Mt Donna Buang Cruise 06/07/2008

[MK2 GTI]

I don't think i'll be able to make it, Im goin into the city tonight so it depends if i can get up or not lol.

[GoLfMan]

i too wont be able to make it, need to work on the mk1 cos it threw a timing belt last night

[GT3]

Just a suggestion, ...but any chance this could be postponed to next Sunday??

[Ben_GTI]

It could, but late notice would mean that some people would still turn up and next Sunday is no good for me. I'm still going to have some fun, the weather has been nice so far today so it should be good.

[GT3]

..next Saturday ??

[Volvo Driver]

Do I post in here or is there a reveiw page too?

Just got back, sorry for not meeting you guys after Marysville, wasn't sure where Ben went nor the others behind me. Had A LOT of fun driving, even though I lost an indicator lens due to the base being stuffed from an accident from a previous owner.

[Shteifen]

ya i lost ben and the trusty volvo after leaving marysville too. i THINK i saw him parked on the side of the road watching cars go by but i couldnt stop so i just kept going through healsville and couldnt see anyone anymore so went home.

was a good day, minus that windy road that drained most of my life.

i like going fast.

-steve

[GoLfMan]

sounds like a top day fellas, post some pics

[Volvo Driver]

Bens the only one that took pics. And you really backed off heaps compared to the rest of us too! THere were a few guys who were just outright tools that didn't move over when they were going 20km/h+ under the speed limit through the mountains but Ben and me got around them more often then the others.

I could probably go harder next time once I put on a rear sway bar and stiffer rear springs. And my brakes were great too, almost no fade, but I didn't try pulling up frm 160km/h to 80ish :p

[vkswgn]

Yeah, somehow on a dead-straight road we managed to lose everyone .
Trust you all found your way home. I was following what I thought was a familiar white volvo, but turned out to be a camry Lucky I knew where I was going.

Was a good run - nice to stretch the polos legs.

Till next time,

Andrew

[Tim]

spewing i couldnt make it guys. I was stuck at work all day.
Did anyone get any photos? what were the roads like? nice and slippery or not too damp?

[vkswgn]

And you really backed off heaps compared to the rest of us too! THere were a few guys who were just outright tools that didn't move over when they were going 20km/h+ under the speed limit through the mountains but Ben and me got around them more often then the others.

Mate, congrats on your courage but you were getting pretty close to the cars going the other way - not sure if you noticed . Remember that if you're going 100 and he's doing 80 you're coming together at 180!!! Even if you're in a Volvo it's still gonna hurt .

Anyway, nice to meet everyone - was good fun.

[Volvo Driver]

Yeah, somehow on a dead-straight road we managed to lose everyone .
Trust you all found your way home. I was following what I thought was a familiar white volvo, but turned out to be a camry Lucky I knew where I was going.

Was a good run - nice to stretch the polos legs.

Till next time,

Andrew

Yeah, i got a bit lost at healesville, didn't get why everyone was basically stopped, went around, then saw the melbourne sign and thought it said go another way, so yeah, got stuck behind all the traffic again, but still didn't see you guys. And that guy in the Camry down the hill was such a wanker, going half the speed limit passing all those turn offs and not turning off!

[Volvo Driver]

Mate, congrats on your courage but you were getting pretty close to the cars going the other way - not sure if you noticed . Remember that if you're going 100 and he's doing 80 you're coming together at 180!!! Even if you're in a Volvo it's still gonna hurt .

Anyway, nice to meet everyone - was good fun.

Yeah, I wasn't being too careful at times, other times I just went in too fast, but I had a pretty good view of the other side when I was going over the line, didn't seem I was going over too much once in the corner though?

[Ben_GTI]

Hey guys thanks heaps for coming along. Sorry about the drive back from Marysville, I managed (just) to get past the Camry woman and yea I was waiting for you at the lookout.

It was hilarious while we waited for you at the lookout, the Camry people and the X-trail gave me the dirtiest looks I have ever received! lol. I mean its not my fault it looked like I was approaching light speed when they were doing 20km/h.

The roads were a little slippery with leaves and crap but otherwise okay. The black spur was a much cleaner road minus the Camry. The Reefton spur made everyone a little sick though hehehe.

Okay photo time!!!

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