Kapiti Expressway pre opening run

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strydah
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Kapiti Expressway pre opening run

Post by strydah » Sun Feb 26, 2017 7:58 pm

Last weekend was the official opening of the new Kapiti Expressway between Raumati and Pekapeka. Part of the celebrations was an invitation for classic/vintage car owners to be the first to drive through before the actual opening up to the general public which was just this Friday.

Here is a time lapse video of the cars that made the run. Kapiti Expressway pre run.

Old Datto Fan is in his mate's Triumph TR6 at around 9 seconds and we are in at around 1:09.

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Post by old_datto_fan » Sun Feb 26, 2017 8:56 pm

Great clips Steve, but I'd better correct the TR6 to a TR3A - it's a bit like calling a 240Z a 280ZX!!
At last I don't need to travel 20kms to find a stretch of road to do 100km/h on, I can do full throttle on-ramp runs (only to 100km/h of course) and I only have to go 500m from home.
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Post by strydah » Sun Feb 26, 2017 9:24 pm

Yes, good call Mike. I wasn't quite sure on that.
Its a nice piece of road isn't it. Thanks for the call - pity your Z wasn't quite ready for that run but you did well to get it ready for the Shannon car show the next day!

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