(Vic) Great Ocean rd - 7/3/10 - Page 5

Skotty · 19-03-2010, 09:37 PM

We'll see you guys when we get there I guess.. hope there is a truck stop of something where I can have a shower when we get there cause we are crashing it in the team poor AU taxi lol!

Tray · 19-03-2010, 09:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Skotty

We'll see you guys when we get there I guess.. hope there is a truck stop of something where I can have a shower when we get there cause we are crashing it in the team poor AU taxi lol!

i'd think you'd wanna shower after the st kilda stop off lol.

Skotty · 20-03-2010, 11:32 AM

hahahahha, we got into melbs at who knows when thismornin.... Got a talk to by the dog box at hamilton... Average speed was 140 - 150... Nice quick trip i followed s mates vt...

Jamie8791 · 20-03-2010, 12:17 PM

Hey guys, im really ****ed off at the moment cos i wont be able to come along. i was looking forward to coming on my first cruise with u guys but unfortunately i cant. this is the 2nd time ive had to cancel on a cruise so next time ill make sure nothing gets in the way of me coming.
So anyways good luck and have a great time

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Kev_BLNXR8_Ute · 20-03-2010, 06:22 PM

Well it has been decided.....

Im in.

Im meeting up with Fry at the Bp next to Costello's in Berwick at 9am.

He is comming in a mates car but there is 2 more for the list....

Kev.

P.S UHF 19 to start with. can change later if need be.

Tray · 20-03-2010, 06:41 PM

1. Tray
2. charles_wif_xf
3.BlueI6 - will work out somewhere to sleep there
4.GUTLES (interested)
5.Suvo
6.Jamie8791- out
7.Skotty and his mangina friends
8.Baboon and a mate
9.ji_2345
10.ROLLI and possibly 1 extra car
11.86XFFairmont
12.tyson.
13.TUF260
14.Kev BLNXR8 Ute
15.Fry

Tray · 20-03-2010, 07:10 PM

im having a hard time trying to figure out what we can do for lunch as by looking at fairhaven im not having much luck, any1 got ideas?

thinking about lorne, it's an extra 20mins down the road from fairhaven. atleast i know that theres a few takeaway joints and a supermarket.

Tray · 20-03-2010, 07:51 PM

ok i have a more defined map, have stop point locations. please have a look at it and tell me if it needs adjustments.

http://maps.google.com.au/maps?f=d&s...556824&t=h&z=9

Tray · 20-03-2010, 08:39 PM

to the guys meeting at bunnings, dont be scared if were 20mins late. i just went over the whole layout again and didn't work out the distance from center of geelong to waurn ponds, so aprox. time for us to arrive their is about 11:50am, we will still hang around for 30 mins. that was the only set back everything else is still on time.

Kev_BLNXR8_Ute · 20-03-2010, 09:15 PM

Honestly I dont even know if you will need any stops after leaving Bunnings. Its only 1 hour 40ish :eclipsee_ to Apollo bay according to the directions.

Get there, do lunch, have a chat and all that. What you think?

I wont have net much longer tonight, Im about to go home.

See what everyone thinks once we are at Bunnigns?

Tray · 20-03-2010, 10:12 PM

yeah, will discuss at bunnings, get everyone in it

GUTLES · 21-03-2010, 05:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Kev_BLNXR8_Ute

Well it has been decided.....

Im in.

Im meeting up with Fry at the Bp next to Costello's in Berwick at 9am.

He is comming in a mates car but there is 2 more for the list....

Kev.

P.S UHF 19 to start with. can change later if need be.

Hopefully I'm coming, need to get my mind off a few things. Not really in the best frame of mind to be driving at the moment so my wife will prob do alot of it.

Not that you'll get this message Kev but I'll meet you guys @ the BP @ 9am.

Should be a great cruise ;)

Skotty · 21-03-2010, 09:11 AM

can someone pm me a mobile number cause we running late and gps went flatt

GUTLES · 21-03-2010, 09:54 PM

Cruise itself was really good. Left home @ 8am, got home @ 8pm longggg day but glad I went. My 9 month old Daughter was well & truely over being in the car on the way home. Couldn't think of a better way to spend my birthday.

Tray, I'll PM or call you one day soon when I'm in a better frame of mind, got a few hints & opinions for you for next time to make the cruise better. You got a few cars there today (& a few real nice ones too!) Well done!

