The Next Victorian Cruise - Suggestions Thread
06-22-2005, 03:57 AM
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Sydney is a horrible place for a three state and one territory meet.. The traffic is too much for the folk from the North... 
And some of those taxi drivers seem to be possessed by some alien being.. It takes all day to drive anywhere in Sydney (unless you are being driven by a cabbie with a death wish!).. 
Sorry guys, but my last experience of Sydney traffic was not pleasant,,
How about a national meet at Bathurst, Orange or Parkes??
And some of those taxi drivers seem to be possessed by some alien being.. It takes all day to drive anywhere in Sydney (unless you are being driven by a cabbie with a death wish!).. Sorry guys, but my last experience of Sydney traffic was not pleasant,,How about a national meet at Bathurst, Orange or Parkes??
06-22-2005, 03:59 AM
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yeah... what a party pooper :p ...
But we aren't talking next w/e... like Gibbo first suggested, late Nov might be the go.
I had a looksee at the Spirit of Tassie site and I worked out it would be better to drive down to Melb and get the ferry from there. Only because if we got the ferry from Syd, we'd have to do a whole week thing
Maybe us Sydneysiders can do a convoy/drive thing down to Melb together..
But we aren't talking next w/e... like Gibbo first suggested, late Nov might be the go.
I had a looksee at the Spirit of Tassie site and I worked out it would be better to drive down to Melb and get the ferry from there. Only because if we got the ferry from Syd, we'd have to do a whole week thing
Maybe us Sydneysiders can do a convoy/drive thing down to Melb together..
06-22-2005, 06:09 AM
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Ohhh goodness no, I wasn't thinking Sydney Sydney...more like outter Sydney at Worst...Just figured it would be great to get the QLDers there as well so Sydney is nice middle ground. Somewhere, someone is going be able to stay at home, in Sydney its the sydneysiders, but at least we can get some of the QLDers as well.
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06-22-2005, 06:30 AM
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Originally Posted by xxup
If you really want to get an Eastern Seaboard thing happening I reckon the best bet is to arrange a track day on the Saturday in Sydney - that way people can drive to Sydney from other areas Friday, spend Saturday thrashing around the track and socialising and then drive home on the Sunday. Of course the diehards can cruise on the Sunday as well if they're not pressed to get home.
Hymee and Lock went to the track day last time which was organised by REACT ...
Timbo went there too!
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06-22-2005, 03:43 PM
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Originally Posted by auzoom
Ohhh goodness no, I wasn't thinking Sydney Sydney...more like outter Sydney at Worst...
06-22-2005, 05:42 PM
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Originally Posted by takahashi
Wakefield Wakefield Wakefield etc etc
taka... you can come up on Sun 3 July, when the next rotary track day is on at Wakefield...
06-22-2005, 06:33 PM
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Originally Posted by timbo
taka... you can come up on Sun 3 July, when the next rotary track day is on at Wakefield...
How often do they run rotary track days up in Wakefield?
Maybe one of those will be nice for VIC, NSW and ACT RX-8 shoot out! :p Beers
06-22-2005, 06:53 PM
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Okay, okay - I consider myself as flame surfaced as a bad BMW!!!! :p :D :D
I probably did not express myself too well.
I'm not trying to pour too much cold water on the Tassie idea - some of you will remember that I spoke of the place with some enthusiasm earlier in the thread. I just reckon the logistics are too hard - getting a lot of people to agree on a time for that kind of commitment can be very difficult. But hey, I agree it's not impossible and if someone wants to set up a Tassie thread and do some long range planning I'll be happy to be proved wrong and will do my damndest to be a part of it.
As for the Sydney thing, as Auzoom said, we gotta pick somewhere and NSW has the advantage of the most cars and being central to both QLD and Vic. I wasn't trying to be selfish or a party pooper. Like it or not, it is the best location to attract the most cars. I appreciate the comments concerning Sydney as a poor spot for driving but I wasn't exactly suggesting a cruise around North Sydney guys
. What I meant was that we could go somewhere like Eastern Creek or Oran Park on the Saturday and then do a road trip on the Sunday, say to the Mountains or elsewhere. If everybody reckons it's better to go to Bathurst or something like that I'm okay with that too.
The alternative is that we arrange an annual meet and take it in turns to host it. For example, have it in Vic one year, NSW the next, Qld the next, etc.
Okay, now get those flamethrowers out and give me another roasting!!! :p :D :D
I probably did not express myself too well.
I'm not trying to pour too much cold water on the Tassie idea - some of you will remember that I spoke of the place with some enthusiasm earlier in the thread. I just reckon the logistics are too hard - getting a lot of people to agree on a time for that kind of commitment can be very difficult. But hey, I agree it's not impossible and if someone wants to set up a Tassie thread and do some long range planning I'll be happy to be proved wrong and will do my damndest to be a part of it.
