What if you lived in Australia? - Page 441

**Tmee2020** · January 26th, 2017, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by otokonomidori

Quiet, sober types!?

Have you been to the Bathurst track yourself - it's one of my favourites on Grand Turismo.

The old track was better, without the kink in Conrod Straight.

umbongoman · January 26th, 2017, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by otokonomidori

Bathurst ! If I lived in Australia I'd like to go to that racetrack.

You can drive round it as it's a public road. My brother has been round it with some mates in a campervan.

**Motorboater** · January 27th, 2017, 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by tmee2000

The old track was better, without the kink in Conrod Straight.

Back when it was mainly dirt/gravel surface, used to hold the Australian Grand Prix?

**Tmee2020** · January 27th, 2017, 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Motorboater

Back when it was mainly dirt/gravel surface, used to hold the Australian Grand Prix?

It was a rather rough surface, like most of the GP tracks up until the early 60s. Bathurst and Longford were public roads and, like Lowood, long, fast and extremely dangerous.

I think Conrod Straight was altered about the mid-90s.

Edit: It was changed in1987.

Estreeter · January 28th, 2017, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by otokonomidori

Quiet, sober types!?

No, I meant shady characters

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Originally Posted by otokonomidori

Have you been to the Bathurst track yourself

A very long time ago,very very long ago, as in Eggenberger Ford Sierra disqualification long ago

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Originally Posted by tmee2000

Edit: It was changed in1987.

It was changed because of a fatal crash on the straight the year before , can't remember the drivers name, I remember he was in a Commodore and also had something to do with the FIA back then wanting the track suitable for the World Tourning Car championship , or something

Estreeter · January 28th, 2017, 02:03 PM

See You in the Northern Territory

That ain't a joke, that has tourism departments furious here

Merchandise they don't like

**trailmaster** · January 29th, 2017, 12:48 PM

To all Austalian and New Zealand VEF members: If you were swimming of one of the thousands of public beaches all over Australia and you saw a dolphin in the water near you would you approach it?

Estreeter · January 29th, 2017, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by trailmaster

you saw a dolphin in the water near you would you approach it?

I'd do my thing and let the Dolphin do it's thing

approach it, probably not, but of the Dolphin came to me I wouldn't swim the other way.

There was an old Ferry service that went from Queenscliff to Portsea then Sorrento in Port Philip Bay, The JJ Farnsworth, on that service it was common for Dolphins to swim with the Ferry for the entire 1 hour journey

Only time I've ever seen Dolphins, I think.

**effCup** · January 29th, 2017, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by trailmaster

would you approach it?

With what porpoise in mind?

**palo5** · January 29th, 2017, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by trailmaster

To all Austalian and New Zealand VEF members: If you were swimming of one of the thousands of public beaches all over Australia and you saw a dolphin in the water near you would you approach it?

Are there such things as private beaches in AUS?

Don't Australian shores belong to the Australian people?

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