Driving Cape York - a quick look what the road is really like
2022 ж. 22 Қыр.
18 181 Рет қаралды
The corrugations on the Peninsular Development Road (PDR) are quite infamous, this little video will give you some idea of what to expect.
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Good on you for driving at a speed you were comfortable with and a speed that kept the vehicle in mind. Lots of people are not capable of that unfortunately.
I know the road well, especially the side tracks, or “drains” as I prefer to call them. Great clip Tania, but not long enough 😅
Awesome video
It’s a roll of the dice on the PDR one week you can do 80-90 others weeks you’re down to 30. I do the trip every year to go work up there it’s my second home. You are correct when you said drive to what your comfortable with just watch out for the hero’s trying to go as fast as they can (FW) I tow a trailer with my gear on it so with having 10 wheels on the dirt I don’t want any issues.
Exactly! Same with the Tele track - different experience every day.
Nice, thank you. We are heading up there tomorrow! 8 weeks to drive slowly.
I wouldn’t think it would be too fun breaking something that far away from home. It’s still on my bucket list to get up there.
I think that is a great idea Drive in the gutter No Corrorgations there Good thinking
Great Video I'm heading up sep 2024 .What psi were you using on your tyres.also what speed were to driving at?Thanks once again.
Hi, sorry for delayed reply!. PSI, I only let the tyres down to around 25 PSI - my standard for gravel or rocky terrain. I only go lower then there is mud or sand. Speed on the corrugations - I pretty much maxed 70kms per hour and went slower when needed to... sometimes down to 40kms per hour, but I avoided most the corrugations by driving off to the side of the road in the sand
What model 110 do you have and how did it go generally? I might be going to the tip this year and have a 1995 300tdi 110 that is currently unregistered and I'd love to sort it out and drive it up there from Sydney, or I could take a Holden Colorado. If I take my 110 I'd certainly be doing the same pace you did. Which car would you suggest? Great video by the way.
Hi, Lulu the Landy is a 1996 300TDI. My absolute favourite model of Land Rover. Go for it. Not to knock the Holden, but you really want a genuine off road 4x4 to maximise the fun and the places you can go. Cheers
The idea on corrugations is to find the speed you plane over them.....though some times not possible :)
I know a lot of people do that, but on the corners you can really risk planeing off the road all together. I think that is what caused a few vehicles towing to roll their trailer/caravan.... at planing speeds you dont get much chance to brake before it can all go horribly wrong. That is my opinion anyway. I guess as my vehicle is also my full time home, and not just a spare vehicle I tend to make different choices from weekend warriors.
need to drop your psi a bit