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This has sort of become a bit of an Australia-watch segment in the last few weeks. Sorry if it bores some, but mainland Australia is going through some dangerous times.
Richo, our former-Viggen-owning mate was at Philip Island in Victoria indulging in his new brand:
And the temperature at one point in the afternoon:
That’s seriously hot. I hope the Bimmers didn’t melt in the sun.
Melbourne (the capital city in Victoria) had it’s hottest day on record today and fires are sweeping across the state. There have been many, many homes destroyed and 14 confirmed deaths so far with a fear the number might go as high as 40.
Serious business.
500km away in Tasmania it’s like another world. We had rain this morning and a top in the mid-high 20s.
10 responses so far ↓
1 eggsngrits
// Feb 7, 2009 at 11:39 pm
So odd. This week I flew north and endured a 2 degree F (-17 degrees C) low.
(For those of us in North America still using the Farenheit scale, 48 deg C = 118 deg F — Arizona summer temps).
2 Conan/Barbarian
// Feb 8, 2009 at 12:57 am
I read the news about the fires on the web news and the first thing that occurred to me when viewing the photos was the firemen wearing those heavy fire coats. I can’t imagine what wearing a heavy fire proof coat, helmet, gloves, etc. in 118 degree weather! God bless them.
3 Dippen
// Feb 8, 2009 at 3:14 am
man +48!!! thank god for air condition!:)
4 DC_Saab95
// Feb 8, 2009 at 3:18 am
My fireman dad tells me the reason for the heavy coats is to keep out the heat of the inferno — 600-700 degF, or hotter sometimes. And yes, God bless ‘em.
Spent a summer in our US desert southwest when the temps hit 122F one day. I can’t imagine that for days on end.
From the selfish point of view, I hope that the weather doesn’t wreak havoc on the wonderful Aussie Wine Country… Stay as cool as you guys can down there!
5 ELBOBO
// Feb 8, 2009 at 3:54 am
won’t have trouble keeping your bimmers glued to the road!
6 Hawkeye
// Feb 8, 2009 at 7:34 am
Richo, you need to put a Saab badge on your bonnet mate. How long can you go on like this!
I’m hurting for you mate!
7 Joe Lobo
// Feb 8, 2009 at 1:04 pm
A B owner stil sniffing daily over our fence ??? Has he left yet or can’t he let go ???
8 Richo
// Feb 9, 2009 at 8:05 am
Swade, over 100 dead now… http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/many-good-people-lie-dead/2009/02/09/1234027889048.html
9 Richo
// Feb 9, 2009 at 8:38 am
Can I just say if anyone EVER gets a chance to take an M3 on a race track, do it. My god, what a machine!
10 Joe Lobo
// Mar 4, 2009 at 9:24 am
…..for the price they charge it better be a fine machine. However, get the 335 Turbo engine in it rather than that Yankee style V8. It’s going to burn them as these will now form part of the unpopular petrol Guzzlers.