West Australian based mobile arts project Desert Feet has begun using an Isuzu FTS 800 Crew 4×4 for its touring workshops across Western Australia and the Northern Territory.
Desert Feet travels to some of the most remote parts of the Australian outback, teaching workshop participants basic sight reading, song writing, music theory as well as helping musicians with professional sound recording and mixing.
“We routinely travel right across the Great Sandy Desert, the Little Sandy and Gibson Deserts, where there is barely a scratch of bitumen for 1,000 kilometres in any direction. In fact, you won’t hit the sealed road again until you get to Halls Creek or Alice Springs once you head East of Newman,” said Projects Coordinator at Desert Feet, Damien Thornber.
Engineered to endure the harsh roads, the FTS 800 has fully floating axles and double acting shock absorbers. According to Isuzu, comfort is heightened with air suspension ISRI driver’s seat with lumbar support and weight adjustment.
Delivered by Major Motors in Perth and funded by a grant from Lottery West, the vehicle is powered by a SiTEC Series III 235 engine, producing a solid 176 kW at 2,400 RPM and boasts an Allison six speed automatic transmission.
With the help of an Isuzu powered 8-KVA genset on board, the studio/stage set-up acts as a performance stage and fully appointed, self-sustaining recording studio.