After some 4,500kms through four states. the XR5 Turbo brought us home yesterday.
Minimum fuel consumption was 6.6 l/100 kms. Very good indeed.
MR2 Turbo and XR5 Turbo ready to tackle the mountain
The trip from Sydney to Adelaide was in convoy with my son Tim who was driving his pride and joy; a 1992 Toyota MR2 Turbo. It did well apart from a small electrical glitch which sorted itself out after a few contacts were cleaned.
The highlight though was driving around the Bathurst race circuit. Even at 60 km/h it is still exhilirating. How do they do it at race speeds?
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About revphillip
Who Is Captain Zammie Anyway?
Captain Zammie is the nickname for Phil Zamagias. I am a 51 year old pilot with an Air Transport Pilot Licence and over 5,500 hours of flying experience. I was originally an aircraft maintenance engineer with QANTAS, licensed on Boeing 747s.
I also worked as the Communications Officer for the Church Missionary Society, NSW, but still maintained a strong interest in aviation.
I have also been a Missionary Pilot in Arnhem Land for seven years and so you can probably guess that I am a Christian too.
I worked for the Bible Society Australia as the Director of Northern Territory and Outback Ministry (aka The Flying BibleMan). This involved flying a Piper 6XT (have a look at my aeroplane in the photo gallery) around the Outback of Australia, taking God's Word to those who live in isolated places. I covered approximately 40% of Australia's land area from Broome in West Australia, throughout the entire Northern Territory and also far north Queensland and into the Torres Strait Islands.
With the nationalisation of the Bible Society, I have taken on a role as the National Manager for Remote & Indigenous Ministry Support. That means I look after the Bible Society's involvement in Bible Translation for Australian indigenous people as well as supporting and resourcing other organisations and individuals who minister to them.
"Work for the Lord. The pay is dreadful, but the fringe benefits are out of this world."
