# Crazy Aussie Road Train

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/crazy-aussie-road-train/34859>\
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [September 4, 2007, 7:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/crazy-aussie-road-train/34859 "2007-09-04T19:30:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![The\_Russian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/the_russian/32/7414_2.png) [@The\_Russian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/The_Russian)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2007, 7:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/crazy-aussie-road-train/34859/1 "2007-09-04T19:30:36Z")

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Basicly take a kenworth semi cab, put at least 4 trailers behind it, and go.

Limited to 100 kmph. or 60 mph.

![http://www.volvoadventures.com/164Road_Train.jpg](http://www.volvoadventures.com/164Road_Train.jpg)

![http://www.goana.com.au/Gossips/Gossip36/images/RoadTrain.jpg](http://www.goana.com.au/Gossips/Gossip36/images/RoadTrain.jpg)

 ![http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Road_Train_Australia.jpg/800px-Road_Train_Australia.jpg](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Road_Train_Australia.jpg/800px-Road_Train_Australia.jpg)

Have fun getting stuck behind that on the highway when the trailers swaying trying to pass that fucker

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**Author:** ![articzap](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/articzap/32/7361_2.png) [@articzap](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/articzap)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2007, 7:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/crazy-aussie-road-train/34859/2 "2007-09-04T19:44:05Z")

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No need to pass. 60mph is plenty fast enough. Oh and those aren’t the longest they have.

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**Author:** ![The\_Russian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/the_russian/32/7414_2.png) [@The\_Russian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/The_Russian)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2007, 7:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/crazy-aussie-road-train/34859/3 "2007-09-04T19:47:41Z")

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oh i know, its just nutty

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**Author:** ![Darksyde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ed655f/32.png) [@Darksyde](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Darksyde)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2007, 7:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/crazy-aussie-road-train/34859/4 "2007-09-04T19:49:51Z")

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The record is 1,442 metres, set by a driver in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia in a Kenworth owned by Doug Gould.

In 2006, a truck with 112 semi-trailers (at a length of 1,474.3 metres) claimed a new record at Clifton, Queensland.

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**Author:** ![The\_Russian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/the_russian/32/7414_2.png) [@The\_Russian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/The_Russian)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2007, 7:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/crazy-aussie-road-train/34859/5 "2007-09-04T19:53:47Z")

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Nice

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**Author:** ![jimmyfloyd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jimmyfloyd/32/3077_2.png) [@jimmyfloyd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jimmyfloyd)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2007, 7:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/crazy-aussie-road-train/34859/6 "2007-09-04T19:57:47Z")

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![http://www.framecraft.com.au/images/october/9b.jpg](http://www.framecraft.com.au/images/october/9b.jpg)

the record setter:  
 ![http://www.gouldtransport.com.au/images/gallery/wr2.jpg](http://www.gouldtransport.com.au/images/gallery/wr2.jpg)  
[http://www.gouldtransport.com.au/world\_records.html](http://www.gouldtransport.com.au/world_records.html)
