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you have a stagea? I will prob get it tuned down here but it's allways good to know who is avalible. What are the drift days like up there ?

I have 2 of them, I would get the car tuned up here as the mapping will be out for the hotter climate (unless its done in Bris around Chrissie - cause its fcuking hot there too).

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will be driving from Brisbane to Darwin in 2 weeks , any advice for a long ass drive in the NT ?

Just did trip from sydney darwin only hints are

Dont travel on Qld roads after dusk due to bloody big skippys

Try to do Barkley Hwy in the cool of the day

Most importantly enjoy the roads in the Territory with open speed limits and far better conditions than Qld & NSW. And dont speed through the towns on the Hwy as it is easy revenue raising.

Take lots of CDs

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Its the wet season, I would try to run up the centre. The road out of Mt Isa is an absolute shocker. Avoid at all costs this time of year.

Oh yeah, take heaps of CDs and give us yell when you arrive.

Ken

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