As for the Sydney thing, as Auzoom said, we gotta pick somewhere and NSW has the advantage of the most cars and being central to both QLD and Vic. I wasn't trying to be selfish or a party pooper. Like it or not, it is the best location to attract the most cars. I appreciate the comments concerning Sydney as a poor spot for driving but I wasn't exactly suggesting a cruise around North Sydney guys
. What I meant was that we could go somewhere like Eastern Creek or Oran Park on the Saturday and then do a road trip on the Sunday, say to the Mountains or elsewhere. If everybody reckons it's better to go to Bathurst or something like that I'm okay with that too.The alternative is that we arrange an annual meet and take it in turns to host it. For example, have it in Vic one year, NSW the next, Qld the next, etc.
Okay, now get those flamethrowers out and give me another roasting!!! :p :D :D
06-22-2005, 07:19 PM
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Geez talk about covering up Revolver :p You do it very well Just joking.
I once said this ages ago about having a national meet, but does any1 listen to the lil blonde noooooooooooooo
Problem with this kind of meet is no matter where we go, its a fair driving distance. Its like 10hours to Sydney from Melbourne, and isnt it over 15 hours to QLD? It wouldnt be able to be just a weekend thing. And unfortunately the only holidays I ever get is xmas and new years since my business doesnt close any other time of the year. If you guys want to go ahead and organise something like this, I would be a party pooper and catch the plane :p I'd have to be passenger, who wants to take me on :D
Dont get me wrong I love this idea, would be awesome if we could get cars from all over the states. We just live in a very big country, and well time is a constraint and limited. And yes Sydney is centre between QLD and VIC, and also good for Canberra guys. Wat about the Perth boyz
Ta, Kall.
Just joking.I once said this ages ago about having a national meet, but does any1 listen to the lil blonde noooooooooooooo
Problem with this kind of meet is no matter where we go, its a fair driving distance. Its like 10hours to Sydney from Melbourne, and isnt it over 15 hours to QLD? It wouldnt be able to be just a weekend thing. And unfortunately the only holidays I ever get is xmas and new years since my business doesnt close any other time of the year. If you guys want to go ahead and organise something like this, I would be a party pooper and catch the plane :p I'd have to be passenger, who wants to take me on :D
Dont get me wrong I love this idea, would be awesome if we could get cars from all over the states. We just live in a very big country, and well time is a constraint and limited. And yes Sydney is centre between QLD and VIC, and also good for Canberra guys. Wat about the Perth boyz
Ta, Kall.
06-22-2005, 07:55 PM
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For a Tasmanian trip, even 4-5 RX-8s will be a spectacular sight
Trans-state event needs some major lures, like a track day. Huge meet, like a Grand Prix with special passes, Bathurst, whatever.
It is hard to drive 10 hours and come up and chat while it is exactly what we are doing now :p
Trans-state event needs some major lures, like a track day. Huge meet, like a Grand Prix with special passes, Bathurst, whatever.
It is hard to drive 10 hours and come up and chat
while it is exactly what we are doing now :p
06-22-2005, 08:10 PM
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Originally Posted by MissRx8
Geez talk about covering up Revolver :p You do it very well Just joking.
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If you guys want to go ahead and organise something like this, I would be a party pooper and catch the plane :p I'd have to be passenger, who wants to take me on :D
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Wat about the Perth boyz
Ta, Kall.
Just joking....
If you guys want to go ahead and organise something like this, I would be a party pooper and catch the plane :p I'd have to be passenger, who wants to take me on :D
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Wat about the Perth boyz
Ta, Kall.
And you're always welcome in my passenger seat!! Hell, I'll even give you a drive if you promise to be good!!
:D As for the Perth guys - they should have thought of that when they got born/moved there!! :p Just kidding WA people!
Seriously, I agree the size of the country makes it damn hard to be fair on everyone - I was simply trying to offer a constructive suggestion.
06-22-2005, 08:15 PM
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Originally Posted by takahashi
For a Tasmanian trip, even 4-5 RX-8s will be a spectacular sight
Trans-state event needs some major lures, like a track day. Huge meet, like a Grand Prix with special passes, Bathurst, whatever.
It is hard to drive 10 hours and come up and chat while it is exactly what we are doing now :p
Trans-state event needs some major lures, like a track day. Huge meet, like a Grand Prix with special passes, Bathurst, whatever.
It is hard to drive 10 hours and come up and chat
while it is exactly what we are doing now :pAlso agreed re: major lure required - that's why I suggested a track day on Saturday and a good cruise on the Sunday. I reckon 30-40 plus 8s at a good track would be lure enough for most of us. With those kind of numbers there is a chance we could get some Mazda involvement for prizes, etc.
Those coming from interstate could make it a four day weekend to allow for the travel time. If the NSW event is a success we could have the next national meet somewhere else the next year.
06-22-2005, 08:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Revolver
I reckon 30-40 plus 8s at a good track would be lure enough for most of us. With those kind of numbers there is a chance we could get some Mazda involvement for prizes, etc.
