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Mt. Cotten Hill Climb
Robbie and I have been friends online for early 10 years now, so when I showed up in his living room finally it was no surprise that he was motivated to help with the videos! He shot lots of photos as well, as the event was rad. 
A rung what you brung type of event, held in a national park. Organized by thr MG Club of Brisbane. There was a wild selection of rides, from bone stock Toyota Corollas all the way up to Rotary powered formula 1...
My Early introduction to Aussie motoring.
4 events this week end. I'm wiped out entirly; sunburnt and covered in spider bites (That's another story) Robbie, Jane, Noel, Juliette and I managed to make it out to 4 different motoring activities. 
1. Archerfield Drift. Held by Dylan Anderson at Nizzpro in Gold Coast, Archerfield drift is a run what you brung type drift event every Thursday night for about $60! Reminds me of my precious Capital Drift. 2. Munch Inn (Munchies) Friday night cruise meet. A massive collection of Aussie muscle, filling entirely...
PTA meeting, Planes, trains and automobiles. My travel to the great beyunder.
It was a long trip, of sitting, feeling lost, swiping credit cards, getting lost, not sleeping, no pooping, and no good conversations. [youtube=http://youtu.be/JaDtu18Gzs4]
Goodbye Victoria, Thanks for all the fish.
Seriously though, we ate a lot of sushi, lots of it. I just want to say thanks for having me. It was destined to be an adventure from the start. I left Kitchener Ontario in a free tercel found on craiglists. Baldy summers tires, and a radio it made it all the way across canada in the dead of winter on a solid diet of oil. I was told numerous times I would die along the way, but here I am, ten toes, 11 fingers, two eyes and 4 egos. Ready to begin my next adventure. I have to say...
Boosting better than Brock
Brocks technology: Late 70's Australia wasn't quite a technological marvel. In a previous post we mumbled about his gear ratios. 4th seems to provide for him 270km/h at 6000rpm. Either his 4th gear was excessively long, or the rear end ratio is long. 
The latter is the more likely of the scenarios. His 308 V8 would've needed quite a clean strong, and long power band from low RPM's through to the high ones in order to run such long gears for the first scenario mentioned. The second is...