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i finally did it on saturday.

its good fun, you dont need to speed to enjoy it....just keeping the speed limit through corners was good enough.

it was very quiet for a saturday, most of the time was spent without a car in sight. Had a pie too. (hmm)

had to get get back onto the f3 at peats ridge, OP was closed.

cheers for the info.

p.s Liz - i'm just warming up!

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The Old Pac between the Calga Interchange and Sommersby hasn't been re-opened since the giant hole that swallowed a family. They've still got barriers in the way, although you quite regularly see people driving / riding around them. And, of course, there are residents down there.

If you do decide to go on that section of road (and SAU of course doesn't condone you driving on road that have been closed off), be extra careful. Due to the lack of traffic, nothing is blowing the leaves / twigs / brances etc off the road so its really dicey.

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It might have been some time ago, I'm not sure. I was just testing out my new suspension; I hadn't been up there in a while.

Seemed as though it was mainly at the Cowan (South) end, but the surface also seemed better than I remember further up north too.

Edit: According to the RTA website they've just recently completed roadworks on this area from the Hawkesbury up to Kariong.

minus.gif Hawkesbury River interchange - Pacific Highway Road works Lanes closed: Both directions - 1 From: 8:30am on 31 August 2009 To: 3:30pm on 18 September 2009 RTA advice: Reduce speed, Exercise caution

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"I'm pretty sure getting the air under the tyres would be somewhat difficult at the posted speed limit"

Yeah, i have seen a duke 675? launch it before... the way he overtook me, i wonder if he is still alive.

Anyway, he would have been pushing the speed limit to the extremes. :ninja:

No wonder the cops love that stretch of road...

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Went down the a couple of weeks ago after not going for a while and Im loving the new smooth road!

Stage three is the pick of the lot! Awesome technical tight corners.. And uphill stage one..

But as said before.. just be carefull.. We all have seen or heard the stories..

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i remember back in the days of first getting my licence of doing the old pac at least every week... in a 240 volvo, can anyone say bodyroll.

best fun i had on it was in my old MY00 WRX, it makes you understand why they sold so well.

the s14a was out of control in the corners, but more fun :)

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I've lost count of the 3am runs on the Old Pac. :bunny:

Used to keep going till the sun came up.

When your heading south on the Old Pac and u hit the Berowa truck stop, the Bobbin Head run keeps the adrenaline going and then Thornleigh Maccas Via the Comenarra. :P

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I've lost count of the 3am runs on the Old Pac. :D

Used to keep going till the sun came up.

When your heading south on the Old Pac and u hit the Berowa truck stop, the Bobbin Head run keeps the adrenaline going and then Brookvale Maccas Via McCarrs Creek Rd. :)

Fixed :D

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Bobbin Head is way too bumpy.

And I've heard the cops are still monitoring the Old Pac pretty heavily, although I haven't seen that and in the past few times I've been up.

I expect that, with summer coming on and the nights being warmer, we'll see more and more cruises going up at night...which in turn attract more and more cops.

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