Always another day mate.Quote:
Originally Posted by warner01
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Always another day mate.Quote:
Originally Posted by warner01
We had a great time today driving on the beach and through the sand dunes from Cape Jaffa to Beachport.
It was a hot day but perfect down the beach.
A few selected photos.
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Originally Posted by TPC
nice to see everyone looking very happy sat round that table ;)
looks like an awesome trip
Forking upstairs enclosed conference room with no fans. Wasn't fun.Quote:
Originally Posted by Clunk
But apart from and amerok blocking our travels (made lite work by Darren) it was a great day. Tough as the sand was soft as but great scenery.
Most my picks are slr so I'll throw them up over the weekend
BLOODY AMAZING TRIP!!!
That was by far the best meet up I have attended, and that includes trips with my club. Cape Jaffa is still mostly unspoilt, but there is a heap of money being invested there, so I would suggest putting it on your "Must Go To" list, before it is developed.
Thanks for suggesting the meet up, Kallen and MR. It was great to meet all you guys again, and to meet you friends and rellies.
I have discovered that the little RB30's rev limiter is set above 7800 rpm, by getting off the beach and up a very chopped up, soft dune which had a curve and difficult angle.
Photos to follow this arvo.
mmmm past lunch time now heading into dinner timeQuote:
Originally Posted by mudnut
I have got a few pictures of the others but forgot to ask permission to post them and I still have to blot out some number plates. These rocks had upright petrified tree trunks, very similar to Cape Bridgewater Vic.
Really enjoyed this trip, great place to go.
Thanks to Darryn and Kallen for suggesting this and everybody for the great company and making my extended family welcome.
It was great seeing the little kids having fun and we enjoyed our regular visits from Sophia and Amelia(chatterbox).
It was also good to have Kevin along in his Hilux so Kallen could practice his beach recovery although I believe he was recovered by a Hilux on Thursday.
Here are a few photos from the drive a couple of us did to Canunda while Darryn, Kallen & Craig were leading a tag along tour for anybody they spoke to in Beachport.
The trip from Beachport to Robe was supposed to be only the four vehicles. MR(GU), Kallen (GQ), Kevin (HILUX) and me (GQ), but when we arrived at the start of the tracks, we ended up with a convoy of eight vehicles.
It was fantastic to see Darren invite four car loads of complete strangers, (all new to 4 wheel driving and in varying vehicles) to come with us.
They were all unsure of going it alone and getting stuck.
He helped air down their tyres and we supplied some of the newbies with some spare hand held radios.
Once we got going we had one bloke miss a turn at a T intersection, so the tail end of the convoy had to backtrack. After this Kallen jumped a few places ahead of me so there was GQ awsomeness dispersed throughout the convoy.
With great diligence and patience Darren coached the new drivers over the more difficult terrain. I had a young couple travelling in a GQ powered by a Turboed RD28, following me, so I was able to tell them which gear to select for the rocky or steeper tracks.
A few times I looked at their faces in the rear view mirror, and they both had grins from ear to ear.
At the open sand dune area we had to perform a few recoveries and that taught the newbies many of the basics of sand driving.
As we neared the end of the trek, we encountered some more technical sections of track that we had by-passed the previous day.
It was a very long day, but I enjoyed this trip immensely and the friendships made were a nice bonus.
Thanks Darren for being a fantastic trip leader.
nice bit of surf going on in pic 6 mateQuote:
Originally Posted by TPC
Yea the surf was huge, photos don't show the size very well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Clunk
Would not try it myself though, too many rocks.
no nor me, well not now anyway. But I do enjoy sitting there watching the waves, could do it all day lolQuote:
Originally Posted by TPC
A few of the days I'd say a good 1.5m surf was on in sections.
The group shot.
After seeing these guys battle what I thought was easy in their ifs vehicles. I'm glad I drive a Nissan..
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And don't believe what they say.
I self recovered. The hills became a price of my kit once I attached my winch rope lol
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I was on my way up at least a 15m sand hill which peaked at more than 50 degrees and just didn't power on for long enough. Ended up plonking myself down next to the colarado. But it showed how quickly it can turn to crap.
At one stage we had 4 cars bogged on 2 different dunes.
And you said I didn't do as hard a climbs as you, Kallen. It was dune experience that let me know not to do those on the steep side. Lol. I still had a lot of fun though. And I reckon the newbies had a ball.
TD42 NA......what power???? LOLQuote:
Originally Posted by biggqwesty
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Mate. Kept up all weekend and got as good fuel figures as Darrens.Quote:
Originally Posted by Drewboyaus
Darren's is pretty thirsty thoughQuote:
Originally Posted by biggqwesty
I thought our uses were good for the conditions.
In the tougher stuff we were getting 23ish per 100k. That's low range second or third high rpm stuff.
On the easier stuff it was high teens.
Yeah I was impressed with thirty nine litres for 183 km of driving. We were pushing hard on the soft stuff for most of the time.
Here are some more pictures. The VW was well and truly dug in, with high tyre pressures and soft sand.
Has anyone heard from our new friends yet?
Yeah I got a text the next day asking if they could come for another drive lol. Told them I was packing and heading home. I think they were coming home today.
Cool. I wonder if any of them will update to a Trol?
Brad and Mel texted me. Said they had a wonderful time. Mel was still grinning ear to ear.
Was having issues logging on after making a profile. But unsure of his screen name so can't assist.
Was a great day that's for sure
If they read this then press contact us on the website, let us know their usernames and ill sort them out.Quote:
Originally Posted by biggqwesty
Patrolling around is his screen name. He's going to try either forum runner or the mobile app again.
So we're going back lol.
My brother and mates are heading down Friday night, and were catching them Saturday for a day trip.
Showed them a few picks of the buggy park and there all like school boys in a strip club. Keen as.
Should be good. Finally settle a few Nissan Toyota debates me and my bro have lol.