1990, '71 HQ Holden, 173 & 3 spd manual, loaded to the roof with all my belongings.
Preston, Melb' Aust' to Point Danger Tweed Heads NSW. One driver (me) only stopping for fuel/food and the loo.
23 hours 15 min's, 1700kms. A mate said i couldn't do it in under 24 hours in an HQ, so i had to prove him wrong lol.
When i was 22, if i tried that now i'd die lol.
elect70,
Aug 6, 11:32pm
Perth to Sydneyme & mrsbought Ht holden in Perth for $300drove across nullaboronly stopping for gas & driver change. Then Drove to Brisbane& back to Sydney . Left the old girl in the carpark at sydney airport with keys in it but removed the plates .
skinhead88,
Aug 6, 11:47pm
I did Auckland to wellington, via hawkes bay and palmy and returned the same route stopping in hamilton for a quicky with some bird I met over the net all up about 26 hours. do it again in a heart beat!
christhebuild3r,
Aug 7, 12:33am
Brisbane to Mt Dare, going through the Simpson desert. took about 8 days to get there and was doing 25 litres per 100km in the desert.
countrypete,
Aug 7, 1:25am
Wanganui to Christchurch, picked up a Suzuki Cappuccino, straight turn around and drove straight back to Wangas.Left at 4am on a Saturday morning and got home 4am Sunday.Had a ball!.
4pc,
Aug 7, 1:37am
Auckland to Christchurch.Left Auckland around 4pm and reached Oxford Tce at 8.30am.Decided to go and get breakfast at a cafe as we knew our friends would still be asleep (newborn baby)
lookoutas,
Aug 7, 1:40am
Through 2 holding paddocks, a lane-way, across the road and hit the side of the house. Mother wasn't impressed!
Tiger would have been.
doug207,
Aug 7, 1:59am
Pahiatua to Auckland and back in a very, very long day. On a CBR250RR. Slow, noisy, uncomfortable, did i mention slow! 1100km according to Google maps, but, I took Vingar hill both ways.
statesman001,
Aug 7, 2:25am
Coast to coast USA inside 48hrs.chicken truck.Only stoppin for motion lotion.
i-n-horz,
Aug 7, 4:32am
Murch to Aucks 920ks non-stop apart from ferry & fuel in the p!ss'n down rain and gale force winds 2 up on me full loaded Softail (clothes,sleep'n bags,tent,tools,stereo and plenty of other crap) the x slept on the back.her frig'n lid kept knock'n into mine waking up me left eye.
stevo2,
Aug 7, 5:56am
About 3 months ago, Tauranga to Wellington to move our boy back to tga in the diesel hiace towing a trailer, Load up the van and trailer with all the boys crap and back again. Left 6am and got home about 9.30pm 1,100km later. Stevo. zzzzzzzzzzzzzz
twink19,
Aug 7, 5:58am
Wellsford to Christchurch to deliver a truckabout 1200 km
trogedon,
Aug 7, 6:03am
So you're 43 now!!
rjgmjs,
Aug 7, 6:43am
Brisbane City to Cardwell, (100 K's South of Cairns), approx 1900 kilometres ova 2 days.Bugger that never again, so tiring and we missed so much sightseeing, due to our timetable.
tegeem,
Aug 7, 6:56am
1100kms on a bike. stopped for fuel and food regularly. riwaka to takaka(twice cos the roads a fun ride) then the long way home to teananu.
mopar63,
Aug 7, 6:56am
Hastings to Mangawhia Heads and back with a car trailer to pick up a Javelin ,16 hours driving ,dropped of a car in Auckland on the way,good trip
bill-robinson,
Aug 7, 7:30am
Vancouver to San Francisco, 1300 miles I think,1970 plymouth Roadrunner Modena Italy to Madrid SpainFerrari Mondial. Modena to ParisFerrari 308 All good fun and 2 of them were paying trips
guider1,
Aug 7, 7:34am
Hopetoun (top of Victoria) across to Shepparton west side of Victoria) & back to Hopetoun in 1 trip. Invercargill to Bombay in 1 stint (apart from ferry & fuel stops of course), 21hrs driving time in a vehicle that would only cruise at 85kph, on my own with no radio. Pukekohe to Chch & return (twice) towing a tandem racecar trailer with only fuel stops.
guider1,
Aug 7, 7:37am
Oh yeah. and Timaru to Auckland on my bike in one go.
scott007,
Aug 7, 8:24pm
2011 TT2000 bike ride over a weekend. 1600 kms on sat and 1400 kms on sunday on a ZX14. never left the south island then a casual ride home to invers from CH CH on monday. 3rd yr in row done the TT 2000. check the web site for details
stockyz,
Aug 7, 8:47pm
6:25am flight akl - chch 1pm ferry. back on bombays at midnighti do this a couple of times a week. chch to queenstown queenstown to haast ,haast back to chch
emmaj26,
Aug 7, 9:14pm
christchurch to christchurch via dunedin, queenstown, haast and the rest of the west coast and back over the lewis pass, over 4 days
hazelmajor,
Sep 20, 11:59am
gibraltar to calais in austin champ @ 35mph,to save petrol, two guys non stop except for petrol fillas broke at end of moroco trip in 66.
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