AT2012 - ONE WEEK TO GO!! - Trip Reports P.13

[Matthew]

Shotgun for one day if any seats spare.

Matt

[Mock]

Ill be there somehow, with cameras

[Brad.Jones]

I have heard the phrase "Adventure Tour" thrown around a a few times but being relatively new to the club I am not exactly sure what it is???

[gwagensteve]

Lifted from the write up on Auszookers in the clubs section:

Suzuki 4wd Club Victoria

Annual Trip #1 - Adventure Tour

Trip Facts
The Adventure Tour is a 3 day trip run over Victoria’s Labour Day long weekend. The trip borrows its name from Petersen's Offroad Ultimate Adventure, but doesn't include helicopters, Tom Boydd or (almost) any Jeeps.

The aim of the Tour is to drive 3 locations in 3 days and hit every hard track we can think of, plus anything else we find along the way. No by-passes and BYO Spare Parts.

The Tour is the annual trip that motivates vehicle build-ups within the club, and gives everyone a reason to get their junk out of the shed. Many a late night have been spent grinding and wrenching on rigs the week before the Tour, and it is almost always the test-trip for at least one un-proven build-up.

Trip Location and Accommodation
Previous Tour locations have included Wombat State Forest, The Otways, Yarra State Forest, Toolangi, Narbethong, Neerim, Gembrook and Labertouche.

Accommodation is typically a mix of camping, dorms, caravan parks, cabins and hotels. We try to stick to pub grub, bakery visits and take away as it keeps the cars light and leaves more room for spare parts.

Trip Standards
Due to the hard driving nature of The Tour, we run the following minimum standards for attendees:
1. Current Financial Membership (this covers us for Public Liability etc)
2. Minimum Vehicle Standards of 31s and a locker for Sierras, 35s and twin lockers for anything bigger. As a rule of thumb, most sierras on the trip will run twin lockers and a minimum of 33s.

Past Trip Coverage
The Tour has been running since 2001, and whilst many photos and grainy videos exist, some of the notable (and enjoyable) coverage can be found here:

The 2007 Adventure Tour was attended by the guys from Going 4wd. Their coverage can be found here (season 2, episode 7):
www.wasabitv.com.au/in...season=s02

In 2010, the Tour was covered in Dirt Comp Magazine by resident photographer Mick Hurren.

The 2011 Adventure Tour also received the Mick treatment with this little video filmed on the second day.
www.michaelhurren.com....QbmMN-A-LB

Trip of the year.

Steve.

[Brad.Jones]

Sounds fun!!!

Will see how my new toy goes on the 15th of Jan before I commit to this.

[Greg]

Hi Folks,

A quick reminder that we are now basically only 2 months away from the Tour.

I am keen to get accommodation locked in super early this year after last years almost stuffup/double booking.

I reckon the cutoff dates will be as follows:

Jan 31 - we have the locations worked out and accomm loosely booked
Feb 17 - numbers finalized and accomm locked and loaded.

That still gives you 3 weeks to wrench on your car and get it going (or even go and buy a new car and get that going).

Location Wise:
As always, it's near impossible to not go to Warburton. There is plenty of facilities there, and the track density is excellent.
Secondly, this year Dank has gotten me quick excited about the tracks in Labertouche. I think there is some worthy driving out that way that we can easily piece together with a short drive to Yarra Junction.
Thirdly - I'm looking for ideas here - where should we go? A second day in Warburton perhaps?

People Wise:
Here is the list I have figured out from interest so far. Please post up your intended attendance, and we will lock in the numbers in the days leading up to Feb 17.

Drivers:
1. Myself
2. Steve G
3. Jim
4. Brad (depending on Sierra mod schedule)
5. Neo (are you buying a car? or just looking for a seat?)
6. Mitchie
7. Mika
8. Dank
9. Jonno

Passengers:
1. Mick
2. Matt

Likely suspects that I havent heard from yet:
1. Dank
2. Harley
3. Noel
4. Jonno

Fill me in on your plans guys. As always, the sooner the better.

[greyghost]

Add me to the list Greg.

[Greg]

Add me to the list Greg.

The Phantom Lives! You're now on the list.

[sierrajim]

Narelle will be riding shotgun (or most likely driving) with me.

[mika]

add me to list too