The Road Warriors

Memories twist with the passage of time – especially when they make a great story. Each retelling transforms a memory: the colors get a bit more vibrant; the kinks get ironed out; the discrepancies fade into the background.

This week, we have a 30-year-old story of drunken teenage debauchery that sprawls across the suburbs of Sydney, Australia. A story that Luke, Andrew and Justin have been telling at parties and in pubs for years. Brawling, reckless driving, and kidnapping: how one accidental and chaotic car chase became a tale for the ages. A remastered, updated version of a story originally broadcast six years ago, in the early days of the show.

The Road Warriors today

Justin Doughty repairs and sells vintage Ducati motorcycles in Sydney, Australia

Andrew Gilbert works as an actor and teacher in Melbourne, Australia

Luke Davies is a poet, novelist and screenwriter living in Los Angeles

His latest book is Interferon Psalms. He won a BAFTA award for the screenplay of Lion, and was nominated for an Academy Award for the same movie.

The Road Warriors Route

Here are the points of interest along the route travelled by the road warriors on their day of mayhem in 1979.

View The Road Warriors Route in a larger map

Here is the late 70s music used in The Road Warriors story:

10:15 Saturday Night by The Cure

I Found That Essence Rare by the Gang of Four

Three Imaginary Boys by The Cure

Cars by Gary Numan

Candy O by The Cars

Walk All over You by AC/DC

Cretin Hop by The Ramones

If You Want Blood (You Got It) by AC/DC

Got the Time by Graham Parker

When the Whip Comes Down by the Rolling Stones

Run Like Hell by Pink Floyd

(I'm) Stranded by The Saints

I Zimbra by the Talking Heads

Hateful by The Clash

Born Fighter by Nick Lowe

Rocket from a Bottle by XTC

School Days by AC/DC

One Tin Soldier by Coven

Billy Jack by Curtis Mayfield

Double Life by The Cars

Highway to Hell by AC/DC

Note: This program originally aired December 2, 2011.