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Old 16-04-2006, 05:26 PM   #1
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how many qld members have been up to mt tamborine,,my god what a road,,never again

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Old 16-04-2006, 07:31 PM   #2
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I'm going there for a wedding in a few weeks, taking the XR, anything I should look out for/avoid?
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Old 16-04-2006, 07:32 PM   #3
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Ive heard bad stories, haven't done it myself personally.
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Old 16-04-2006, 07:34 PM   #4
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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
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Old 16-04-2006, 08:00 PM   #5
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bloody s**t of a road,,very steep...and watch out if it's wet
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Old 16-04-2006, 08:04 PM   #6
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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!!!!!!!!
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Old 16-04-2006, 08:09 PM   #7
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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.
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Old 16-04-2006, 08:27 PM   #8
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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.

Remind me never to be anywhere near you two on that road eh...
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Old 16-04-2006, 08:29 PM   #9
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Remind me never to be anywhere near you two on that road eh...
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Many many years in rally will do it to you kerri....
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Old 16-04-2006, 08:35 PM   #10
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Many many years in rally will do it to you kerri....
Matt I wouldn't mind trying rally, but if the road is like that Tamb one..
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
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Old 16-04-2006, 08:43 PM   #11
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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.....
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Old 16-04-2006, 08:46 PM   #12
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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...
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Old 16-04-2006, 10:26 PM   #13
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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....
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Old 17-04-2006, 12:25 PM   #14
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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 ;)
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Old 17-04-2006, 04:53 PM   #15
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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 : :
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Old 17-04-2006, 05:05 PM   #16
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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 : :

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
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Old 17-04-2006, 05:17 PM   #17
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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.
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