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heh

i grew up in cairns and my grandparents live on teh tablelands

(mareeba and malanda and formerly tolga, just outside of atherton)

ive seen a few soarers (but no skylines) while ive been up there;

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Originally posted by Spooks_Skyline

heh

i grew up in cairns and my grandparents live on teh tablelands

(mareeba and malanda and formerly tolga, just outside of atherton)

ive seen a few soarers (but no skylines) while ive been up there;

I am staying in atherton and working down at the tinaroo dam, we are building a mini hydro electric powerstation at the base of the dam.

Lots of old people around here and lots of old 4wd's around.

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I spose a Skyline doesn't make much sense up in the tropics. Its to hot and the roads can't be that great. Although the roads in Townie were OK. They had great wide corners without much traffic and with nice smooth long straights. Leewah was there aboout 2 weeks before I went up and thought that out near the airport in Townie there are some wicked long stretches where his monster could have had a crack at the big three zero zero.

Both Leewah and I agreed that our Lines should go with us next time.

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Around where i am the roads are really nice and smooth, but they are very narrow so if a truck is coming the other way u have to put 2 wheels on the dirt to avoid a head on.

I got the shitty BA falcon upto 210 easily, leewah could wind out 300 around where i am easily!!

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Hi fellas,

I'm a Cairns resident and will be back in town on Thursday with my latest acquisition. Metallic black R34 GTT (plated 34-GTT). It has some mods but nothing too over the top. I think I'm going to have to do the Rex Range Rd up through Julatten and Mount Molloy as soon as I can.

There are a few Skylines around. The boys at Autobarn in Cairns tell me that there is an R34 GTR in town as well but the guy only wheels it out on weekends.

Cheers

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I'm up around The Port and Cairns for my honeymoon in mid-late october this year. Hope to see a few 'lines to remind me of mine at home in bed (and to piss of the wife when i start waving frantically and yelling, "Skyline SKYLINE LOOK !!!! AAAHHH!!!"

umm.... ;)

does anyone else do that?!?! thought so :D

Adrian

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