NSW NSW 2010 VW Cruise - 6TH FEB

[RobR32]

Hello fellow VWWC members

Cam and I are planning a full day cruise
The route has been chosen all we need now is a date. DATE HAS BEEN DECIDED... 6TH FEBRUARY


We plan for a 8:30am Sharp Departure

Meet Up Location will be sent a week before the date to all those attending, so if you would like the meet up location and are not on the list please send me a pm,

This is a rough plan of the route

http://www.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&t=h&msa=0&msid=107043530791994690685.0004792b6d06d731f6b7a&ll=-34.427632,150.776822&spn=0.797453,1.234589&z=10

Requirements:
Roadworthy car in good order - tyres and brakes especially
Check oil & fluids BEFORE arrival - top up if required
FULL tank of petrol BEFORE arrival - the route used about 2/3 of a tank in the GTI with 9.xL/100Km on MFD. Don't expect to get 98RON easily anywhere down south.
Check Tyre pressure - GTIs with OEM wheels can usually run 36-37psi front, 35-36psi rear
Use the bathroom BEFORE we leave - there aren't too many opportunities to stop...

Recommended to bring:
Walkie-talkie aka CB/UHF radio (FULLY charged), preferrably with hands-free operation (not necessarily VOX). It is useful not only for chit chat, but warning others of road debris, finding people when they get lost and is useful during overtaking. Ideally 1W or more.
GPS (fully charged or with in-car charger) - "just in case". I plan to have a pretty idiot-proof map as I was lost when I followed along with another group. Not going to make the same mistake this time.
"Sick bags" for passengers if any

"The Rules"

Minimum 2 sec gap for concertina effect. Please keep a sensible distance from the car in front - this varies depending on speed. Most cars don't stop on a dime doing 80+kph. Don't forget that the driver in front has just as much to lose as the driver behind! Conversely don't leave too long a gap (e.g. >5-10 seconds in twisty areas) - the car ahead does provide some clue as to what's coming up!
"Look ahead" to see what is coming up. This and the 2 second rule will save your ass when someone comes to a dead stop mid blind corner!
No crossing centre line at all. The oncoming lane is not to be used for wide entries to get a better apex!
Care with overtaking - use dedicated overtaking lanes where possible. Please ensure there is plenty of room for safety. Please exercise caution if the road surface happens to be loose. Please leave a decent gap to the car behind before merging back in. Be courteous! No one likes a gravel shower at 80+kph.
Be aware of your speed. It will be rare for cars to reach the limit in the twistier sections of the roads we are travelling. No one likes a speeding ticket...
Practice correct corner set up including braking & changing gears before corner - not during corner. Heavy braking mid corner is a recipe for hitting the wall, speaking of which...
Limit trail braking through the corner. Please wash off your speed before the corner NOT in it. This is especially important for the DOWNHILL tight turns/hairpins - you don't want to be ploughing into the next lane at full lock whacking into oncoming traffic because you carried too much speed.
Parking to be legal unless for photoshoot (for short duration).
Make sure your car is road worthy!!
It's strongly recommended you leave ESP on.
New GTG drivers - reread and follow all of the above. There are varying levels of experience within the group. Everyone wants to have a fun and safe day - so don't push your car too hard too early. DON'T NECESSARILY FOLLOW WHAT THE CAR IN FRONT DOES BLINDLY. There may be many modified cars present, many which handle far better than stock cars in some circumstances. You might not know that the car up ahead is tricked up...

Please let us know if you are attending.

ATTENDING:
ATTENDING:
1. Camerooney
2. BB R32
3. Nath_MKVI
4. REV 555
5. Thor
6. mljchan
7. Benough
8. Pansy (R32OC)
9. Islos (R32OC)
10. SydR32 (R32OC)
11. STOIE
12. GTom
13. mleung
14. RobGTSport SNR
15. gti mk5
16. BTJ (VWW)
17. RobGtSport
18. Yip (R32OC)
19. Maluko GTI
20. AGO41T (VWW)
21. tommymac (VWW)
22. VAG MS

Maybe
1. GTI_SS
2. CaperCat
3. SlyOne
4. Scotty
5. TDI_DSG
6. Aks-R32
7. GTIPirelli
8. Johno
9. mister_duck
10. triode12
11. chris32
12. Srbsta
13. R32-F1
14. Pansy's Dad (R32OC)
15. s_farid01 (R32OC)
16. Funny

Cheers
Rob and Cam

[pansy]

Hi guys, excellent idea. Really keen to join this one will be awesome to see all the cool cars that float around all together.

Hope to see everyone there.

Jared

[Cam]

Should be great.

[MissVuks]

keep in mind SEDF is on the weekend of the 7th sooooo you might have a few ppl making a road trip down to melbourne.

[RobR32]

keep in mind SEDF is on the weekend of the 7th sooooo you might have a few ppl making a road trip down to melbourne.

SEDF?
Im good with any date
so my vote can be changed to anything
i have also linked this drive with mkv.com and r32oc.com so it depends on members in those clubs also

[MissVuks]

SEDF = South East Dub Fest have a look at Wabit/Dom's thread a few posts down.

[pansy]

Ah I didn't know bout SEDF, I'm pretty easy as long as its after January 16th. I voted for the 6th cause it looked like a good weekend. Like I said, can't wait.

[RobR32]

Ah I didn't know bout SEDF, I'm pretty easy as long as its after January 16th. I voted for the 6th cause it looked like a good weekend. Like I said, can't wait.

Miss vuks will you be joining us?

[DangerDan]

6th is probably best for me in terms of work and tafe. Should be good to go as its a saturday/ Drove most of this route on the way back from seeing a jetta for sale. But wasn't in my golf so keen to give this a try.

[RobR32]

Note to all
this will be a fast pace cruise i.e fast through the twisty bits

[Yevvy]

i'm really keen but i'm going down to sedf. will see what date this is on i guess

[AGO41T]

Note to all
this will be a fast pace cruise i.e fast through the twisty bits

can u make a route to cater for all>??

goin fast in a straight line is no problems

[Golf Loon]

I think you should have looked in the events section more closely.

There is SEDF and also the official VWW summer cruise on the 10th.

http://www.vwwatercooled.org.au/newforum/upload/showthread.php?t=37586&page=2

We have covered this time and time again, rather than have 3 or 4 small events a week apart with half a dozen cars attending, it is better to have fewer events close together, as everyone then participates in the same event, making it a good day.

The official summer run is usually the biggest one of the year, last 2 years we have had nearly 50 cars.

Its actually going down the coast towards you anyway, so hopefully you guys are able to participate.

[pansy]

I saw the VWW summer cruise but unfortunately away for it, another chance to see the other dubs would be good though.

[Cam]

Golf Loon, this GTG wasn't meant to compete with the other GTG's or take away numbers. Rob was just putting it out here on watercooled for anyone interested.

The bulk of the cars will probably be from mkv or r32oc.