4 June 2013

Coast Challenge?

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Hello

After speaking with some people born in Canberra who are now 30+, a discussion I had involved past times the then teens had in the 80s-90s. Nightly Air Disaster Memorial visits, “bin bowling” all arose, however one struck me as insane and doubtful.

Has anybody here heard of the “Coast Challenge?”

It apparently involves/ed driving to Batemans Bay as quickly as possible (obviously extremely dangerous and involving risks of all types)

People who have allegedly participated in this claim they’ve cleared the distance in around 50mins

Does anybody else have stories similar to this? Thought it might be interesting.

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Holden Caulfield11:42 am 05 Jun 13

I was in a mate’s car, an EH actually, driving down the Clyde when we had the misfortune to be overtaken by a mag wheel, sadly, and specifically, our right hand rear wheel which obviously decided that this was a good time to part company with the vehicle.

It bounced over the bonnet, clean over a traffic barrier and down a 100 metres slope into a valley, never to be seen again.

That trip took about about five or six hours.

You picked a fine time to leave me loose wheel!

thebrownstreak6911:21 am 05 Jun 13

dpm said :

thebrownstreak69 said :

I once farted continuously between Braidwood and Bungendore….

I guess that’s why you’re called The brown streak!

Oh no, that’s a much more entertaining story…

Pork Hunt said :

bundah said :

@ OP

Here’s why the claim of 45 mins is utter BS.

Isle of Man distance is 60 kms and the lap record is 17 mins of utter insanity on a superbike ie top recorded speed of 330 km/h on one of the straights.

The distance from Queanbeyan to Braidwood is 75 kms and the road is not too dissimilar insofar as to the type of straights and bends on the isle.So with closed roads conditions someone like Dunlop or McGuiness could get there in about 20 mins.

The problem is that the stretch from the Clyde to BB is as we all know a winding road with no chance of attaining maximum speed(except maybe between Nelligen and the Bay for one stretch) and by my reckoning it would be possible for someone like the two above to do Braidwood to BB in about 25 mins.

Hence my earlier comment that in closed road conditions it’s possible for Dunlop and co to get there in 45 mins however anyone from this neck of the woods who reckons they could match that are quite simply full of shit!

Sadly, Joey Dunlop is riding in the big race track in the sky following his race death in Estonia in 2000.

Quite right Porker i’d mixed up Joey with his nephew Michael who’s going gangbusters atm.

bundah said :

@ OP

Here’s why the claim of 45 mins is utter BS.

Isle of Man distance is 60 kms and the lap record is 17 mins of utter insanity on a superbike ie top recorded speed of 330 km/h on one of the straights.

The distance from Queanbeyan to Braidwood is 75 kms and the road is not too dissimilar insofar as to the type of straights and bends on the isle.So with closed roads conditions someone like Dunlop or McGuiness could get there in about 20 mins.

The problem is that the stretch from the Clyde to BB is as we all know a winding road with no chance of attaining maximum speed(except maybe between Nelligen and the Bay for one stretch) and by my reckoning it would be possible for someone like the two above to do Braidwood to BB in about 25 mins.

Hence my earlier comment that in closed road conditions it’s possible for Dunlop and co to get there in 45 mins however anyone from this neck of the woods who reckons they could match that are quite simply full of shit!

Sadly, Joey Dunlop is riding in the big race track in the sky following his race death in Estonia in 2000.

@ OP

Here’s why the claim of 45 mins is utter BS.

Isle of Man distance is 60 kms and the lap record is 17 mins of utter insanity on a superbike ie top recorded speed of 330 km/h on one of the straights.

The distance from Queanbeyan to Braidwood is 75 kms and the road is not too dissimilar insofar as to the type of straights and bends on the isle.So with closed roads conditions someone like Dunlop or McGuiness could get there in about 20 mins.

The problem is that the stretch from the Clyde to BB is as we all know a winding road with no chance of attaining maximum speed(except maybe between Nelligen and the Bay for one stretch) and by my reckoning it would be possible for someone like the two above to do Braidwood to BB in about 25 mins.

