Time for a REAL drive

[572]

I'm suprised I haven't seen you around the northside, or maybe I have and wasn't paying attention lol!

[seangti]

awesome recon work - cheers. everything you've said is spot on. It's a beaut drive, but not one to drive like a knob on. The drive back from woodenbong to rathdowney is much smoother - constant left and rights on lined road. again, not much room for error. if it bites, you're going down a bank or into a tree.

I'm doing the drive regardless, it's beaut country side to drive through, bring the esky, a jacket, level head and make a day of it.

The picnic ground at rathdowney is a good place to finish off the day, we may need to eat before than.

As for meeting points - I suggest that we all meet opposite Beaudesert mcdonalds before heading out together, there's plenty of room to line up if we need to. Only one set of lights to get through for the next few hundred km's too. maybe a 9-9.15am meet for a 9.30 departure?? open to suggestions.

For those that want to meet up before hand, perhaps propose a few places and sort out the route to Beaudesert relevant to where you live - and fuel required. There's no premium fuel outside of beaudesert, no idea if beaudesert has 98octane either.

[Coxy09]

I'm suprised I haven't seen you around the northside, or maybe I have and wasn't paying attention lol!

Yeah there is a good reason you havent seen me around, thats cause i have no license atm lol. Never mind, 27 days till i get it back. im supprised how many dubbists there are on the northside!!

awesome recon work - cheers. everything you've said is spot on. It's a beaut drive, but not one to drive like a knob on. The drive back from woodenbong to rathdowney is much smoother - constant left and rights on lined road. again, not much room for error. if it bites, you're going down a bank or into a tree.

I'm doing the drive regardless, it's beaut country side to drive through, bring the esky, a jacket, level head and make a day of it.

The picnic ground at rathdowney is a good place to finish off the day, we may need to eat before than.

As for meeting points - I suggest that we all meet opposite Beaudesert mcdonalds before heading out together, there's plenty of room to line up if we need to. Only one set of lights to get through for the next few hundred km's too. maybe a 9-9.15am meet for a 9.30 departure?? open to suggestions.

For those that want to meet up before hand, perhaps propose a few places and sort out the route to Beaudesert relevant to where you live - and fuel required. There's no premium fuel outside of beaudesert, no idea if beaudesert has 98octane either.

Mate, that sounds good for me, im an early riser so 9 meet is cool, ill be sure to get fuel b4 i get there as i think your right, i dont think it has 98 out there, i remember going crook about it before. But i live at Mitchelton if anyone wants to meet up on the way out.

Cheers Guys

[Greg Roles]

I think i will be too! Specially with those roads and my set up.

If you have hard shocks you'll find the car skipping sideways on average corners at 60k in a lot of places. It was wet-ish on the day I went though, but that grid at the top of the hill prior to the border is a real hazzard, as it's at the top of a hill on a long curve. The TDI slipped quite sideways, and I nearly messed up my favourite spiderman undies.

I'd suggest having a bit of a looky see on google earth, shows you the sheer number of tight, unfenced, beside the creek 90 degree bends. I'd hate to imagine the crash rates on this road!

Oh and I was at Beaudesert from Ferny Grove in an hour 10mins Coxy, pretty heavy traffic for a lunchtime Monday though.

[Coxy09]

If you have hard shocks you'll find the car skipping sideways on average corners at 60k in a lot of places. It was wet-ish on the day I went though, but that grid at the top of the hill prior to the border is a real hazzard, as it's at the top of a hill on a long curve. The TDI slipped quite sideways, and I nearly messed up my favourite spiderman undies.

LOL! haha, yeah i have had that experience on my old chookie when i was living in the country, cept i came off and broke my leg. Wasnt fun, but yeah the set up in the car is very hard, thats why i will be having a fairly quiet day, specially when i just got my license back.

What are the TDI's like to drive? I have always liked them, specially when some old bloke did me in around a set of corners when i wasnt paying attention. Good thing?

So its only an hour or so drive? Why did i have it in my head it was bout 2 hrs? Im going crazy!

[Greg Roles]

I think i'm the wrong person to ask how good the sport diesels are. Slight fan.

[Coxy09]

I think i'm the wrong person to ask how good the sport diesels are. Slight fan.

lol really??? Their quick, v v quick lol. I Just dont know enough bout them

[572]

Go have a look in the diesel section Coxy, you'll get the idea of what Greg's on about haha

[Coxy09]

Go have a look in the diesel section Coxy, you'll get the idea of what Greg's on about haha

No i dont think i will, thanks anyway. Not interested.....If i look at it, i will want one, and i will have to sell one of my cars but yeah, they look like an amazing bit of kit. Just had a quick browse through, im at work, and dont want to get into too much trouble
At least i will get to see it on july 5th???

[Treza360]

Nice work there Greg. Now that I can see the photos as my interweb was capped before.
I'd be keen for the drive but I'd probably bring up the rear as I think I'm one of the lowest at the moment (~101mm at the cat and just legal) so I'll be taking it pretty slow for a change.
Reckon bring a bit of grub and have a nice little picnic somewhere. I've got a couple of little two ways as well that hopefully will have some range that'll help us out but with the old mountainous sections who knows.
Cheers,
Trent

[Coxy09]

Nice work there Greg. Now that I can see the photos as my interweb was capped before.
I'd be keen for the drive but I'd probably bring up the rear as I think I'm one of the lowest at the moment (~101mm at the cat and just legal) so I'll be taking it pretty slow for a change.
Reckon bring a bit of grub and have a nice little picnic somewhere. I've got a couple of little two ways as well that hopefully will have some range that'll help us out but with the old mountainous sections who knows.
Cheers,
Trent

Trent.....~101mm at the car Crap man, thats low lol. I thought my thing was low lol.

As for the Grub, im going to stop in at the new bakery at Beaudesert, cause i seem to remember they had pretty good salad rolls, so might grab 1 or 3 of those, lol and meet up with you guys,

As for the Two ways, i might be able to grab a couple from work to bring along, see how i go.

Oh and Trent, make sure as well as your food, bring some woolies, its cold down there, i was down at Beaudesert thismorning, and was freezing!!!

[quozl]

Trent we did that drive in Jasons Red GT40 and didn't bottom out once so you should be okay, I've also had my car on it which is lower than yours just be careful going over the cattle gaurds and across the stream crossing with the front lip.

Cheers Al

[Coxy09]

Trent we did that drive in Jasons Red GT40 and didn't bottom out once so you should be okay, I've also had my car on it which is lower than yours just be careful going over the cattle gaurds and across the stream crossing with the front lip.

Cheers Al

Hey Al, will you be joining us for the day's outing, im sure that GT40 could come along too

[quozl]

Hey Al, will you be joining us for the day's outing, im sure that GT40 could come along too

I don't think Jason would be into doing it again, as I said the car didn't bottom out but it was a bit much fording streams in it, it snowed the following day up there as well

Cheers Al

[Coxy09]

I don't think Jason would be into doing it again, as I said the car didn't bottom out but it was a bit much fording streams in it, it snowed the following day up there as well

Cheers Al

lol! Fair enough then, i hope its not snowing when we are down there