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06-22-2005, 09:05 PM
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Revolver, I'm alwayssssss good!!! Aww how sweet, i'll be your passenger only if we promise not to discuss tax or law Am losing my head here at the moment and I'm very ill with the flu *cries* I've officialy lost my voice, so I guess this would have been the best time for a meet, you wouldnt have to hear me talk much :D Some of you would love that :p
Am losing my head here at the moment and I'm very ill with the flu *cries* I've officialy lost my voice, so I guess this would have been the best time for a meet, you wouldnt have to hear me talk much :D Some of you would love that :p
06-22-2005, 10:29 PM
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Originally Posted by MissRx8
Revolver, I'm alwayssssss good!!! Aww how sweet, i'll be your passenger only if we promise not to discuss tax or law Am losing my head here at the moment and I'm very ill with the flu *cries* I've officialy lost my voice, so I guess this would have been the best time for a meet, you wouldnt have to hear me talk much :D Some of you would love that :p
Am losing my head here at the moment and I'm very ill with the flu *cries* I've officialy lost my voice, so I guess this would have been the best time for a meet, you wouldnt have to hear me talk much :D Some of you would love that :p :D You got my promise on conversational topics - both suck.
Also doing it tough with a bad cold - hence wasting most of my morning on here when I should be working.
You with no voice!!! - as Conrad would say: "the horror, the horror!"
06-23-2005, 02:25 AM
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^^^^ROFLMAO :D You're a bad boy, Gibbo
Pretty soon, I expect to hear Senator Coonan make comments in Parliament about this forum, and refer it's behaviour to some ...oh, who gives a fig! :p
Pretty soon, I expect to hear Senator Coonan make comments in Parliament about this forum, and refer it's behaviour to some ...oh, who gives a fig! :p
06-23-2005, 05:30 AM
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I think wakefield is an awesome idea. They have on site accomodation, cafe. Its $3200 for the entire track for a Saturday. $50/night for accomodation and they hold up to 60 people (depending on if people are OK to share rooms - note to Kalli and Revolver ;-) ).
it what...7 hrs from Melbourne depending which way you came and how you drove (note to self...dont drive 230k's down the Hume ;-) )!
I would consider that an exellant option definately up there with a weekend cruise around Tassie.
Andrew
it what...7 hrs from Melbourne depending which way you came and how you drove (note to self...dont drive 230k's down the Hume ;-) )!
I would consider that an exellant option definately up there with a weekend cruise around Tassie.
Andrew
06-23-2005, 05:41 AM
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What we need to do is
1) Hook up with REACT to get a rotary track day at Wakefield. No need to be RX-8 exclusive. But if really have payed up members here... then we can make this 8 only event.
2) Best if the Mazda is here and use them to advertise to non-rx8club people.
3) O/N accommodation at ONE spot. Night BBQ and entertainment.
Compare to that... Tassie trip has less to organise. But Wakefield has much much more fun.
BTW - auzoom did you read my PM??
1) Hook up with REACT to get a rotary track day at Wakefield. No need to be RX-8 exclusive. But if really have payed up members here... then we can make this 8 only event.
2) Best if the Mazda is here and use them to advertise to non-rx8club people.
3) O/N accommodation at ONE spot. Night BBQ and entertainment.
Compare to that... Tassie trip has less to organise. But Wakefield has much much more fun.
BTW - auzoom did you read my PM??
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06-23-2005, 05:54 AM
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Originally Posted by auzoom
I think wakefield is an awesome idea. They have on site accomodation, cafe. Its $3200 for the entire track for a Saturday. $50/night for accomodation and they hold up to 60 people (depending on if people are OK to share rooms - note to Kalli and Revolver ;-) ).
it what...7 hrs from Melbourne depending which way you came and how you drove (note to self...dont drive 230k's down the Hume ;-) )!
I would consider that an exellant option definately up there with a weekend cruise around Tassie.
Andrew
it what...7 hrs from Melbourne depending which way you came and how you drove (note to self...dont drive 230k's down the Hume ;-) )!
I would consider that an exellant option definately up there with a weekend cruise around Tassie.
Andrew
Where is Wakefield?? NSW? Pardon my ignorence, can I play my blonde card here? hahaha
06-23-2005, 06:05 AM
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I wonder if there is a motorrail service from Brisbane to (gasp) Sydney so that the QLD members can arrive in style and rested??? I know that the Finance Director would be interested in a combined rail trip and track days..
Are the rooms at the track sound proof - I am not sure I want to hear MissRx8 and Revlover (oops Revolver) talking all night.. :D
Are the rooms at the track sound proof - I am not sure I want to hear MissRx8 and Revlover (oops Revolver) talking all night.. :D
06-23-2005, 06:22 AM
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Originally Posted by MissRx8
YOU are ditching me Andrew??!!! :p
Where is Wakefield?? NSW? Pardon my ignorence, can I play my blonde card here? hahaha
Where is Wakefield?? NSW? Pardon my ignorence, can I play my blonde card here? hahaha