unknown hwy at night in an unfamiliar car. i'd also avoid driving at dusk & dawn or you'llcop a kangaroo thru the windscreen ... give yourself 24hrs. fwiw: in a 5ME supra, i drove from Rockhampton to Maleny (sunshine coast) in just over 6hrs -we would have made brisbane in about 7.5 hrs. We only had quick food/petrol stops. We drove during the day so the light was better and the unknown highway was visible. Happily sat at 115-125km/h when we had clear road. [Report message to a moderator]

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