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Ben-e-boy
15th May 2011, 12:43 PM
Myself and afew mates went on a day trip to pine creek near bundy. I was a good turn out including a 2 patrol wagons, my ute, 2 100 series cruisers ( 1 0f them twin locked) an 80 series (twin locked) a SAS'd toyota surf and a hilux. the tracks are medium, hard, extreme and dangerous.. DEFINATLEY worth another trip.
The Day started in maryborough at the car, bike and air show as some of my mates are in the maryborough car an hot rod club. I joined in on the show flexing the ute up on a random tilt tray.
After we were done we traded the show cars for offroad weapons and got under way. We didnt get very far thanks to some dirty C**T leaving rubbish on the road and I happened to get a pair of scissors jammed straight through my F**KING BRAND NEW TYRE. once the hole was plugged were were under way.

At the first mud patch I already had the snatch strap out recovering the unlocked 100 series. that wasnt the only recovery for the day though, as we ventured further in to the unknown the tracks got harder and harder, the ruts were deeper and the hills steeper. I had a poopee pants moment where I dropped into a rut going down a hill and my drivers side rear wheel came off the ground about 3-4 ft and as some of you may know my ute isnt short changed in the flex department so there is a bit of an understanding of how deep the rut was. .

As the sun went down we realised we were lost and Brendon in the twin locked 80 series was stuck on a verticle step up at the top of a massive hill which was way to dangerous to reverse down. he suffered some panel damage but he was successfully recovered.

All in all it was a great day and im definatly going back. here is a few pics and a short movie (this is where the battery went flat I had one more failed attempt and the next one I was up) from my camera it went flat before we reached the good stuff so most of the action is on the other's cameras. I'll post some more when I can get some pics the other guys took.




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1Txv4p2_YU

timbar
15th May 2011, 12:49 PM
Good sumary of what sounds like a great day would have loved to see some more pics but all in all good

Ben-e-boy
15th May 2011, 12:53 PM
Good sumary of what sounds like a great day would have loved to see some more pics but all in all good

dont worry mate. There will be more pics when I can get them from the others

Benny

Bob
15th May 2011, 01:16 PM
thanks for sharing

big_fletch
15th May 2011, 07:08 PM
Great writeup and pics mate.. Looks like was a lot of fun

Bigrig
15th May 2011, 07:11 PM
Top spot old mate!! Have to get up there at some stage.

Clunk
15th May 2011, 07:49 PM
nice one mate............. so did ya happen to get up that little ramp outta the water in the end??????

Ben-e-boy
15th May 2011, 08:10 PM
Top spot old mate!! Have to get up there at some stage.

For you it would be a four hour drive but definatly worth it

Ben-e-boy
15th May 2011, 08:14 PM
nice one mate............. so did ya happen to get up that little ramp outta the water in the end??????

that was accually the second time round. the first time I got it first go before the cameras were ready I didnt expect to get it. On the video I had two more attempts an made it. Between my goes others gave it a crack and it was alot more slippery and I picked a different line to the first but I made it thats the main thing

hekarewe
15th May 2011, 10:28 PM
good photos mate did you make it up that climb out of the water??

nowoolies
16th May 2011, 12:47 AM
top piccies mate
p:s where`s the line damper ??????hahahahaha
sorry could`nt help but notice it aint there

Clunk
16th May 2011, 12:56 AM
that was accually the second time round. the first time I got it first go before the cameras were ready I didnt expect to get it. On the video I had two more attempts an made it. Between my goes others gave it a crack and it was alot more slippery and I picked a different line to the first but I made it thats the main thing

excellent stuff, just curious was all coz that looked steep as

Bigrig
16th May 2011, 07:39 AM
For you it would be a four hour drive but definatly worth it

Looks like it would be worth the haul ... we'll organise something in June if you're up for it!

Sir Roofy
16th May 2011, 09:44 AM
looks like a top day out except for the scissors(ouch)

Ben-e-boy
16th May 2011, 06:24 PM
looks like a top day out except for the scissors(ouch)

tell me about it. at that point there was less that 300 km on those tyres. f**k I was angry

Ben-e-boy
16th May 2011, 06:26 PM
I'll see my mate at work tomorrow and hopefully tomorrow I can get the rest of the pics emailed to me which include me getting up that climb
and pics of the surf's front end flex (which my patrol has nothing compared to it)

Ben-e-boy
16th May 2011, 06:30 PM
excellent stuff, just curious was all coz that looked steep as

thats cool.. there are some vids on youtube about pine creek. (type in pine creek qld or it will bring up usa vids.) worth havin a lookhttp://www.youtube.com/user/havacrackoffroad#p/u/7/q23vZ5rnc7I