Hence my earlier comment that in closed road conditions it’s possible for Dunlop and co to get there in 45 mins however anyone from this neck of the woods who reckons they could match that are quite simply full of shit!

La_Tour_Maubourg5:30 pm 04 Jun 13

caf said :

bundah said :

I call BS on 45 mins.One would have to be ‘averaging’ over 200 km/h on the Queanbeyan to Braidwood stretch to come even close to doing it in 50 mins.

By my calculations it would take someone like John McGuiness or Joey Dunlop( Isle of Man TT fame) to do it in 45 mins and that’s on a closed road scenario.

Agreed. It’s 130km from Queanbeyan to the T-junction at Bateman’s Bay, so you’d have to average 170km/h over the whole trip to do it in 45 minutes. Maybe if a Chinook picked your car up at Queanbeyan and dropped it onto Bateman’s Bay…

Yes that is true and that’s what the participants have claimed (averaging 180km/h) Of course it is more risky to do the challenge these days with RAPID systems etc. When it comes to the stretch between River Forest Rd and Princes Hwy roundabout it would be difficult to get past 110km/h at the most! Although risky it is somewhat impressive (the time factor .. not risking safety)

Is that how you got your username?

thebrownstreak69 said :

I once farted continuously between Braidwood and Bungendore….

I guess that’s why you’re called The brown streak!

thebrownstreak69 said :

I once farted continuously between Braidwood and Bungendore. Not sure how fast we were going, though.

From the point of view of your fellow travellers, I’m sure the answer was “not bloody fast enough”.

thebrownstreak693:43 pm 04 Jun 13

I once farted continuously between Braidwood and Bungendore. Not sure how fast we were going, though.

Holden Caulfield2:59 pm 04 Jun 13

bundah said :

poetix said :

Holden Caulfield said :

Yeah, nah, I used to live in Yass. We had our own challenge. 😛

Was that learning how to spell ‘Yass’? (-:

Ha good one Poetix… Yess it was!

It’s wooshed right over my head, haha???

Instant Mash2:47 pm 04 Jun 13

I have a mate who claims that his Dad got a small truck between Canberra and the coast in fifty minutes.

I claim he’s full of it.

poetix said :

Holden Caulfield said :

Yeah, nah, I used to live in Yass. We had our own challenge. 😛

Was that learning how to spell ‘Yass’? (-:

Ha good one Poetix… Yess it was!

astrojax said :

i did it with a broken leg in plaster in 38mins on a unicycle, carrying my dog and suitcase, in the rain at night with no lights, backwards.

Bare foot in the snow, I heard tell!

Holden Caulfield said :

Yeah, nah, I used to live in Yass. We had our own challenge. 😛

Met a Yass taxi drive at the Canberra Airport. He just dropped off a passenger, and claimed to have done it in 35 minutes. He was so proud of his achievement.

I have since heard of other Yass Yobbos doing similar stunts. I wonder what the record is?

astrojax said :

i did it with a broken leg in plaster in 38mins on a unicycle, carrying my dog and suitcase, in the rain at night with no lights, backwards.

…in high heels?

i did it with a broken leg in plaster in 38mins on a unicycle, carrying my dog and suitcase, in the rain at night with no lights, backwards.

m00nee said :

Today you would be hung drawn and quartered for even thinking about exceeding 101km/h. on the Kings Highway

I sit on 105/006kmh along there twice a day, six days a week and cruise right past the Police. I wouldn’t try doing it with ACT plates though…

bundah said :

I call BS on 45 mins.One would have to be ‘averaging’ over 200 km/h on the Queanbeyan to Braidwood stretch to come even close to doing it in 50 mins.

By my calculations it would take someone like John McGuiness or Joey Dunlop( Isle of Man TT fame) to do it in 45 mins and that’s on a closed road scenario.