PS Tray: what was with the SMS 45 mins into the drive back 'How far are you from the Great Ocean Rd Sign @ the Start?' I replied but got nothing back, hope everythings ok & you made it home safe.

Did anyone get done by the unmarked Silver FG XR6 Turbo Sedan that was lurking around? TUF260 noticed him doing laps of Apollo Bay just after we had lunch & was about to leave. I think he lapped the Street 6 times. Saw him heading back into Apollo Bay after I left, then I stopped 30 mins into the drive & he went past as I was pulling back out, followed him for 20 mins then a marked car come the other way hammering along & he swung around & gunned it after him too... Weird hope everyone was behaved!

baboon · 21-03-2010, 11:01 PM

Had fun with the cruise, thanks Tray and others for organizing it. Was good to see the adelaide boys there in one piece. Hope the old AU gets back ok. GUTLES, good to see you got back ok, was a long trip for ya and your young ones, still dont know how you and your misses do it!

Thanks again all, hope all went home ok.

Tray · 21-03-2010, 11:08 PM

thanks adam, yeah was a good cruise apart from GOING UP THE WRONG ROAD lol, soz guys, timing could of been much better and a whole lot of other things. well it was my first organised cruise soo i cant really complain - just gives me a better idea of what to look out for when or if i ever do plan up another cruise. i must say tho this was a very big cruise to undertake - thanks to everyone who came was a better turnout than expected and thank god the weather held up.

yeah that txt i sent you, i was gonna take some drive-by pics going past that sign, my phone was playing up and i was receiving txts from the missus that were over a year old - i know STRANGE. well i waited 20 mins at that location hoping you guys wern't very far, but i could feel the tyredness coming and took off home, left at 8am got home at 8pm, racked up a few kays and yeah. got home took like 6 panadols and laid in bed for a while.

: , HAPPY BIRTHDAY ADAM!! yeah i know, i forgot.

Tray · 21-03-2010, 11:18 PM

haha TEAM POOR! yeah hope ya car doesn't break down.

GUTLES · 21-03-2010, 11:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Tray

thanks adam, yeah was a good cruise apart from GOING UP THE WRONG ROAD lol, soz guys, timing could of been much better and a whole lot of other things. well it was my first organised cruise soo i cant really complain - just gives me a better idea of what to look out for when or if i ever do plan up another cruise. i must say tho this was a very big cruise to undertake - thanks to everyone who came was a better turnout than expected and thank god the weather held up.

yeah that txt i sent you, i was gonna take some drive-by pics going past that sign, my phone was playing up and i was receiving txts from the missus that were over a year old - i know STRANGE. well i waited 20 mins at that location hoping you guys wern't very far, but i could feel the tyredness coming and took off home, left at 8am got home at 8pm, racked up a few kays and yeah. got home took like 6 panadols and laid in bed for a while.

: , HAPPY BIRTHDAY ADAM!! yeah i know, i forgot.

All good mate, I've got a few other issues to deal with this week but I'll PM you. Considering it was ya first organised cruise ya did great, just need to fine tune a few things & get other people to help organise it. I'm happy to help more on the next one.

We all actually went home a different way to that, we went sorta Via Colac... came out down the rd you took the wrong turn on. Worked out good ya took the wrong turn, meant we picked Rolli & Tyson up @ the round about, they we're about to head home lol!

Thanks for the birthday wishes

TUF270 · 22-03-2010, 01:47 PM

yea was a good day. Pity the lead group wouldn't slow down and let us all become a group again. But had fun with our group of 7 cars which i tried to keep together. Rolli's gt looks frigin tough in your rear view mirror.
The fg cop car made us all a bit nervous so we soon bailed and had a good drive back through the otways.
I forgot to take any pics. we shoulda stopped at some stage to take some.
Did anyone take any?

baboon · 22-03-2010, 02:18 PM

I only got a few photos at the bunnings car park, here they are.

We were sorta scattered around so couldnt fit all in one pic.

Someone else was taking photos I think.

Was good fun, weather was good too, only a few sprinkles.

tyson. · 22-03-2010, 02:39 PM

was a good day i had fun will have to do it again sometime
me and my brother are lucky we just found ppl at the round about aha

charles_wif_xf · 22-03-2010, 04:41 PM

I am so sorry I wasn't able to turn up, had a bit of an emergency to deal with.

