It'll be all peace and quiet on my front for the next 2 weeks.
I'm off tomoro night on the big tin turtle (Emirates A380), on my 26th annual pilgrimage to Bathurst and the sacred Mountain.
Hopefully a "few" more truck piccies along the way. I intend to have a snoop around the Sydney markets this time as I believe there are some cool trucks hanging around there.
My son is now involved with a coalmine upgrade at Appin, just south of Sydney.
I told him I'd like to come down with him one day after Bathurst, as I did last year to Port Kembla. He replied "Dad, there's nothing there, it's in the middle of nowhere".
My response was, "You said they loaded a coal truck every 60 seconds for Port Kembla".
He said I was a "silly old bugger".
That' not very nice!!!
Last year did note a couple of Mack Magnums on the coal run, so, hopefully, I may catch them!.
In the V8 Transporter scene, HRT, the premier Holden team, now have sponsorship from Nissan, so now run a NISSAN as the race hauler!. Boy they're gonna cop some stick for that.
Also the "Cars 2" film have some sort of deal with AVESCO and they bring along a "Cars" transporter to every race. It has been modified, it is actually a Mack, but it does look cool.
So guys if you do watch the Great Race, Sun 9th Oct, I'll give you a wave.
Mike (hilifta)