Agreed. It’s 130km from Queanbeyan to the T-junction at Bateman’s Bay, so you’d have to average 170km/h over the whole trip to do it in 45 minutes. Maybe if a Chinook picked your car up at Queanbeyan and dropped it onto Bateman’s Bay…

I have certainly heard of this and similar challenged. Pretty much any regular destination of young people in cars will sooner or later result in a “how quick have you done it” conversation – followed by bragging, lies and attempts to beat PBs. Mostly amongst my friends this translated to WRC action on various dirt roads to nearby camping destinations.

Lunch in Braidwood without being gone so long the boss complains used to be one though. Could be done ridiculously fast by those with turbo 4WDs, but not so quick I could believe to the coast in 45mins.

I can confirm that 60 minutes from Queanbeyan to BB is possible. A friend did it in the mid 80’s. We did the trip at least once a fortnight usually in about 1 1/4 hours.

As for the Sydney run Liverpool to Queanbeyan was 2 hours neat. By the mid 80’s most of the road was divided, and you were able to cruise at 125 without drawing the ire of highway patrol.

Today you would be hung drawn and queartered for even thinking about exceeding 101km/h. on the Kings Highway

Much faster in a straight line, which is where it counts.

Not to mention that speed trials and motorcycling in general was a big, big thing at the end of the 60’s/early 70’….

Holden Caulfield said :

Yeah, nah, I used to live in Yass. We had our own challenge. 😛

Was that learning how to spell ‘Yass’? (-:

johnboy said :

Motorbikes aren’t *that* quick on windy roads and downhill reverse cambers are hell.

There are only about 5 corners on that whole road that aren’t great on a motorbike. The rest of them are a piece of cake and a lot of fun! 🙂 And you can take them pretty quickly if you know how.

Unless the Ariel Atom went back in time to the 70’s, I doubt the 45 min claim.

Solidarity said :

There are stories of people getting to Sydney in 2 hours etc, running powerful cars.

I wouldn’t call it completely BS – Back then driving like that wasn’t unheard of. You could get all the way to Sydney without seeing a cop car etc.

Is it true? I guess we’ll never know.

I can see Queanbeyan to Batemans happening in 45 minutes on a motorbike.

I remember going to Sydney with my dad, when it was a single lane road and we managed it in 3hrs and that was without speeding and thought it was good time we left early and no traffic. I think someone speeding could easily do it now in under 2 hours. as its about 240 km of dual carriageway 110 km/h road. Someone not speeding should be able to manage a sub 3 hr time. I’ve definitely got from Tuggeranong to the Sydney CBD in ~ 3 hours with no speeding, but also no traffic either in the sydney section

I think 45min could be done. i”ve heard stories of people doing it in some quick 4wd’s (nissan gtr, wrx, evo etc). It would be pretty tough on those windy roads otherwise

There are stories of people getting to Sydney in 2 hours etc, running powerful cars.

I wouldn’t call it completely BS – Back then driving like that wasn’t unheard of. You could get all the way to Sydney without seeing a cop car etc.

Is it true? I guess we’ll never know.

I can see Queanbeyan to Batemans happening in 45 minutes on a motorbike.

Motorbikes aren’t *that* quick on windy roads and downhill reverse cambers are hell.

Holden Caulfield10:04 am 04 Jun 13

Yeah, nah, I used to live in Yass. We had our own challenge. 😛

I call BS on 45 mins.One would have to be ‘averaging’ over 200 km/h on the Queanbeyan to Braidwood stretch to come even close to doing it in 50 mins.

By my calculations it would take someone like John McGuiness or Joey Dunlop( Isle of Man TT fame) to do it in 45 mins and that’s on a closed road scenario.

Growling Ferret9:35 am 04 Jun 13

45 minutes from Queanbeyan to the t-intersection at the Bay was the fastest I had heard of. That was achieved in the 70’s when the road was significantly worse but quieter.

Anyone trying that now is an even bigger bloody idiot.

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