In my much much much younger years, I’d have liked to have had a bash at Paris - Dakar (not that that I would’ve been any good at it). It’s like the off-road version of the IoM TT - you’d better be chuffing serious.
I like the idea of the trip, but to be competitive in those conditions for that long is outside of my zone…by a long way.
Still fun to be had in the dunes and tracks though, air down of course.
No, way lower than that, around 50 mph I reckon, I never got it right enough to work though.
The back roads of Norway were similar and graders a common feature, riding in the back of an Austin Cambridge pickup trying to squeeze past one, we slipped off the road into a deep ditch. The grader driver was used to such antics and had a chain permanently fixed to his vehicle. We were out again without injury or damage within 5 minutes. 
Corrugations, lower tyre pressures, drive on the wrong side of the road and keep speed at 80~100kph, speed and road placement is very much trial and error.
Passing road trains isn’t a problem, if the road is two lanes wide. Be aware the third trailer of a road train will swing a foot either side, effectively making the trailer 10’ wide. Road trains will not leave the bitumen for light vehicles to pass or overtake.
A single flash of the right blinker is the signal that you can overtake, left flash means keep left,not safe to overtake.
I was taking the mick with the 100mph comment obviously, but every unsealed road is different and each one varies with time and wear.
Blimey that could be confusing, is it a newish thing then? I don’t remember anything from my time there. Mind you I did very little sealed road work and, of course, not sure indicators were invented then, were they?
Back in Europe, didn’t Spanish lorries have a green light at the back, by law, to indicate safe to overtake?
Can’t remember that in Spain, but it is definitely a thing in Morocco. In some trucks and buses, as the right hand (kerbside) indicator goes on a smallish green light flashes on the side nearest the centre of the road.
Bit of a gamble still as to whether the bus is turning off, or indicating safe to pass, but then again who bothers to indicate for a turn?
Carryfast, note the directions of travel on the three trailer road train, with little or no room for error.
Interesting video, but I wouldn’t trust that bloke in the studio to take me anywhere.
He thinks that Cahill Crossing is West of Darwin. 
I missed that. Have you ever been to Rabbit Flat?
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No, keep talking
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Nor have l, it must have been two different blokes. 
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This old 60 Series must be like grandad’s axe.
On a quiet day you could hear them rusting.
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Only 460,000 miles, in 36 years? 
They weren’t really trying, alot of down time in the camper I reckon. 
Built to last…
…and to be fixed when they don’t last!
And a vehicle that is driven, not one that drives itself with minimal input (and thought) from the driver.
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'king right it is. I’ve got used to it over the years but, every now and then, it can go a bit Pete Tong. One example: a number of years ago, I was heading up a steep hill somewhere between Lithgow and Oberon (NSW). Coming up on my right was the farm gate (with big roadside gully and a berm and a cattle grid) I had to get into and I knew there was 4wd ute behind me, so indicate right… and just as I’m about turn, he overtakes me.
I think I would stick to the cb or stay behind. 
Yes, UHF has made this courtesy almost redundant. A single flash is somewhat frugal as a turning signal. Also, the single flash does not remove the onus on the overtaker, to ensure the safety of the manoeuvre. Consider it as “I’m aware you want to pass and will cooperate, to make it happen.”
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So, got the ticket booked, Frangers?
Hi ya!
Nope, still so many options available! Difficult to know where to start.
By looking at various stop-off points to make en-route, I am making it harder to tie anything down rather than easier. A sort of mission creep is underway.
I do need to be more realistic about what I am after.
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