Just found this vid of the HRT crossing the Null, pretty cool for those that have never made the trek.
Great Vid. Gave me a lump in my throat. I used to do the journey regularly. Best time we ever did was 46 hrs Melbourne to Bunbury (2 drivers) trying to get home for Christmas. My truck wasn't as flash as theirs! I am going cross it one day as a tourist so I can really appreciate it.
I've done it four times now and really enjoy the trek, it's long days and very little to do but there is just something about it that makes me want to drive each year......I think it might be the 25 knot southerly that rocks up each afternoon like clock work.
......I think everyone should at least do it once in their lifetime.
Done it 77 times now, 53 of those by bike. 1st time the dirt started at Balladonia, then bitumen from the fruit fly stop at Ceduna to the railway line the other side of Ceduna, then dirt until Kimba. Of course Madura Pass, Eucla Pass and Penong's main drag (about 800m) had bitumen of sorts on them. As for non-stop, I've done 10 of those and all on my own and 6 of them by bike. Best I ever did was 47hrs from Attadale to Penrith, but a typical non-stopper was around 48.5hrs, most of them from Attadale to Richmond RAAF base or vica versa. Mrs Piranha and I went for our honeymoon on the bike, from Sth Perth to the Snowy Mtns where we camped by the Tumut River for a month, just upstream from Sioux City. We did Adelaide to Perth (coming home) in 23hrs with just me riding.
After they bitumenised it all it became just plain boring.
Good post Thanks for sharing ;-) Should of put in public for everyone to enjoy ;-)
