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Old 26-09-2007, 07:49 PM   #1
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Just wondering... is there going to be any AUFALCON meets or cruises towards the end of the year in victoria?? If not does any one have any suggestions on how to get one happening when the weather gets better and the nights get longer.... :

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Old 26-09-2007, 08:11 PM   #2
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How to get one happening... pick a route and put the call out.

I'd be up for a cruise again, we could even do the one i organise a while back
http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthread.php?t=97584

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Old 26-09-2007, 08:16 PM   #3
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How to get one happening... pick a route and put the call out.

I'd be up for a cruise again, we could even do the one i organise a while back
http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthread.php?t=97584

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Yeah something like that would be awesome...somewhere around november i think? You didnt seem to have a huge turnout though.. (i'm sure that didnt put a dampener on the day though). Do you think there would there be more of a turnout if the weather was better..?
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Old 26-09-2007, 08:23 PM   #4
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I will be up for it (as long as my car is repaired by then)

And thats as long as im not working.

But other then that bring on the cruise!
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Old 26-09-2007, 08:30 PM   #5
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Well it was going to be big until most of the cranny crazies pulled out
All of these would have turned up but:

Whoosha - had to work
Kev - no car
Daniel (AU2PWR) - broke down while looking for petrol on the cruise
mark/tracy (pinkbits) - miss reading plans
Gianz - realised a tyre was stuffed on the morning of the cruise

So, probably if it was run in better weather as well (was cold and overcast that day) more people would turn up. Maybe a longer lead up time as well.

So a reschedule for the 3rd Nov?

Could even be longer, down to Gembrook and back across Mt. Dandenong?
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Old 26-09-2007, 08:43 PM   #6
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Well it was going to be big until most of the cranny crazies pulled out
All of these would have turned up but:

Whoosha - had to work
Kev - no car
Daniel (AU2PWR) - broke down while looking for petrol on the cruise
mark/tracy (pinkbits) - miss reading plans
Gianz - realised a tyre was stuffed on the morning of the cruise

So, probably if it was run in better weather as well (was cold and overcast that day) more people would turn up. Maybe a longer lead up time as well.

So a reschedule for the 3rd Nov?

Could even be longer, down to Gembrook and back across Mt. Dandenong?

Yeah sounds great but i was more thinking november 25th though.. My car is still not finished thats all. Due date of completion is november 15th..
Would be an awesome day out..Is that date a little too far away for everybody??
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Could even push it to december?, what do people think
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Could even push it to december?, what do people think

Yeah that'd be cool.... How bout we get expressions of interests an areas people would like to cruise to...?
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Old 26-09-2007, 09:50 PM   #9
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Well as it states.. Who would be interested...? Is the old cruise location ok? (see thread link in earlier post) Or would another route be ok aswell? Beach location or country location etc...Somewhere good for photos...
Would be nice to get as many cars as possible...
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I organised a cruise for another club a while back, but it was sort of the reverse of that one, started at FTG, over Mt Dandy then out to Sugarloaf for a few snags on the barby and some photos, then out to kinglake and down the back into Eltham.
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I organised a cruise for another club a while back, but it was sort of the reverse of that one, started at FTG, over Mt Dandy then out to Sugarloaf for a few snags on the barby and some photos, then out to kinglake and down the back into Eltham.

Sounds like a good cruise mate... I was wondering who would be interested in a cruise through the mountains somewhere then down to the beach for photos...???
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Old 28-09-2007, 11:53 AM   #13
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I know the kms will add up a bit to get from King Lake, but I drove down to Lorne yesterday along the Great Ocean Road. Its has been a while since I have driven on it, and I forgot how good it actually is!!

Seeming as though it is one of the best peices of road in the world at our doorstep, why not use it? And there are beaches along the way.
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Old 28-09-2007, 11:57 AM   #14
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I know the kms will add up a bit to get from King Lake, but I drove down to Lorne yesterday along the Great Ocean Road. Its has been a while since I have driven on it, and I forgot how good it actually is!!

Seeming as though it is one of the best peices of road in the world at our doorstep, why not use it? And there are beaches along the way.
Sounds perfect mate... So how many of us would like a cruise along the great ocean road then...??
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could go along the great ocean road to lorne, depending on how far ppl want to drive
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i' will come but my car might be sold by then.
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If you want to go GOR the best way to do it is inland to Apollo bay then back along the GOR - important people don't drive too silly though, seen a few cars get written off up there on cruises.
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Add to that you're best off starting from pier 35 about 10am.
Should get down there by 1, grab some lunch and make the trip back, stopping wherever you want. I vote cancel it if it's a wet day though - these bloody windsors like tailing out in the wet.
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Was down the GOR a few days ago with the family and gear packed into the Futura wagon. Still a nice drive, but the Mrs was getting a little queasy. I was going really slow too.

The same road in the SR sedan might be nice. I'll see how I'm placed as we get closer to a proposed date.

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Was down the GOR a few days ago with the family and gear packed into the Futura wagon. Still a nice drive, but the Mrs was getting a little queasy. I was going really slow too.

The same road in the SR sedan might be nice. I'll see how I'm placed as we get closer to a proposed date.

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Slightly off topic, but have we started to put any thought into another Christmas cruise? I went on last years, and it was quite enjoyable.
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If your thinking GOR for a xmas cruise, you may as well walk along the GOR. The Great Ocean Road becomes the Great Ocean Carpark from xmas to new years...
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