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VANISHING POINT

BEING located smack-bang between the capital city and the eastern border of Western Australia, the bustling mining town of Kalgoorlie-Boulder has many advantages, and one of them is not being close to a lot of the popular main places of attraction. It’s a four-hour drive for a dip in the ocean, and the state capital a leisurely seven or so hours away. Having a reliable rig capable of extended touring and the ability to do it comfortably, would arguably be high on the wish list of many an adventure seeker from the inland city.

Heading up his own building and construction business has seen Fraser owning a string of standard work utes, a 150 Series Prado and a 2018 Ford Raptor. The Raptor being fantastic for high-speed off-road driving and leaving terra firma on the regular.

“It was a lot of fun,” he says. “It liked hitting tabletops at 140km/h. They’re made for jumping, and the Fox suspension was pretty cool. You could sit sideways in

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