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Re: AT2012 - ONE WEEK TO GO!! - Sat Meeting Point P.11

Posted: Mon 12 Mar, 2012 10:32 pm
by Greg
Home and Hosed!

Big weekend.

Big cars, big tracks, big drives... thankfully - not-so-big-nights.

Brief Trip Report:

Saturday - Warburton
Tracks:
Ellis Track
Ledge Track
Highlights:
I busted the rear short side axel (yes - one of the unbreakable ones)
AJSR got up the big wash out rut. Apparently he also came very close to rolling on Ledge Track

Sunday - Gembrook
Tracks:
Cypress Hill
Andersons Track
Highlights:
Jonno and Mitch tried very hard to roll their cars on the Hill
Stevie trumped them both with a great roll
Andersons second last spoon drain is quickly becoming undriveable.

Monday - Labertouche
Tracks:
Phasmid
Walkers
Robertsons
Bullock Link
Highlights:
Dank killed his battery, winch, will to live etc on Walkers
Stevie pulled some massive lines on the Bullock Link ledges
I pulled onto the freeway in Longwarry right infront of a tog car and didnt get pulled over :)

A big thanks to everyone for coming along. This trip is always the highlight of the club year for me - and you guys coming along and driving stuff are what makes it so good.

I should also add in a special thinks to Fel for a massive effort with the brekky and lunch organising.

Now get with the photos and videos gents!

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

Posted: Tue 13 Mar, 2012 9:30 am
by dank
So on the drive home after we left you guys the Zook was running ok until we got under the power lines and the Zook rolled to a halt with no spark no power, Zook wouldn't start again, so while coming to terms that it may end up to be a late night I rang Jonno to see where he was with the possibilty of a jump start and while talking to him in all his experience with dodgy battery's over time he said just try and wiggle the battery cable terminals a bit... So a quick wiggle on the negative lead and BANG....the fuel pump starts buzzing away and primes and the stereo comes back on... Harley and I looking at each other over the engine bay in surprise/disbelief/utter amazement all combined with a 'geez we are dickheads for not thinking about this first' started giggling away mostly with relief that three days of hard wheeling wasn't going to end up with a tow and we'd be home within an hour....

So lessons are always try the easy stuff first! I'm happy to cop a fine for this bit I reckon with all of us there at walkers no one thought to check the terminals.... So we ALL should be fined!!! :P

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

Posted: Tue 13 Mar, 2012 10:56 am
by sierrajim
A big thanks to all involved. Awesome track as usual, great bunch of guys..though 8 blokes in a room full of smoke and disco lights........

Sorry about missing out on Monday, the tracks you had set looked like they'd be a ton of fun.

Felicity, top job on the catering. Greg/Fel I'll need some bank details to send you some money to fix you up for the food.

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

Posted: Tue 13 Mar, 2012 11:11 am
by gwagensteve
I did mention battery terminals at the time but I guess it was lost in all the excitement- I'd heard that "pop" before. That's a good outcome though. Shame you missed robertson's and bullock link though, we pioneered an "unusual" line on bullock link. :D

Huge thanks to greg and fel for the catering. That would have been heaps of work.

An awesome tour all up.

Steve.

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

Posted: Tue 13 Mar, 2012 5:53 pm
by Greg
c'mon ladies! quit with the facebooking and get with the photo posting!

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

Posted: Tue 13 Mar, 2012 10:24 pm
by Greg
Fel's photos from day 2 in Gembrook.

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set ... e8c09e9d00

She assures me that you dont have to be a facebooker to get onto this.

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

Posted: Wed 14 Mar, 2012 8:00 am
by neofitou
Nice!

I have to build a new car soon.

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

Posted: Thu 15 Mar, 2012 4:45 pm
by mika
Greg wrote:c'mon ladies! quit with the facebooking and get with the photo posting!
x2

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

Posted: Thu 15 Mar, 2012 5:43 pm
by dank
mocks pics : http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set= ... 905&type=1

who knows if you can view them if you are not on facebook...!

They are absolutely awesome pics as well. Thanks alot Mock you are a legend!

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

Posted: Thu 15 Mar, 2012 9:22 pm
by mika
Awesome pics Mock and Felicity!