|
Welcome to the Australian Ford Forums forum. You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and inserts advertising. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members, respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features without post based advertising banners. Registration is simple and absolutely free so please, join our community today! If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact us. Please Note: All new registrations go through a manual approval queue to keep spammers out. This is checked twice each day so there will be a delay before your registration is activated. |
|
OzECruisers General Discussions E/N/D vehicles General Discussion ONLY. NO TECH THREADS |
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
16-04-2006, 05:26 PM | #1 | ||
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Northern Tablelands
Posts: 940
|
how many qld members have been up to mt tamborine,,my god what a road,,never again
__________________
2000 AU Wagon |
||
16-04-2006, 07:31 PM | #2 | ||
Girrrrr!!!
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Brisbane, QLD
Posts: 580
|
I'm going there for a wedding in a few weeks, taking the XR, anything I should look out for/avoid?
__________________
Falcon EF XR6 in Heritage Green Heritage green, isn't that a fence paint? |
||
16-04-2006, 07:32 PM | #3 | ||
NOT A TOYOTA :/
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Eastern Suburbs, Melb
Posts: 2,554
|
Ive heard bad stories, haven't done it myself personally.
__________________
06 Land Managed to remain in the v8 fraternity |
||
16-04-2006, 07:34 PM | #4 | ||
Banned
Join Date: Feb 2005
Posts: 1,750
|
Whats wrong with it???
I went up a few weeks back, in the wet.....WHAT A DRIVE.......wheelspin/oversteer for probably 70% of the trip up, and 50% of the trip down.....looking forward to the next time. V8 ute, Tambo.....pure adrenalin |
||
16-04-2006, 08:00 PM | #5 | ||
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Northern Tablelands
Posts: 940
|
bloody s**t of a road,,very steep...and watch out if it's wet
__________________
2000 AU Wagon |
||
16-04-2006, 08:04 PM | #6 | |||
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: North Brisbane
Posts: 8,529
|
It's a great road to test just how alert you are, test how good your brakes AREN'T :
I have had a few panic moments but had it explained to me how to navigate that road without turning 50 shades of white before getting to the bottom... Now I only turn 30 shades of white before hand.. The drive up doesn't really faze me to much... but coming down.. OH MY GAWD!!!!!!!!
__________________
Quote:
|
|||
16-04-2006, 08:09 PM | #7 | ||
Banned
Join Date: Feb 2005
Posts: 1,750
|
I came down there, with a trailer on, in the wet not so long ago, with adxr8 in the silly seat, and we did have a ball, even had the trailer on 1 wheel more times than I care to say here....
Its a drivers road, very dangerous if not respected. Me, I just love it. |
||
16-04-2006, 08:27 PM | #8 | ||||
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: North Brisbane
Posts: 8,529
|
Quote:
Remind me never to be anywhere near you two on that road eh... :monkes:
__________________
Quote:
|
||||
16-04-2006, 08:29 PM | #9 | |||
Banned
Join Date: Feb 2005
Posts: 1,750
|
Quote:
|
|||
16-04-2006, 08:35 PM | #10 | ||||
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: North Brisbane
Posts: 8,529
|
Quote:
no thanks.. : Apparently I am really good to laugh at whilst driving down there and once I get to the bottom ... yes, I do stop the car and actually get out... Have been told by a few they would hate to have me in their cars as I would freak them out too .... : *nasty nasty so called friends I have
__________________
Quote:
|
||||
16-04-2006, 08:43 PM | #11 | ||
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Is that your face, or did you neck throw up
Posts: 3,041
|
I'm with you stroker... I love Henry Roberts dr,,, I use to hammer it down there, even Oxenford/tambourine rd is a lot of fun (I have 360ed my car on this road in the wet). Then there's the Goat track and the Back road down to Logan village, Both are windy and fun,,,,, But I bet you have not driven down Mystery Dr. With out a doubt it has a steeper grade then Henry Roberts(tho not as long) and the corners are sharper then anything else on the mountain.....
Where is it,,,,, When you come down the first steep decent on Henry Roberts and you get the long right hander at the bottom of it, Turn left at the begining of the right hander.. You will love it..... |
||
16-04-2006, 08:46 PM | #12 | ||
Banned
Join Date: Feb 2005
Posts: 1,750
|
I will have to go look, its just such a great part of SE QLD, and the best bit is, its so close. The bikes have alot of fun there too...
|
||
16-04-2006, 10:26 PM | #13 | ||
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Brisbane
Posts: 1,770
|
i've never had too much of a problem on any of the roads up there...perhaps a bit bumpy in places.. but thats about the only thing i can fault....
|
||
17-04-2006, 12:25 PM | #14 | ||
FORMER T3 OWNER
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Brisbane
Posts: 1,241
|
its one of the most fun drives you can have, night is even better and a lil safer as u can see headlights comming the other way but you want to have good high beam, the lane loves that road hehe ;)
__________________
Mischief.TV you can sleep in your car, but you cant drift your house... |
||
17-04-2006, 04:53 PM | #15 | ||
Girrrrr!!!
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Brisbane, QLD
Posts: 580
|
I told my missus about this thread and now she won't let me take the XR down to tambo's...
Stuck in a little corrolla for 2 hours : :
__________________
Falcon EF XR6 in Heritage Green Heritage green, isn't that a fence paint? |
||
17-04-2006, 05:05 PM | #16 | ||||
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: North Brisbane
Posts: 8,529
|
Quote:
Oh no Ash... tell her that you would be much safer in the XR as its a heavier car and bigger, so will stick to the road so much better... Also has bigger Wheels, which means bigger brakes.. so that means you will have better braking power than a corolla... *did that help???? lol
__________________
Quote:
|
||||
17-04-2006, 05:17 PM | #17 | ||
Just slidin'
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Brisvegas
Posts: 7,791
|
I think a crazier drive is the down side (western side) of Mt. Glorious, epecially after having been on the brakes fairly heavily for the last 30K's. Mt. Tambo is nice though, keen to go up gain soon.
__________________
MD Mondeo - For the family
NP Pajero - For the adventure |
||