Kev_BLNXR8_Ute · 22-03-2010, 06:25 PM

It was a good cruise guys,

First time I had been out for a while in my ute for an actuall car cruise and I loved it...
Even if I did put $156 of fuel in it. :togo:

Tray, dont stress it mate, you did well for your first go at getting a cruise together. If it wasnt for your efforts none of us would have been there.

Well done.

:

Gutles, Adam, SOrry man didnt know it was your birthday.
Happy Birthday.

P.S Fry let me know you were meeting us. Lucky coz I almost said I would meet him at the car wash. lol

I hope your trying to keep your chin up with what ever is getting you down.

Glad you guys saw the FG cop car. It was near the servo when we left, but couldnt let any of you guys know without comming back.
He actually went after some dude in a van while we were at the servo.

We came back through the ottoway's too. Saw 1 cop out there.

All in all a great day, thanks to everyone that made it.

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Cheers...Kev

TUF270 · 22-03-2010, 07:03 PM

yea also well done on putting in the effort to get people together for a cruise tray. We would still be talkin about it other wise lol.
And happy bday for yesterday adam, 4got to say it. Hope ur that dude gets his act together

also nice pics baboon, haven't really got many pics of my car with the new wheels. So its good to see some lol

Tray · 22-03-2010, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Kev_BLNXR8_Ute

First time I had been out for a while in my ute for an actuall car cruise and I loved it...

lol, doing power slides in my revision mirror and overtaking people leaving us behind that slow poke. had to pull over to take a ********, had a good run until we caught up again - team poor was struggling to keep up.

definately will be up for it again, maybe next year with some more people to help organise it - i felt so stupid haha.

once again thanks guys for coming, was good to see some more faces around.

Skotty · 22-03-2010, 11:02 PM

Haha, I don't know how well team poor were or weren't keeping up, I ditcched me mate, and MY missus, and jumped in sorteds EF lol... (I've always liked his car lol.. and e-series are better than AU's we all know that)...

Our trip back, kinda was boring, we followed the great ocean road the rest of the way down to w'bool, then across to mount gambier and stayed at my folks then came back to adelaide today...

We only had 2 issues with the team poor car.. 1) it was a long trip because we couldn't go past a certian speed (pics below will tell)

And the 2nd pic.. was as we were pulling into mount gambier we're lucky it made the servo haha!!

ROLLI · 23-03-2010, 02:17 PM

Hey guys,

Yeah me and my bro were running late when we saw use at the round about I was rapped lol I thought that was all of the cars tho then I remembered tray organised it so shorely he would be around somewhere haha It was alot of fun my first cruise dont think my car liked those tight corners on the way but on the way back thorough the otways it loved it. So well done tray I know I had fun. Happy bday adam!
Look forward to the next one!

Skotty · 23-03-2010, 02:44 PM

When is the next one, we are planning our next melbourne road trip already... might have to join in again lol...

"team poor - adel - melb '10 EP2... playerz run"

lol...

Kev_BLNXR8_Ute · 23-03-2010, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Tray

lol, doing power slides in my revision mirror and overtaking people leaving us behind that slow poke.

: Not me :monkes:

There weren't many over taking opps that was for sure, I can understand why, but there used to be alot more broken lines than there is now.

I'm sorry I took off up front but I really hate using the brakes every 2 seconds, I much rather just drive the car if that makes sence.:eclipsee_

Dont get me wrong I have no problem with people doing 20 if thats what they feel safe at, but I will go around when legal.

Kev

TUF270 · 23-03-2010, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Kev_BLNXR8_Ute

: Not me :monkes:

There weren't many over taking opps that was for sure, I can understand why, but there used to be alot more broken lines than there is now.

I'm sorry I took off up front but I really hate using the brakes every 2 seconds, I much rather just drive the car if that makes sence.:eclipsee_

Dont get me wrong I have no problem with people doing 20 if thats what they feel safe at, but I will go around when legal.

Kev

totally agree, thats what i was doing aswell.... it just annoys me though that you arent exceeding the speed limit but people still give you dirty looks for not slowing much for the corners.... its a road that meant to be enjoyed.....ohwell it was still good, be good if there were more roads in vic like it....