^^^ Tend to agree with you. I think people would happily accept the longer transport stages between legs if the quality of the roads were there. And there are definately some more engaging roads in the south west. I think if there was any future for TW, it would be in the south west, but as Doug points out, trying to get community support in a state that seems to have such a noisy minority could prove to be a challenge.

Tassie has its share of knockers, but thankfully its a well established event and the benefits to the community (one which is focussed on tourism) is easily demonstrated. It is also a reasonable expose of the region when televised.

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