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Re: Bring on the busted air-bags...

Subject: Re: Bring on the busted air-bags...
From: "Russell Norton" <russelln@primus.com.au>
Date: Fri, 24 Sep 1999 17:29:34 +1000
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> Fit some lightweight pans and tune the suspension, they could exceed XPT
>speeds... :-)


They sometimes do now, without modifications <g>

An inter-urban overtook the first XPT on the west (before St Marys). The
driver probably would have got away with it, except for the fact he stuck
his finger up at them when he went past !! (The officials riding in the XPT
weren't impressed with that !!)

Regards,
Russ...

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