Thread: Anyone driven Sydney to Adelaide in a day?

If you have 2 drivers its easy. I have not done syd to adelaide, but my father and i have gone from syd to melbourne and back, straight (towing another car on the way back) several times. We have also done sydney to logan (QLD) and back (again towing cars), and 2 weeks ago we picked up a p38 on a car trailer from Moe in vic, and drove straight home.

Towards the end, if you need to sleep, just have one. Even if there is an hour to go, you can still pull over and get 1/2 an hour of shut eye and be refreshed. Another trick is to get a 6 pack of V energy drinks, they taste like manure, but they do their job (you do end up stopping every hour after that for a slash).

Andy

[QUOTE=Slunnie;904948]We've all got our records, but its not a ****ing contest.


Remember many of these comments are by truckers and I do believe that seat time brings conditioning that allows you to drive more distance - and that this also has to do with concentration levels and how tired you are. I also tend to think that if you are slept but tired then Coke etc works, but if you are genuinely tired - then Coke etc does not work.

There is no need to kill yourself.

Agreed Slunnie!!!

Each time Erich & Andrew go to either Victoria or Qld. to pick up stuff, I give them the "don't drive if you're tired" lecture. It's simply not worth it. They just roll their eyes .. you know "here she goes again" but I do sincerely worry.
And there are the other drivers on the road to consider as well --how long have they been driving and how experienced/tired are they??

I have driven a Defender up to Arnhem Land alone twice (we took Sharon's car up there twice and Erich was driving the Disco so we were travelling together). The last 700 ks is on dirt road requiring 100% concentration. We did it both times in 4 days - 4,500ks. I certainly would not have liked to have tried it any quicker. For me, without doubt, the second day on the road is the worst as far as being tired is concerned. We pulled up every couple of hours for a few minutes break and also stopped for lunch. Never drove at night, as that is plain crazy unless it's absolutely necessary. Never-the-less at one stage, before Mt. Isa, I was absolutely stuffed at 11am. Had to stop for a couple of hours of sleep as my concentration level was zilch.

However, we have done the same trip at least 20 times over the years, but with two drivers, and that's not a problem at all.

To keep up continued concentration that is required for long distance driving is very hard unless you are used to it - those road train drivers and interstate truckies get my greatest respect.

Mrs. B