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| Thread ID: 104025 | 2009-10-14 08:34:00 | Auckland to Wellington - Real driving time | somebody (208) | PC World Chat |
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| 820524 | 2009-10-15 21:02:00 | In 1957 Mooney gained a certain notoriety when he drove a Jaguar from Auckland to Wellington in 6h 35min. The feat was reported in the papers and the police were not amused, even if the public was. Mooney lost his licence for three months, transport officials estimating he’d averaged 63 miles an hour (101kph) for the journey. Google again. |
Richard (739) | ||
| 820525 | 2009-10-15 21:02:00 | You would need those special Lucas Electrics for the extra speed though. Especially at night. :waughh: You'd probably find that the Morris would outrun any light generated by its Lucas lights.... The light generated would end up trailing the vehicle.... |
johcar (6283) | ||
| 820526 | 2009-10-15 21:04:00 | Maybe you could drive backwards. :( | Richard (739) | ||
| 820527 | 2009-10-15 21:08:00 | To really get a good time you would need mid road car to car refuelling at least twice. You wouldnt have to bear carrying the weight of fuel the whole distance or stopping to refuel |
prefect (6291) | ||
| 820528 | 2009-10-15 21:16:00 | I remember once after dropping my son back to Victoria University, driving from Wadestown (Wellington) to Whangarei in exactly nine hours. Distance was 810 km so average speed was 90kph. I was averaging 100kph until I got to Hamilton then traffic got in my way. But to average 100 I was spending quite a bit of time well in excess of this. Car was a Honda Civic, a great little car, and I refuelled only once, at Te Kuiti. Daytime run too. :) | Richard (739) | ||
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